This is just sad. First, there was Clay Aiken, who got his dog so fat that he needed to put him on a strict diet and now, Drew Barrymore is doing what no doggie should ever go through. Her dog is taking prescription diet pills!

How farked up is that?!

Drew Barrymore’s diet and weight loss Barrymore has battled weight issues, and now she is using her years of experience to help her pooch lose weight. Drew recently put her yellow Lab/Chow mix, Flossie, on FDA-approved prescription diet pills called Slentrol.

“Flossie has gained weight over the years, and Drew is concerned about her health,” says an insider. Oh, really? Seems to me she has not learned anything from her experience.

Dogs do not get fat, unless, of course, their owners are irresponsible and feed them something dogs should not eat.

“She loves that dog and would do anything to keep her healthy – even put her on a diet,” says an insider. Oh, yeah, clearly a dog needs diet pills to get healthy. Not!

Drew has tried to give Flossie enough exercise, but apparently it has not worked. Has she ever heard of meat? And I do not mean that canned disaster that they sell as dog food. I am talking about real red meat. I bet that would work faster than she can say Slentrol.

Flossie, who saved Drew and ex-hubby Tom Green by waking them up when a fire struck their LA. home in 2001, has always been there for Drew when she is lonely, says the source. “She wants to make sure Flossie is around for as long as possible,” the source says.

Give the dog real food! [source: Star]