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    Oct 9, 2011, 11:41 AM
    My dog is thin around the rear?
    My 3 year old rottie is looking thin round the rear end he eats well and lately seems to pant a lot
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    Oct 9, 2011, 12:08 PM
    Thin around the rear probably means, (with you looking down at him) that he is probably too big around the middle. If he is panting a lot then he is carrying too much weight; he eats well could be eating too much. Time to put that lovely rottie on a diet, especially now at 3 when he can work it off physically.

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    Oct 9, 2011, 02:34 PM
    No he has definitely got thinner around the rear the last week or so
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    Oct 9, 2011, 03:52 PM
    Thinner? As in muscle atrophy?

    If your dog is losing muscle tone, then you need to take your dog to the vet. That is not normal.
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