Obie the 以前は obese dachshund, who once 重さを計るd 77lbs, has over two 続けざまに猛撃するs of loose 肌 除去するd after shedding half his 団体/死体 負わせる

  • Obie, 老年の seven, is 回復するing at an Oregon veterinary clinic after 外科
  • He became famous last year after owner Nora Vanatta put him on a diet and went on TV 控訴,上告ing for money
  • Obie is doing 井戸/弁護士席 and his owner wants him to lose another 5lbs
  • A dachshund dog should only 重さを計る a 最大限 of 32lbs

Obie the 以前は obese dachshund, who 設立する fame last year after tipping the 規模s at 77lbs, is 回復するing after 外科 at an Oregon veterinary clinic that 除去するd 2 1/2 続けざまに猛撃するs of loose 肌.

The loose 肌 was dragging after the dog lost 40lbs in eight months. But he was 負かす/撃墜する to a svelte 37lbs for Tuesday's 外科.

He now 重さを計るs about 35lbs and owner Nora Vanatta wants him to lose about 5 more.

Vanatta told KGW that the 外科 went 井戸/弁護士席 at the 緊急 Veterinary Clinic of Tualatin.


Recovery time: Obie the formerly obese dachshund recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin

回復 time: Obie the 以前は obese dachshund 回復するing after 外科 at an Oregon veterinary clinic that 除去するd 2 1/2 続けざまに猛撃するs of loose 肌

Weight struggles: Obie the obese Dachshund, pictured, tipped the scales at 77 pounds last year

負わせる struggles: Obie the obese Dachshund, pictured, tipped the 規模s at 77 続けざまに猛撃するs last year

Fans have been に引き続いて his 負わせる loss ever since on Facebook.

The dog was so overweight he needed to wear a harness to stop his 団体/死体 dragging on the ground and was 一時的に 可決する・採択するd by former veterinary 専門家技術者 Nora Vanatta after his 年輩の owners almost fed him to death.

But Oregon Dachshund 救助(する) owner Jenell Rangan (刑事)被告 the woman of 偉業/利用するing the dog for 'sensationalistic 宣伝の value' and began fighting for 保護/拘留.

Obie became a 全国的な celebrity after appearing on TV shows such as 'Live With Kelly and Michael' and the Today Show with Ms Vanatta, who put him on a 激烈な diet.

A Facebook page that chronicled his 負わせる loss now has almost 90,000 信奉者s.

Fresh air: Obie was aloud outside for fresh air following his surgery this week

Fresh 空気/公表する: Obie was aloud outside for fresh 空気/公表する に引き続いて his 外科 this week

Operation: The loose skin that was removed was dragging after the dog lost 40 pounds in eight months on a diet

操作/手術: The loose 肌 that was 除去するd was dragging after the dog lost 40 続けざまに猛撃するs in eight months on a diet

But the 救助(する) centre (人命などを)奪う,主張するd to be Obie's owner six months ago and in 法廷,裁判所 papers とじ込み/提出するd on October 22 告発する/非難するs Ms Vanatta of 'wrongfully' 持つ/拘留するing the dog in an 成果/努力 to get famous and pocket the 寄付s that are flowing in to help 支払う/賃金 for his care.

'They say I'm 偉業/利用するing him,' Ms Vanatta told KATU.com last year. 'They say I'm misusing his 基金s and they (人命などを)奪う,主張する he belongs to them.'

The woman, who is now his 永久の owner, collected thousands of dollars from Obie's 支持者s. But she 主張するs that everything she's done was for the dog 利益.

Oregon Dachshund 救助(する) put out an online 嘆願 for help when they heard the dog was in need of a home.

A 救助(する) centre volunteer 選ぶd up Obie from his former owners and 配達するd him to Ms Vanatta after she volunteered to help.

He's doing well: Owner Nora Vanatta said the surgery went well this week at the Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Tualatin

He's doing 井戸/弁護士席: Owner Nora Vanatta said the 外科 went 井戸/弁護士席 this week at the 緊急 Veterinary Clinic of Tualatin

Ready for a new life: Obie will be able to run and walk after he recovers from the operation

Ready for a new life: Obie will be able to run and walk after he 回復するs from the 操作/手術

'He's famous and he’s touched so many people and I think they 悔いる not taking him on in the first place,' she said.

Dubbed the world's fattest sausage dog, Obie 設立する fame in September after Ms Vanata put him on a 激烈な diet to try and get him 支援する into 形態/調整.

Obie, who was 二塁打 the size of an 普通の/平均(する) Dachshund, was nearly fed to death by his doting 年輩の owners who had to give him up because of their 悪化するing health.

A Dachshund 普通は has a 最大限 負わせる of 32 続けざまに猛撃するs - a little over two 石/投石する - with Obie more than twice the size at the age of just five.

Ms Vanatta said: 'He arrived on August 18 and to my astonishment he was a dachshund and he 現実に 重さを計るd 77 lbs.

'He is 極端に 甘い and loving. He was 明白に loved and is a joy to work with. The 高齢化 owners just couldn't say no to those big brown 注目する,もくろむs.

Exploitation: Nora Vanatta, pictured, is being accused of exploiting the dog for 'sensationalistic promotional value'

開発/利用: Nora Vanatta, pictured, was 存在 (刑事)被告 of 偉業/利用するing the dog for 'sensationalistic 宣伝の value'

Battle: Oregon Dachshund Rescue owner Jenell Rangan, pictured left, is fighting to take Obie from Ms Vanatta, right
Battle: Oregon Dachshund Rescue owner Jenell Rangan, pictured left, is fighting to take Obie from Ms Vanatta, right

戦う/戦い: Oregon Dachshund 救助(する) owner Jenell Rangan, pictured left, was fighting to take Obie from Ms Vanatta, 権利

'But we are thrilled to be able to help him, and now moving on with his new life.'

Ms Vanatta, who has a degree in animal science and is a certified veterinary 専門家技術者, said the dog's staggering 負わせる meant she was unable to take him out for 演習.

Instead, she 訴える手段/行楽地d to a special diet and hydrotherapy in an 試みる/企てる to shed the 続けざまに猛撃するs.

Ms Vanatta 始める,決める up a Paypal page to encourage people to 寄付する money to 支払う/賃金 for Obie's care and the 寄付s have been flowing in.

When she 乗る,着手するd on the 事業/計画(する), she said: 'I feel tremendously blessed to be 伴う/関わるd in his rehabilitation and I am amazed at the outpouring of love and support that I have received.

'My hope is that he can be an inspiration to any person or animal trying to lose 負わせる.

'It is so important to introduce pups and kids to a healthy lifestyle and food choices as 早期に as possible.'

Big boy: At five and a half stone - the equivalent of 77 lbs - Obie is the world's fattest Dachshund

Big boy: At 77 lbs - Obie was the world's fattest Dachshund

Fat: Obie, pictured, had to wear a harness to stop his belly dragging on the ground

Dieting: Obie, aged five, has now been taken in by vet Nora Vanetta in Portland, Oregon, who is determined to get him back in shape

国会ing: Obie, 老年の seven, was taken in by vet Nora Vanetta in Portland, Oregon, to get him 支援する in 形態/調整

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