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02-22-2009, 05:28 PM | #1 |
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| Will she get bigger? Jersey is 9.5 months old and weighs exactly 3.8 lbs. Will she get bigger? If so, how much.. She seems so tiny and fragile and petite and I really want her to fill out some and get bigger!! Any experienced input would be great! |
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02-22-2009, 05:30 PM | #2 |
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| She is probably close to what her adult weight will be. I have found that by that age they are close, but in the next year she could add possibly another pound/.
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02-22-2009, 08:29 PM | #3 |
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| Thanks! Do you think she will fill out any, or will she always be petite. She is well fed but she just seems like she is all bones. I want her to put some meat on her bones... |
02-22-2009, 08:42 PM | #4 |
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02-22-2009, 08:49 PM | #5 |
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| Well her mom was 5lbs and her dad was 3lbs. She is not unhealthy, I took her to the vet and he said she is just small, but he thinks the idea of someone possibly guessing at a dog's full grown size or making a chart about it is ridiculus so he is no help. She is tiny. Short, short legs, she does not look like she is underweight, but when you pick her up, she is just tiny. I was hoping she would be atleast 5lbs which is what the chart said she would be.. I was hoping maybe she would hit a growth spurt pretty soon... |
02-22-2009, 10:30 PM | #6 | |
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02-22-2009, 11:07 PM | #7 |
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| I was giving prince Nutri Cal (i believe it's called) it seemed to help him "fill out." but I was taking him for routine walks as well when he was trained to walk on his leash... He is about 6lbs @ 8 months |
02-23-2009, 07:46 AM | #8 | |
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02-23-2009, 08:19 AM | #9 | |
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She is so fragile!!
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02-23-2009, 08:24 AM | #10 |
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| Jersey has been between 3 and 3.5 since she was 6 months old.. I did have the bile acid test done and everything is fine. I just hate feeling like she is going to break... I feed chicken soup for the puppy lovers soul and they get treats..I know I cannot make her fatter, I just want her to be thicker if that makes any sense and I didn't know if they filled out more or exactly when you could call it quits on the growing..I cannot understand why anyone would want to purposely have a 2.5-3 lber.. They are so fragile.... |
02-23-2009, 09:15 AM | #11 | |
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02-23-2009, 09:16 AM | #12 | |
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Wow! Fiona is 11 months old and weighs a solid 10.2 lbs!
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02-23-2009, 09:24 AM | #13 | |
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