Flabby Tabby and Chunky Chihuahua | My Big Fat Pet Makeover (Full Episode)

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Man: COMING UP ON "MY BIG FAT PET MAKEOVER".... THAT'S A BIG CHIHUAHUA. IT'S, LIKE, THE MACK TRUCK OF CHIHUAHUAS, RIGHT? HE'S SO HEAVY. I NEED TO PUT HIM DOWN. OKAY. WOW. HOW MUCH ARE THEY FEEDING THIS CAT? HER MAIN PROBLEM IS SHE'S JUST TOO FAT. BUT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PET OWNERS ARE FACING AN EPIDEMIC IN THEIR OWN HOMES. A CRISIS AFFECTING MORE THAN HALF OUR NATION'S PETS, OBESITY. WOW. I'M TRAVIS BRORSEN... CALL HER TO YOU. PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINER AND PET EXPERT. I BELIEVE EVERYTHING HAS TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A HEALTHY PET. I LOOK AT LIFESTYLE... SHE LAYS DOWN WHILE SHE EATS? BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS... ARE YOU KIDDING ME? AND GENERAL WELL-BEING. BUT GETTING THE OWNERS ON BOARD ISN'T ALWAYS EASY. ARE YOU GUYS MESSING WITH ME ON THAT AMOUNT OF FOOD? IT'S MY JOB TO EDUCATE THEM AND EMPOWER THEIR PETS. I CAN DO THIS. I'M ON A MISSION TO HELP THESE BIG PETS MAKE BIG CHANGES BECAUSE WE OWE THEM THE HAPPIEST AND HEALTHIEST LIVES THEY CAN HAVE. THIS IS "MY BIG FAT PET MAKEOVER." ♪♪ Woman: BEAU NUGGET. COME ON, CUTIE. I'M RICK JURNIGEN. AND I'M VALERIE JURNIGEN. AND HE HAVE A CAT NAMED BEAU NUGGET. ♪♪ EVERYONE THAT COMES INTO OUR HOME, THEY'RE LIKE, "WOW, YOUR CAT IS LARGER THAN YOUR DOG." AND WE'RE LIKE, "YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. THERE'S BEAU NUGGET. HERE'S LITTLE BOOMER." DO YOU WANT SOME CHICKEN? BEAU NUGGET LOVES TO EAT. HE LOVES FOOD. AND HE'S CONSTANTLY CRYING. AND TELLING ME THAT HE'S HUNGRY, AND HE WANTS SOME MORE FOOD. SO I GIVE IT TO HIM. I'M AFRAID IF HE GETS MUCH BIGGER, HE WON'T BE ABLE TO FIT THROUGH HIS PET DOOR. HE IS CONSTANTLY AFTER ME FOR FOOD. IF I DON'T FILL HIS BOWL UP AT NIGHT, HE COMES TO OUR BEDROOM DOOR AND HE PAWS ON IT ALL NIGHT LONG. AND KEEPS ME AWAKE. BUT I THINK THAT HE KNOWS THAT WHEN HE BUGS YOU, YOU'LL GO FEED HIM. BUT IF HE BUGS ME, I WON'T FEED HIM. SO HE DOESN'T BUG ME. MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW. BEAU NUGGET, HE'S A VERY HAPPY CAT. WHY WOULDN'T HE BE? HE'S GOT A GREAT LIFE. ALL HE HAS TO DO IS EAT AND SLEEP, RIGHT? HE'S HUGE. I DON'T THINK HE WEIGHS THAT MUCH. BEAU NUGGET IS A PART OF OUR FAMILY. WE LOVE HIM, AND HE LOVES US. AND HE'S JUST A GREAT ASSET TO OUR FAMILY. Travis: IT SOUNDS LIKE RICK AND VALERIE ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHO'S IN CHARGE. I FEEL LIKE BEAU IS RUNNING THE SHOW HERE. I NEED TO GET THEM ON TRACK. THIS IS BEAU NUGGET. OH, THAT'S A SUPERSIZED NUGGET. HE IS SUPERSIZED. HE'S SO HEAVY. I NEED TO PUT HIM DOWN. OKAY. WOW. BEAU NUGGET IS HUGE. FOR A CAT THAT IS A HEALTHY WEIGHT, THE ABDOMEN SHOULD TUCK IN AT THE WAIST. AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL, BUT NOT SEE THE RIBS. BEAU IS CLEARLY OVERWEIGHT. HE HAS A LARGE BELLY, AND NO VISIBLE WAIST. WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP HIM LOSE WEIGHT. I MEAN, IF WE DON'T FEED HIM AS MUCH AS HE'S USED TO EATING, HE MAKES LIFE MISERABLE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE... HE WOULD KEEP ME UP ALL NIGHT. HE WOULD BE SCRATCHING ON MY BEDROOM DOOR, WANTING ME. AND HE WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT UP AND FED HIM. SO HE HAS YOU TRAINED. I GUESS SO. THAT'S THE WAY I WOULD SAY IT, YEAH. ARE WE ON THE SAME PAGE? YEAH, I THINK SO. OKAY. I HAD CATS ALL MY LIFE, AND THEY ALL SELF-MONITORED. YEAH. AND BEAU DOESN'T? NO. SO IF BEAU DOESN'T SELF-MONITOR, WHO'S JOB WOULD IT BE TO HELP HIM SELF-MONITOR? THAT COULD BE YOU TOO. YEAH, BUT I'M NOT HERE ALL THE TIME. AND YOU'RE THE ONE THAT ALWAYS FEEDS BEAU. I GUESS SO. Travis: I THINK VALERIE KNOWS THAT IT'S UP TO HER TO REGULATE BEAU'S FOOD. BUT SHE'S SO WORRIED ABOUT HIM REBELLING. I NEED TO HELP HER CHANGE THIS. WELL... WELL, HELLO THERE. SPEAKING OF BEAU. SPEAKING OF. I MEAN, MAYBE HE'S HUNGRY. HE MIGHT BE HUNGRY. HE'S PROBABLY HUNGRY BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY. THE THING I'VE LEARNED FROM YEARS OF DOING THIS IS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO OBESITY, THE PET IS RARELY THE PROBLEM. SO WHEN I'M ASKING ABOUT THE PET, WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO FIND OUT IS WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM? OKAY. SO BEAU NUGGET... YEAH? HE EATS INSIDE THE KAYAKS. THAT'S HIS BUFFET SPACE. THAT'S HIS BUFFET SPACE. SO BEAU CAN GET TO THE FLOOR FROM HERE. OH, YEAH. HE CAN. BUT I WILL ADMIT THAT SOME MORNINGS WHEN HE'S BEGGING FOR HIS FOOD, I ACTUALLY DO PICK HIM UP AND PUT HIM THE KAYAK. OH. YOU DO? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. I DO. OKAY. LET'S SEE HOW MUCH WE PUT IN THERE. OKAY. SO WHAT I DO IS I COME OUT IN THE MORNING. AND HE'S VERY HUNGRY. OKAY. AND HE GETS THE BIG GREEN CUPFUL. OKAY. WE COMPLETELY FULL UP THE BOWL. OKAY. AND THAT IS HOW HE GETS TO EAT. OKAY. SO I LEAVE FOOD IN THE BOWL ALL THE TIME. OKAY. SO THEN HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE HIM TO EAT THAT? HE COULD ACTUALLY GO THROUGH IT IN 12 HOURS, I THINK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS WOULD BE HIS MORNING FEEDING. THAT'S HIS MORNING FEEDING. AND THEN YOU DO ONE MORE? I DO ONE MORE IN THE EVENING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM AWAKING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FOR FOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO IN ONE DAY WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR MR. BEAU NUGGET. PROBABLY. THAT'S A LOT. PROBABLY BE EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 2 BIRDS, DON'T YOU THINK? [ BOTH LAUGH ] ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PHEASANT OR TURKEY? TWO DUCKS, MAYBE, YEAH. OR ARE WE TALKING... YOU KNOW. WHAT IF I WAS TO TELL YOU THAT THIS WAS THE PROPER AMOUNT FOR A CAT THAT SHOULD BE AT HIS AVERAGE WEIGHT PER DAY? WOW. I THINK HE WOULD STARVE WITH THAT MUCH. Travis: BEAU NUGGET SHOULD BE EATING NO MORE THAN ONE CUP PER DAY. VALERIE HAS BEEN FEEDING HIM AT LEAST FOUR TIMES THAT AMOUNT. THAT'S NOT EVEN THE SIZE OF ONE BIRD. WELL, I JUST KNOW THAT IF HE WERE LIVING OUT IN THE WILD, HE WOULD HAVE TO HUNT FOR HIS FOOD. SO HOW HARD DOES BEAU HUNT FOR HIS FOOD? HE REALLY... THAT MUCH. LET'S GO BACK IN THE HOUSE. OKAY. THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT BEAU NUGGET IS EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT. BUT BEFORE I CAN SET HEALTHY GOALS FOR THIS FAMILY, WE NEED TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HE WEIGHS. OKAY. SO HIS HEAD IS DOWN HERE, RICK. BUDDY, HEY! OH, LOOKY THERE. YAY. HE'S NOT GOING TO FIT. I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO. WE CAN'T ZIP IT. IS THIS FOR CATS? YEAH. WELL, NORMAL-SIZED CATS. THIS IS REALLY FOR CATS? Travis: A HEALTHY MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR BEAU NUGGET WOULD BE 14 POUNDS. GOOD BOY. SHOULD WE TRY TO ZIP HIM IN IT? NO. I THINK IF HE DOESN'T WANT IN, HE'LL GET OUT. OKAY. HELLO. HEY, BUDDY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT BEAU NUGGET WEIGHTS. WAIT, WHOA. OH. WOW. WOW. WOW. A HEALTHY MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR BEAU NUGGET WOULD BE 14 POUNDS. OH. OH. WOW. 23.5 POUNDS. WOW. WOW. SO HE COULD BE MORE THAN DOUBLE. AWW. I THINK HE'S EMBARRASSED AND HE WANTS TO GO HIDE. AWW. OKAY, BUDDY. YOU KNEW HE WAS OVERWEIGHT. WAS IT MAYBE JUST EASIER TO NOT THINK ABOUT HIM? JUST LIKE WITH PEOPLE, IF BEAU NUGGET DOESN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT, THE HEALTH RAMIFICATIONS ARE SERIOUS. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM URINARY TRACT INFECTS, TO DIABETES TO OSTEOARTHRITIS. I MEAN, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. Valerie: I WANT HIM TO BE HEALTHY. I WANT TO HAVE HIM IN OUR FAMILY FOR A MUCH LONGER TIME. I HAVE ONE MORE THING. I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EYE OPENER FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S HEAD THIS WAY. IN ORDER FOR RICK AND VALERIE TO UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION, I REALLY NEED TO HAMMER HOME HOW MUCH THEY'RE OVERFEEDING BEAU. I HAVE A WAY TO SHOW THEM IN TERMS THEY WILL DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND. IF THIS PIZZA WAS THE ONLY THING YOU HAD TO EAT FOR AN ENTIRE DAY, COULD YOU EAT THIS WHOLE PIZZA IN ONE DAY? I ACTUALLY THING I COULD. SO YOU WORKED ON THE FIRST PIZZA. LET'S SAY YOU FINISHED IT IN THE EVENING TIME. COULD YOU EAT ANOTHER ONE? I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE A BITE OF IT. OH, PLEASE. REALLY? OH, NO. OKAY. SO IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SHUT-OFF VALVE, AND SOMEBODY GAVE YOU ALL OF THIS IN A DAY, YOU WOULD EAT THEM ALL. WHO ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE A SHUT-OFF VALVE? POOR LITTLE BEAU NUGGET. BEAU NUGGET'S PORTION WAS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF WHAT HE SHOULD BE GETTING. THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO BEAU EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT'S SAD. HE MUST FEEL MISERABLE. I MEAN, IF I JUST HAD ONE OF THESE AND A COUPLE OF PIECES OF ANOTHER ONE... BUT HE DOESN'T ACT MISERABLE. OF COURSE. HE LAYS AROUND ALL DAY. HOW DO WE KNOW? WHEN YOU FEEL MISERABLE AND YOU'RE SICK, WHAT DO YOU DO? I LAY AROUND ALL DAY. MM-HMM. DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING. THAT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY. I COULD BE MAKING BEAU NUGGET MISERABLE INSTEAD OF HAPPY. Travis: RICK AND VALERIE OBVIOUSLY LOVE BEAU NUGGET. BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO USE A LITTLE TOUGH LOVE. ESPECIALLY IF THEY WANT THEIR PET TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. BEAU NUGGET WASN'T REALLY WORKING FOR HIS FOOD. SO ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS AS PART OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLAN THAT I'M GOING TO PUT TOGETHER FOR BEAU WILL BE THIS REALLY FUN CAT TOY. YOU'LL FILL THIS WITH THE FOOD. AND THIS WILL BE THE ACTUAL PORTION HE NEEDS TO BE GETTING TWICE A DAY. AND IF BEAU NUGGET WANTS HIS FOOD BAD ENOUGH, HE WILL BAT THIS LITTLE BALL AROUND. AND THE FOOD WILL JUST COME RIGHT OUT. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. THE OTHER LITTLE TOOL I HAVE FOR YOU IS CALLED A FITBARK, BUT IT WORKS ON CATS. IT WILL TRACK THE DISTANCE HE WALKED. IT WILL TRACK THE CALORIES HE BURNED. THIS HAS AN APP TO IT. AND WHENEVER YOU SYNC IT, I GET THE INFORMATION. WOW. WOW! OKAY. THE FITBARK IS GOING TO ALLOW ME TO TRACK HIS EXERCISE. FOR RICK AND VALERIE, IT'S GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. AND IT'S GOING TO HELP THEM REALIZE HOW LITTLE EXERCISE BEAU IS EVER GETTING. I HAVE ONE MORE THING FOR YOU. I GOT A CUSTOM CAT TREE MADE TO GO ON THE WALL THAT WILL HELP HIM WORK FOR HIS FOOD. THAT'S SO EXCITING. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT TIME I CHECK IN TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. EXCELLENT. BEAU NUGGET WEIGHED IN AT 23.5 POUNDS. TO GET HIM TO A HEALTHY 4-MONTH TARGET WEIGHT OF 17 POUNDS, RICK AND VALERIE WILL HAVE TO RESTRICT HIS FEEDING TO ONE CUP OF FOOD PER DAY, USING JUST THE FOOD BALL AND CAT TREE TO GET BEAU NUGGET WORKING FOR HIS FOOD. THEY'LL ALSO NEED TO TRACK HIS EXERCISE BY USING THE FITBARK. Valerie: I'M EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD, AND TRYING TO HELP BEAU NUGGET GET HEALTHY. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT BECAUSE I'M AFRAID HE MIGHT REBEL, HE MIGHT KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT. I THINK BEAU NUGGET HAVING HIS OWN TREE HOUSE IS GOING TO BE GREAT. I HOPE HE'LL GET SOME GOOD EXERCISE CLIMBING IT. I HOPE WE HAVE IT ANCHORED WELL BECAUSE HE DOES WEIGH 23.5 POUNDS. OH, NO. THAT SCARES ME. ♪♪ I'M MADISON INGLE. AND I'M HER MOTHER, LISA INGLE. AND WE HAVE A CHIHUAHUA NAMED GRACIE. WE GOT GRACIE FROM A RESCUE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. SHE WEIGHED A POUND AND A HALF. WE LOVED HER A LOT IMMEDIATELY. GRACIE LOVES TO EAT. IT'S HER FAVORITE THING TO DO. WHEN WE FEED HER AND THE OTHER DOGS, SHE'LL USUALLY GO AND STEAL THEIR FOOD TOO. NO, GRACIE. NO. SHE'S SO LOVABLE, YOU CANNOT HELP BUT FALL IN LOVE WITH HER. SHE'S, LIKE, A LITTLE OLD LADY INSIDE A YOUNG DOG'S BODY. THAT'S A PERFECT DESCRIPTION. WE NOTICED GRACIE WAS GAINING WEIGHT ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER WE GOT HER. AND STARTED LIMPING. SHE'S HAD ONE KNEE REPLACEMENT, BUT SHE CAN'T HAVE THE SECOND ONE UNTIL SHE LOSES MORE WEIGHT. IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE GRACIE WHILE ALL THE OTHER DOGS ARE PLAYING OUTSIDE OF PLAYING WITH EACH OTHER. AND SHE'S NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING. SHE'S A YOUNG DOG. AND SHE SHOULD BE OUT RUNNING AROUND. I FEEL THAT WE ARE ALMOST AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO HELP GRACIE. NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. SHE'S A WONDERFUL DOG. AND SHE DESERVES THE LIFE THAT THE REST OF THE DOGS HAVE. IT'S HARD TO PUT IN WORDS HOW MUCH I LOVE GRACIE. AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE HER, THE WAY SHE LIVES, EVERY DAY. AND I KNOW SHE NEEDS THE HELP. AND I WANT TO HELP HER. GRACIE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST DOGS I'VE EVER HAD. MOST LOVING AND VERY AFFECTIONATE. AND I'M AFRAID IF WE DON'T GET SOME HELP THAT WE MIGHT LOSE HER. Travis: GRACIE HAS TO LOSE WEIGHT BEFORE SHE CAN HAVE THE NECESSARY SURGERY. SHE NEEDS HELP FAST. HI. HI. I'M TRAVIS. HI, TRAVIS. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING IN THERE AND SEEING HOW I CAN HELP. WELL, HELLO. YOU MUST BE GRACIE. THAT'S GRACIE. WHOA. SHE'S REALLY CUTE. I'M ASSUMING SHE'S CHIHUAHUA, OR... WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT HER? WE WERE TOLD THAT SHE WAS A CHIHUAHUA. A CHIHUAHUA, WHEN YOU GOT HER. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG CHIHUAHUA. I MEAN BECAUSE YOU HAVE, LIKE, THE MACK TRUCK OF CHIHUAHUAS, RIGHT? I'VE SEEN A LOT OF OBESE PETS IN MY LIFE. BUT GRACIE, SHE'S TOPPING THE CHART. WE GOT HER AS A PUPPY. OKAY. SHE WAS REALLY ACTIVE, REALLY PLAYFUL. AND PROBABLY 6 MONTHS, WE NOTICED THAT SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN, LIMPING, WASN'T ABLE TO PLAY ANYMORE, AND KEPT GETTING BIGGER, AND BIGGER AND BIGGER. MY MOM AND I DECIDED TO TAKE HER TO THE VET. AND HE SAID THAT SHE HAD FLOATING PATELLAS. GRACIE HAS A FLOATING PATELLA, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS HER KNEECAP IS FLOATING OUTSIDE OF THE SOCKET IT'S SUPPOSED TO SIT IN. IT CAN CAUSE A LOT OF PAIN, AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO IMMOBILITY IF NOT FIXED. THEY DID THE SURGERY ON THE FIRST KNEE. THEY COULDN'T DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO THE SECOND KNEE AFTER SHE LOST BETWEEN 10 AND 15 POUNDS. AND THEN THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. SHE PROBABLY GAINED 10 OR 15 POUNDS. GRACIE IS IN A STICKY SITUATION BECAUSE SHE HAS THE FLOATING PATELLA THAT IS RESTRICTING HER MOVEMENT, AND MAKING IT HARD FOR HER TO EXERCISE. BUT IF SHE DOESN'T EXERCISE, SHE CAN'T GET THE SURGERY TO FIX THE FLOATING PATELLA. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY HELP HER LOSE THE WEIGHT BECAUSE IT'S POSSIBLE SHE COULD GET TO A POINT WHERE SHE CAN'T WALK AT ALL. SO TELL ME ABOUT HER EXERCISE ROUTINE LATELY. I WOULD TRY TO WALK ONCE IN THE EVENING JUST TO GET HER OUT. AND I COULDN'T TAKE HER DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT HER SITTING DOWN. WOW. AND SHE'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR A WHILE NOW. WE LIKE HER TO BE ACTIVE, AND BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH AND THE OTHER DOGS. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO FEEL HER RIBS. BUT, I MEAN, SHE'S JUST A CHUNK. NONE OF THE OTHER DOGS ARE AS OVERWEIGHT AS GRACIE. I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE DOING DIFFERENTLY WITH HER. SHOW ME HOW YOU FEED GRACIE. OKAY. SHE GETS ONE OF THESE SCOOPS TWICE A DAY. OKAY. AND SHE JUST LAYS THERE AND WAITS FOR IT? YES. SHE LAYS DOWN WHEN SHE'S EATING. SHE LAYS DOWN WHILE SHE EATS? WOW. I WISH I COULD LAY IN BED WHILE SOMEONE FED ME. I'VE SEEN DOGS LAY DOWN TO EAT THEIR FOOD BEFORE. BUT TYPICALLY IT'S WHEN A DOG IS PHYSICALLY DISABLED TO STAND. I THINK SHE KNOWS THAT THAT'S RIDICULOUS. MM-HMM. SHE'S GOT TO, LIKE, TAKE A NAP IN BETWEEN BITES. GRACIE IS SO OVERWEIGHT THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY ALLOWING HER TO LAY DOWN TO EAT HER FOOD. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT BLOWS MY MIND. OH, MY GOSH. SHE LAYS DOWN WHEN SHE'S EATING. WOW. AND SHE'S DONE THAT FOR HOW LONG? WELL, AFTER HER KNEE SURGERY SHE WASN'T REAL MOBILE. AND IN HER KENNEL, SHE LAY DOWN AND ATE. AND IT JUST KIND OF BECAME A BAD HABIT BECAUSE SHE'S CAPABLE OF STANDING UP AND EATING, WOULDN'T YOU SAY? I... YOU MAYBE THINK SHE ISN'T? YOU KNOW, IT'S SHE'S SUCH AN AWKWARD SHAPE. YOU KNOW, I ALMOST FEEL LIKE SHE'S SO HEAVY HER LEGS JUST DON'T SUPPORT HER TO STAND UP LONG ENOUGH TO EAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK I'VE SEEN ENOUGH HERE. LET'S MOVE ON. I CAN'T HELP LISA AND MADISON GET GRACIE DOWN TO HER IDEAL WEIGHT UNLESS THEY UNDERSTAND HOW DANGEROUSLY OBESE SHE IS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR MADISON AND LISA TO SEE EXACTLY HOW MUCH SHE WEIGHS, COMPARED TO WHAT SHE SHOULD WEIGH. ♪♪ HEY, GRACIE. A HEALTHY MAX WEIGHT FOR A FULL-BREED CHIHUAHUA WOULD BE 8 POUNDS. ARE YOU READY TO SEE HOW SHE WEIGHS? NO. WOW. 42 POUNDS. OH, MY GOD. Travis: IT'S HARD TO BE IN DENIAL WHEN YOU SEE A NUMBER LIKE 42 POUNDS. DID THEY TELL YOU HOW BIG THEY THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE WHEN YOU GOT HER? SEVEN POUNDS AT THE MOST. SO IF SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 7 POUNDS, AND NOW SHE'S 42 POUNDS, WHAT DOES THAT NUMBER MEAN TO YOU? IT MEANS SHE PROBABLY NEVER WAS A CHIHUAHUA LIKE WE WERE TOLD. POSSIBLY. OVEREATING. DEFINITELY. NO EXERCISE. DEFINITELY NO EXERCISE. YOU SAY YOU DO TAKE HER ON SOME WALKS. WE HAVEN'T LATELY JUST BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT WAS NICE ENOUGH, WE COULD GET TO THE CORNER AND BACK. LET'S READDRESS THAT. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE WALK, AND SEE WHAT KIND OF STRUGGLES YOU'RE HAVING. AND SEE IF I CAN HELP. OKAY. OKAY. COME ON, SWEETHEART. COME ON. LISA SAYS THAT GRACIE CAN'T WALK ON A LEASH. BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT'S NOT GRACIE'S FAULT. IF LISA BELIEVES THAT GRACIE CAN'T DO IT, SHE'S NOT GOING TO DO IT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET HER OUT ON A DAILY BASIS. BUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS THOSE BAD KNEES, WE DO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO PUSH HER TOO FAR. OKAY. OKAY? I WANT TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN LISA WALKS GRACIE WITH CONFIDENCE. COME ON. COME ON, GRACIE. THERE WE GO. RELAX THAT ARM. JUST NOW WALK. COME ON. BEAUTIFUL. COME ON. THAT'S A GOOD GIRL. ANY TIME YOU FEEL THAT LITTLE TENSION, JUST ENCOURAGE HERE. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. GOOD GIRL. YAY. GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL, GRACIE. YOU'RE DOING SO GOOD. WELL, SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S HAVING FUN. SHE IS. SHE LIKES TO BE OUTSIDE. THAT'S A GOOD THING. I THINK SHE'D LIKE TO WALK ALL DAY. I THINK SHE WOULD TOO. AW, WHAT A SWEET GIRL. GRACIE IS STILL A YOUNG DOG. SHE HAS SO MANY YEARS AHEAD OF HER. IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT I GET LISA AND MADISON ON BOARD IF WE WANT THOSE YEARS TO BE LONG, HAPPY AND HEALTHY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GET GRACIE DOWN IN WEIGHT. NOT JUST TO HELP HER OVERALL HEALTH, BUT TO GET HER TO A POINT WHERE SHE CAN HAVE SURGERY ON HER OTHER KNEE. MM-HMM. IF SHE DOESN'T, SHE'S GOING TO REACH A POINT WHERE SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN. IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD AND GUILTY BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE DONE A LOT MORE ABOUT IT. BUT WE JUST DIDN'T. THE GOOD THING IS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO GO, AND IT'S UP. RIGHT, LITERALLY FROM LAYING DOWN TO UP. TYPICALLY ON A FIRST MEETING, I CAN ADDRESS MORE ISSUES AT ONE TIME. BUT WITH GRACIE, WE HAVE TO START WITH BABY STEPS. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS? THAT'S A "GRACIE'S GONNA STAND UP AND EAT FROM NOW ON." THAT'S RIGHT. I BELIEVE SHE CAN DO IT. DON'T YOU? YES. YEAH. SHE MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT SHE CAN DO IT. I'LL BE WORKING WITH A NUTRITION SPECIALIST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS WORKING TOWARDS THE GOAL OF GETTING HER TO AN IDEAL WEIGHT FOR HER BREED, WHICH BRINGS UP ANOTHER QUESTION. WHAT IS SHE? WHAT IS SHE, EXACTLY? WE NEED TO FIND OUT. I'M GOING TO DO A DNA TEST TO FIND OUT WHAT BREED OR BREEDS GRACIE IS, SO WE CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HER TARGET WEIGHT SHOULD BE. THE STRUCTURE OF HER BODY, HER FRAMING IS LARGER THAN A TYPICAL CHIHUAHUA. RIGHT. IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT SHE FALLS IN THE CATEGORY OF AN OBESE PET... RIGHT. WHICH IS AS BAD AS IT GETS. WE REALIZE THAT. AND THE 42 POUNDS PROVED IT. SHE HAS TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO PUT A DAILY EXERCISE PLAN TOGETHER. SHE HAS TO GET UP, AND SHE HAS TO GET MOVING. ESPECIALLY IF WE WANT TO GET THE ONE KNEE BETTER, AND GET HER TO A POINT WHERE SHE CAN HAVE THE OTHER ONE FIXED. NOT TO PUT ANY PRESSURE ON YOU, BUT IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ON YOUR SHOULDERS. THE GOOD THING IS SHE HAS MORE ON WEIGHT ON HER SHOULDERS THAN YOU HAVE ON YOURS, SO YOU HAVE THE EASY LIFTING. SHE'S REALLY GOING TO BE COUNTING ON YOU. SHE'S LIKE, "OH, MAN. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE ME STAND UP TO EAT." GRACIE WEIGHED IN AT 42 POUNDS. IN THE 4 MONTHS THAT I'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM, LISA AND MADISON SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET GRACIE DOWN TO A TARGET WEIGHT OF 34 POUNDS. I LEFT THEM WITH A STANDING FOOD BOWL, WITH FIRM INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO ALLOW HER TO LAY DOWN AND EAT ANY LONGER. ADDITIONALLY, THEY NEED TO WALK GRACIE 30 MINUTES A DAY. AND I'M GOING TO BE TRACKING THEM ON THE FITBARK I LEFT WITH THEM. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING. I'LL BE BACK TO CHECK IN ON YOU VERY SOON. THANK YOU. WE'RE IN WITH THIS GAME PLAN. WE'RE ON BOARD FOR ANYTHING HE WANTS US TO DO. IF WE DO, GRACIE WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE HER LIFE TO THE FULLEST. AND IT WON'T BE CUT SHORT BECAUSE SHE'S OBESE AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING. SO I THINK IT'S JUST BEST TO STICK TO IT, AND GET HER TO WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE. COMING UP ON "MY BIG FAT PET MAKEOVER"... ARE YOU READY TO SEE WHAT BEAU WEIGHS? I GUESS SO. OH. I THINK BEAU NUGGET HAS BEEN DOING FAIRLY WELL. A LOT BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. NOT FEEDING BEAU AS MUCH AS I WAS USED TO FEEDING HIM AS BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME. HE'S CRIED QUITE A BIT. YEAH, HE MEOWED SO MUCH HE WAS HOARSE. BUT I THINK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, HE HAS STOPPED CRYING AS MUCH. AND HE LOVES HIS LITTLE FEEDING BALL. HE REALLY HAS FUN WITH THAT. ALTHOUGH EVEN WHEN HE BATS THE BALL AROUND, HE'LL RUN TO HIS FOOD, AND HE LAYS DOWN TO EAT IT. I MEAN, THE ONLY EXERCISE HE'S GETTING IS WITH HIS PAWS BECAUSE HE'S NOT MOVING. HE'S JUST KIND OF DOING THIS, AND EATING. AND DOING THAT, EATING. AND I'M... HE'S NOT GETTING UP AND RUNNING AROUND. BEAU NUGGET, THERE'S FOOD AT THE TOP. I LOVE BEAU'S CAT TREE I THINK ALMOST AS MUCH AS HE DOES BECAUSE I LOVE BEING ABLE TO WATCH HIM GO UP AND DOWN THE TREE. IT'S SO FUN TO WATCH HIM. FOOD! WOW. HIS FOOD IS NOW UP ON TOP OF HIS CAT TREE. AND HE KNOWS HE HAS TO CLIMB UP ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP TO EAT. AND THE HE HAS TO COME ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN. I KNOW I'M NOT FILLING HIS BOWL COMPLETELY, BUT THERE WERE A FEW DAYS IN THERE THAT I DIDN'T ACTUALLY MEASURE IT, SO... I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. Travis: WHEN I LEFT RICK AND VALERIE A MONTH AGO, THEY WERE UNDER STRICT ORDERS TO GET BEAU NUGGET MOVING. HI, TRAVIS! HI, VALERIE. COME ON IN! THANK YOU. BUT I'VE BEEN TRACKING HIS ACTIVITY ON THE FITBARK, AND I'M NOT SEEING MUCH OF AN IMPROVEMENT. I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING BEAU ON HIS FITBARK, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT HE WAS LACKING IN EXERCISE. HOW HAS THAT BEEN GOING? HE'S BEEN USING THE CAT TREE. AND THAT IS SO GREAT. AND THEN THE LITTLE FOOD BALL HAS BEEN GREAT. SHOW ME HOW YOU WOULD SET IT UP AND GIVE IT TO BEAU NUGGET. OKAY. JUST OPEN IT UP. SO PRETTY MUCH FULL. SO HE CAN... THERE, BEAU. HEY, BEAU NUGGET. NOW, DO YOU PUSH IT FOR HIM LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME? TO START HIM ON IT, I DO. OKAY. HE'S NOT A DUMB CAT. HE LEARNED, "ALL I GOT TO DO IS KIND OF LAY HERE AND BAT THIS THING WITH MY PAW SO I CAN EAT ALL I WANT." SO I THINK IT'S HILARIOUS. AND HE DOESN'T EVEN STAND UP. HE JUST... WHY DO YOU THINK HE ONLY HAS TO LAY THERE AND BAT IT, VALERIE? PROBABLY BECAUSE I DID... I OPEN IT TO THE FULL SIZE OF THE OPENING BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT HE JUST WOULDN'T KEEP WORKING TO GET HIS FOOD. WHICH WOULD MEAN HE MIGHT BE FULL? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE NEED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE HARDER FOR HIM TO GET TO HIS FOOD SIMPLY BY CLOSING IT OFF HALF WAY. OKAY. OKAY? BEAU. BEAU, LOOK HERE. TRY THAT ONE. OH. OH, HE GOT A PIECE. NOT AS EASY. AND THEN HE'S GOING TO LOOK AT ME AND SAY, "MAMA, WHERE'S MY FOOD?" AND THEN YOU LOOK BACK AND SAY, "IT'S RIGHT THERE." AND YOU SAY, "IT'S RIGHT THERE. GET TO WORK." HERE IT GOES. THERE YOU GO. OH, LOOK, HE GOT... LOOK AT THAT. THEIR SENSES ARE ALMOST 14 TIMES STRONGER THAN HUMANS, SO HE KNOWS THERE'S FOOD. GO, BEAU. GET IT. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHEN YOU SEE BEAU NUGGET STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MINUTE. IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE US. IF WE HAD TO WORK FOR EVERY OUNCE OF FOOD THAT WE ATE, THERE WOULD COME A POINT WHERE WE WOULD GO, "YOU KNOW, I'M NOT OVERLY FULL, OR EVEN COMPLETELY FULL. BUT I'M TIRED OF WORKING FOR IT." AND YOU WOULD STOP. AND IF WE DID THAT EVERY MEAL, WE WOULD BE OUR IDEAL WEIGHT ALSO. I'VE SHOWN RICK AND VALERIE THAT IF BEAU NUGGET IS HUNGRY ENOUGH, HE CAN BE MOTIVATED BY FOOD. AND I CAN USE THIS MOTIVATION TO GET HIM MOVING IN OTHER WAYS. IF I CAN GET BEAU TO COOPERATE, I HAVE A REALLY FUN THING THAT MIGHT EVEN GET HIM MOVING MORE. WOW! OKAY. REALLY? THAT'S, LIKE, A HAMSTER... TREADMILL FOR CATS. THAT'S, LIKE, A HAMSTER WHEEL. I MEAN, DO YOU THINK BEAU NUGGET WILL DO IT? LET'S FIND OUT. GO AND GRAB BEAU FOR US. ALL RIGHT. I'LL TRY AND FIND HIM. WOW. EXERCISING CATS CAN BE A REAL STRUGGLE. ESPECIALLY AN INDOOR CAT LIKE BEAU NUGGET. CATS CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT TO EXERCISE THAN DOGS. THEY'RE VERY INDEPENDENT. OH. WHAT IS IT? HE'S NOTICING. HE'S CHECKING IT OUT. WHAT IS THAT THING? I'M CURIOUS. AWW, THAT'S IT. OH. I'VE SHOWN VALERIE HOW TO LURE BEAU INTO THE CAT WHEEL, HOW TO HOLD THE TREAT OR THE REWARD IN FRONT OF HIM TO MOTIVATE HIM TO WALK. THE REST IS UP TO HER. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET TO EXERCISE TOGETHER. I THINK HE SAYS, "THAT WHEEL LOOKS LIKE TOO MUCH WORK." MOVING FORWARD, RICK AND VALERIE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP THAT FOOD BALL, AND STICK TO THE ONE CUP MAX PER DAY OF FOOD. THEY ALSO NEED TO PRACTICE WITH THE CAT WHEEL, TO HELP BEAU BURN MORE CALORIES. I'LL BE BACK IN 3 MONTHS TO SEE IF BEAU HAS LOST THE WEIGHT. ♪♪ TRAVIS LEFT US WITH A STANDING FOOD BOWL SO SHE WOULDN'T LAY DOWN ANYMORE TO EAT. AND SHE'S NOT ENJOYING IT AT ALL, SO SHE'S NOT EATING AS MUCH AS SHE USUALLY DID. WHICH IS GOOD, I GUESS. GOOD GIRL, GRACIE. IT'S BEEN EASIER THAN I THOUGHT, TAKING GRACIE ON A WALK. SHE IS EXCITED ABOUT GOING, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR HER. BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT GRACIE'S KNEES. I NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE'S WALKING, IT SHAKES A LOT. AND WE HAVEN'T GONE PAST THE 30 MINUTES OF WALKING BECAUSE GRACIE WILL SIT DOWN. AND I HAVE TO GIVE HER A BREAK. AND IT'S NOT A LONG WALK. SHE SLEEPS BETTER NOW THAT SHE'S EXERCISING MORE, BUT SHE DOES WAKE UP PANTING. AND I JUST WORRY ABOUT HER HEART AND IF I'M OVERWORKING HER. AND I'M HOPING TO FIND OUT AT THE VET IF IT'S JUST ME BEING OVERPROTECTIVE, OR SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH HER. WE WANT TO MAKE TRAVIS PROUD. Travis: LISA AND MADISON ARE FOLLOWING THE GAME PLAN, BUT GRACIE ISN'T LOSING AS MUCH WEIGHT AS WE HAD HOPED. I'VE SET UP A VET APPOINTMENT TO SEE IF HE CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HER. ALSO, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON GRACIE'S DNA. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY. Man: HER MAIN PROBLEM IS PRETTY OBVIOUS. SHE'S JUST TOO FAT. BUT SHE ALSO HAS ANOTHER UNDERLYING PROBLEM, AND THAT IS THE FACT THAT HER THYROID GLAND ISN'T PRODUCING ENOUGH THYROID HORMONE. IF YOU HAVE TOO LOW THYROID, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE SLUGGISH. YOU DON'T WANT TO GET UP. YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING, AND JUST LAY AROUND. Travis: HYPOTHYROIDISM IS A CONDITION WHERE THE THYROID GLAND ISN'T PRODUCING ENOUGH HORMONE. THIS ISN'T THE REASON THAT GRACIE PUT ON THE WEIGHT. BUT IT MIGHT BE A REASON WHY SHE ISN'T LOSING THE WEIGHT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. AND EVERY OUNCE WE LOSE IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. OKAY. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU HERE DNA RESULTS. TO TEST GRACIE'S DNA, IT WAS SIMPLE A MATTER OF SENDING A SALIVA SWAB TO THE LAB. I KNOW LISA WAS, YOU KNOW, HOPING THAT MAYBE SHE WAS THIS BIG BECAUSE OF HER BREED. SO ACCORDING TO THIS, IT SAYS THAT GRACIE IS... SO ACCORDING TO THIS, IT SAYS THAT GRACIE IS CHIHUAHUA AND AMERICAN ESKIMO. I ALWAYS HAD MY SUSPICIONS THAT GRACIE WAS A MIXED BREED. AND SHE'S FRANKLY JUST TOO LARGE-FRAMED TO BE A PURE CHIHUAHUA. THE AVERAGE WEIGHT RANGE FOR AN AMERICAN ESKIMO DOG WOULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 18 TO 25. SO EVEN AT HER WEIGHT, AND A CHIHUAHUA, 3 TO 6 POUNDS, 4 TO 8 POUNDS. EVEN WITH THE DOG SHE'S MIXED WITH, SHE'S TWICE HER WEIGHT. WELL, MAYBE THREE TIMES. YEAH. AN OBESE LABRADOR LOSES 3 YEARS OF ITS LIFE. IF THE BROTHER IS SKINNY AND THE SISTER IS FAT, THEN SHE'S GOING TO DIE 3 YEARS YOUNGER. SO IF WE GOT TO HER A HEALTHY WEIGHT, WE COULD POTENTIALLY ADD 2 TO 3 YEARS TO HER LIFE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. AND THEY'D BE GOOD YEARS. YEAH. SHE'D GET AROUND, AND RUN AND PLAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THIS HAS BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL. LISA, I HAVE SOMETHING FUN FOR YOU AND GRACIE. OKAY. SO I THINK WE CAN HEAD ON OUT. ALL RIGHT. BYE, GRACIE. THE MEDS THAT DR. HUDDLESTON PRESCRIBED FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM SHOULD HELP A LOT. ALSO, I HAVE AN IDEA TO KEEP HER MOVING FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, AND TAKE THAT WEIGHT OFF HER JOINTS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THIS IS NICE. THIS IS EXCITING. YEAH? HAS GRACIE EVER BEEN IN THE WATER BEFORE? SHE HAS. DID SHE LIKE IT? SORT OF. OKAY. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT GRACIE LIKES TO SWIM BECAUSE A LOW-TO-NO-IMPACT EXERCISE LIKE THIS CAN LITERALLY BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE FOR REACHING HER GOAL WEIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I PUT HER IN THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S CALM. YOU KNOW, SHE'S NOT FREAKING OUT. RIGHT. [ CHUCKLING ] OH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE DOING THE PIDDLE-PADDLE BECAUSE YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT OR IF YOU LIKE IT. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU THINK? INTRODUCING A DOG TO WATER IS A VERY DELICATE THING TO DO. YOU KNOW, IF YOU FORCE A DOG INTO A POOL, IF YOU PUSH A DOG INTO A POOL, THAT IS A BAD EXPERIENCE. OH, YOU'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN EVEN IN THE WATER? THAT'S SO GOOD. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS A FUN AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR GRACIE. COME ON, GRACIE. YOU CAN DO IT. GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL. COME ON. SO GOOD. GOOD GIRL. YOU'RE DOING SO GOOD. COME HERE, GRACIE. OH, GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL, GRACIE. I'M SO PSYCHED THAT GRACIE IS LOVING THE WATER. IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. SO LET'S HAVE YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO THE END. AND SHE CAN FOLLOW YOU ALL THE WAY OUT. BECAUSE THE FITBARK IS WATER-RESISTANT, I'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK HOW MUCH ACTIVITY GRACIE HAS WHEN SHE'S IN THE POOL. YAY. YAY, GRACIE. YAY. YOU DID IT. GIVE HER LOTS OF LOVE. THAT'S AMAZING. YAY, GRACIE. GRACIE WAS A BETTER SWIMMER THAN SHE IS A WALKER. I LITERALLY THINK SHE IS SMILING. I MEAN, WHEN SHE CAME OUT OF THAT POOL, SHE WAS, LIKE, A GAZELLE COMING OUT OF THERE. SHE LITERALLY WAS WALKING BETTER WHEN SHE CAME OUT THAN WHEN SHE WENT IN. WHAT DID YOU THINK? THAT WAS GREAT. SHE DID GOOD, DIDN'T SHE? SHE LOVES WATER. OH, MY GOD. SHE'S AMAZING. TO KICK GRACIE'S WEIGHT LOSS INTO HIGH GEAR, LISA AND MADISON MUST BRING GRACIE TO THE POOL AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. THEY ALSO NEED TO GIVE GRACIE HER THYROID MEDICINE, AND CONTINUE WITH GENTLE WALKING WHEN GRACIE IS UP FOR IT. WHEN I'M BACK HERE IN 3 MONTHS, I HOPE SHE'S AT HER HEALTHY TARGET WEIGHT OF 34 POUNDS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS HERE, BEAU WAS EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT. WHEN VALERIE WAS HOLDING HIM, SHE HAD TO SET HIM DOWN AFTER LESS THAN A MINUTE BECAUSE HE WAS SO HEAVY. WHEN HE WENT DOWN, HE JUST PLOPPED. I MEAN, HE WAS JUST, LIKE, THIS DONUT LAYING ON THE FLOOR. I'M HOPING THAT THEY STUCK WITH IT, AND HE'S BEEN ABLE TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. HEY, TRAVIS. HEY, COME ON IN. TODAY, TRAVIS IS COMING TO CHECK IN ON US. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHOW HIM OUR PROGRESS. WELL, IT'S SO GREAT TO BE HERE. YOU GUYS LOOK AMAZING. THANK YOU. WELL, THANKS. DID YOU LOSE WEIGHT? YES, WE DID. YEAH. YOU BEEN RUNNING ON THE CAT WHEEL? I'VE BEEN RUNNING ON THE ROAD OUT THERE. YOU'VE BEEN... WELL, OKAY. WELL, I CAN TELL. YOU GUYS LOOK FANTASTIC. I MEAN, I OBVIOUSLY I HAVEN'T SEEN BEAU YET. BUT WHAT'S CHANGED WITH BEAU? WE CAN TELL THAT HE'S LOST WEIGHT BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE BONES YOU COULDN'T SEE PREVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, HIS SHOULDERS AND HIS HIPS. AND HE'S MORE ACTIVE. HE IS. HE'S A LOT MORE ACTIVE. TELL ME ABOUT ACTIVE. LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING SPECIFIC THAT'S DIFFERENT? WELL, I'VE GOTTEN HIM TO USE THE CAT WHEEL. I'M EXCITED TO SEE BEAU. IS HE AROUND? HE IS AROUND. OH, HE'S HERE SOMEWHERE. OKAY. BEAU NUGGET. COME HERE, BEAU. BEAU. COME HERE. KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY. COME ON, BEAU. COME ON, KITTY, KITTY. COME HERE, BEAU. KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY. COME HERE, BEAU. COME ON. KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY. COME ON. ♪♪ SEE HOW THIN HE IS? SEEING BEAU FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DON'T THINK HE LOOKS THAT DIFFERENT. BUT RICK AND VALERIE ARE CONVINCED THAT HE'S LOST WEIGHT. THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT, AND THAT'S TO GET HIM ON THE SCALE. [ MEOWS ] OH, GOOD BOY. LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT YOU. YEAH. HEY, BEAU. ALL RIGHT. READY? FIRST TIME I WAS HERE, BEAU NUGGET WEIGHED 23.5 POUNDS. HIS 4-MONTH TARGET WEIGHT WAS 17 POUNDS. ARE YOU READY TO SEE WHAT BEAU WEIGHS? I GUESS SO. BEAU NUGGET STARTED OUT AT A WHOPPING 23.5 POUNDS. I SET A 4-MONTH TARGET WEIGHT FOR HIM OF 17 POUNDS. ARE YOU READY TO SEE WHAT BEAU WEIGHS? I GUESS SO. WELL, HE LOST 2 POUNDS. HE DID. BEAU NUGGET ONLY LOST 2 POUNDS. BUT THAT MEANS THE SCALE IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WHICH MEANS RICK AND VALERIE HAVE FINALLY BOUGHT IN TO WHAT I ASKED THEM TO DO. I KNOW HE DIDN'T REACH HIS GOAL OF 17 POUNDS, BUT HE HAS LOST WEIGHT. HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY OTHER CHANGES? I MEAN, 2 POUNDS FOR A 23-POUND CAT. WELL, THAT'S, LIKE, 10 PERCENT OF HIS BODY WEIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THAT WOULD BE, LIKE, ME BEFORE I STARTED LOSING WEIGHT. THAT WOULD BE ME LOSING 24 POUNDS. SURE. I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH 24 POUNDS. DON'T BE DISCOURAGED BY THIS. HE'S LOSING WEIGHT. WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. WE KNOW THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADD INTO THE PROCESS TO GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. AND I NEED TO SEE THIS CAT WHEEL IN ACTION. RICK AND VALERIE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT BEAU IS NOT AT HIS TARGET WEIGHT YET. BUT THE BRIGHT SIDE IS THEY'RE EXERCISING HIM NOW. VALERIE SAYS HE'S EVEN BEEN USING THE CAT WHEEL. I WANT TO SEE THAT. I PUT THE TREAT DOWN LIKE THIS. TRY TO GET HIM INTERESTED. AND... GOOD BOY. GOOD BOY. COME ON. WHAT? LOOK AT THAT. THIS IS AMAZING. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? ISN'T THIS GREAT? KEEP HIM GOING. THAT'S AWESOME. COME ON, BEAU. COME ON, BUDDY. COME ON. YAY. COME ON, BUDDY. COME ON, BUDDY. COME ON, BEAU. COME ON, BEAU. LOOK AT THAT. YEAH. HE'S, LIKE, GOING TO TURN INTO A TRIATHLETE. SEEING BEAU ON THE CAT WHEEL, IT'S SO EXCITING. THE FACT THAT VALERIE FOUND IT IN HERSELF TO BELIEVE THAT BEAU COULD DO IT, AND BELIEVE THAT SHE COULD GET BEAU TO DO IT, THIS IS AN AMAZING MOMENT. I AM SO HAPPY. Valerie: BEAU NUGGET IS VERY PERSISTENT. AND IT WAS DIFFICULT INITIALLY TO LIMIT HIS FOOD. BUT I'VE WORKED THROUGH THAT. AND SO NOW, JUST GETTING TO SEE THE REWARDS, SEEING HIM BE MORE ACTIVE, IT WAS WORTH IT. FOR ADDED MOTIVATION, I WORKED WITH CHEWY.COM TO PUT TOGETHER SOME REALLY GREAT TOOLS TO HELP BEAU CONTINUE DOWN HIS JOURNEY. WOW. GREAT. SO I KNOW HE HASN'T MET HIS TARGET GOAL, BUT I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. AND BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, THIS IS GOING TO HELP YOU. GOSH, THAT'S GREAT. SO GOOD LUCK. AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU TO IT. AW, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS, TRAVIS. NICE WORK, YOU GUYS. THANKS, TRAVIS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. BYE, MR. BEAU NUGGET. BYE. TODAY I'M HEADED TO SEE LISA AND MADISON. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GRACIE. GRACIE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXTREME OBESE CASES I'VE EVER SEEN. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT GRACIE HAS LOST THE WEIGHT. IF NOT, HER FUTURE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. HEY, TRAVIS. HI. TODAY TRAVIS IS COMING IN. I REALLY HOPE GRACIE HAS DONE WELL ENOUGH TO GO ON WITH HER KNEE SURGERY. CATCH ME UP ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. HOW HAS THE PROCESS BEEN? SHE'S BEEN DOING REAL WELL. SHE'S TAKING HER WALKS EVERY DAY, LOVES HER SWIMMING. NOW SHE'S SWIMMING WITH NO LIFE JACKET. NO LIFE JACKET? NO LIFE JACKET. REALLY? HAVE YOU SEEN HER SWIMMING. I WENT WITH HER A COUPLE OF TIMES. YOU DID? YEAH. WERE YOU SURPRISED? YEAH. I ACTUALLY WAS. SHE WENT RIGHT IN WITHOUT ANY HELP. IS SHE STANDING UP TO EAT? SHE'S STILL STANDING UP AND EATING. ALL RIGHT. GOOD, GOOD. WELL, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ON THE FITBARK. AND SHE'S BEEN HITTING HER GOALS. AND I JUST COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO THIS POINT. SO I'M READY TO SEE THIS NEW GRACIE. SHE'S IN MY ROOM. I CAN GO GET HER. YEAH, GO GET HER. LISA AND MADISON ARE CONFIDENT THAT SHE'S LOST WEIGHT. I'M INTERESTED TO SEE IF SHE HAS. AND HOPEFULLY VISUALLY I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL. SHE'S COMING. ♪♪ GRACIE. GRACIE, HI. HOW ARE YOU DOING? HI. NO LIMPING. NO. WOW. AND NO RING AROUND THE COLLAR. LITERALLY, THE COLLAR IS COMING OFF. YOU NEED A NEW COLLAR. GRACIE HAS LOST WEIGHT. I CAN TELL. SHE'S MOVING FAST AND HAS EXTRA ENERGY. I WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH SHE WEIGHS. ♪♪ WHEN I FIRST MET GRACIE, SHE WEIGHED 42 POUNDS. I SET A 4-MONTH TARGET WEIGHT FOR HER AT 34 POUNDS. ARE YOU READY TO SEE WHAT GRACIE WEIGHS? YES. GRACIE WEIGHS 34.5 POUNDS. WOW. YES. YOU DID IT. YOU DID IT. THAT'S AMAZING. SO THAT MEANS THAT SHE LOST SEVEN AND A HALF POUNDS. THAT'S AWESOME. I'M SO HAPPY SHE'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO SEE THAT SHE REALLY DOES HAVE THIS EXTRA ENERGY. ♪♪ OH, MY GOSH. SHE'S DOING SO GOOD. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. SHE DOES REALLY WELL. YEAH, SHE DOES. SHE'S MOVING. LISA AND MADISON ARE LOVING THROUGH QUALITY TIME, THROUGH AFFECTION, THROUGH EXERCISE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT GRACIE NEEDS TO GET WHERE SHE NEEDS TO GO. BRING HER ON BACK. COME ON, GRACIE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SHE'S GOING TO GET TO HER TARGET WEIGHT. SHE'S GOING TO GET THE SECOND KNEE SURGERY. AND SHE'S GOING TO LIVE A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY LONGER LIFE. NICE JOB. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB, GRACIE. AWESOME. I'M SO IMPRESSED. THAT'S NOT THE SAME GRACIE THAT WAS HERE THE LAST TIME. SHE'S NOT THAT OLD LADY ANYMORE, IS SHE? I THINK SHE'S GETTING CLOSER TO FITTING INTO THAT BIKINI. SHE IS. ONE WALK AT A TIME. YOU'VE DONE GREAT WITH GRACIE'S WEIGHT LOSS. SHE'S GETTING REALLY, REALLY CLOSE. CLOSE ENOUGH THAT DR. HUDDLESTON SAID JUST A FEW MORE POUNDS AND SHE'S WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE FOR THAT SECOND KNEE SURGERY. AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST GOALS BECAUSE ONCE SHE GETS THAT AND THAT WEIGHT IS OFF, WE HAVE A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY GRACIE, WHICH IS OUR BIGGEST GOAL. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO TRAVIS FOR WHAT HE'S DONE FOR GRACIE. I THINK HE SAVED HER LIFE. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ --<font color="#FFFF00"> Captions by VITAC --</font><font color="#00FFFF"> www.vitac.com</font> CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Channel: Animal Planet
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Length: 42min 0sec (2520 seconds)
Published: Thu Jul 25 2019
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