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02-18-2010, 11:01 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washington
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| Losing weight My 13 month old Yorkie has lost 3/4 of a pound and I'm wondering if this is common. The situation: She acts fine, plays, eats well, not ill...all appears well. She weighed 5 1/2 pounds for a long time, then gained that 1/4 pound while she was in heat. She had a long first heat (about 5+ weeks). I have just went back to work (she's one of those that's been very attached to me - so she might be stressed at my absence) though we do have another (8 month old) Yorkie (a friend we got just for her five months ago, to help her with her separation anxiety - well, that was my excuse for getting another one, as it turned out they're great buddies!). The problem: She's boney. I can feel her butt & rib bones thus I'm concerned. We feed Royal Canin puppy - though about 2 months ago I started adding the Yorkie adult Royal Canin to the mix. They also get a teaspoon of Blue (venison) canned a day. The other Yorkie is a little chub - but knows the pecking order and doesn't take her food away, so I don't suspect the food. So my question is: is it normal to be able to feel their bones? I had a vet tell me they're like people, some skinny, some not so skinny, but I don't like the idea of her losing weight and being able to feel her bones. Any ideas or comments?? Physical stress of first heat, hates it when I leave (if someone else is at home when I'm gone, they report she just stays by the window all day and waits for me) -- could all that be contributing to her weight loss? Thanks for responses. (sorry so long, just trying to clear up the situation/speculations) |
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02-19-2010, 01:45 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | My female yorkie started losing weight after awhile. She was about 16 months when I noticed she was looking boney. Especially if you look down on them and you see the curves near the hip, the shape that most dog charts point out as underweight. I was worried for awhile, but then I saw other pics of yorkies on here that had the same shape. I think some yorkies are just made skinny. She seemed perfect and happy just on the skinnier side. Well anyway, I started feeding her Innova evo and now she's put a little more weight back on. So in my opinion it could possibly be the diet. I was worried she might have a worm inside of her eating all her food as to why she isn't gaining weight, but thank god that's not the story. I could feel her bones too, but now she's back on track. Maybe it's just a phase.
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