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07-26-2010, 07:25 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: the good 'ol South
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| Weight gain at 15 weeks? Should I be worried? I know this may sound a little OCD but I can't help it. Lulu came home a week ago. I weighed her on my postage scale & she weighed 2 lbs 3 oz...went to the vet the next day & she weighed the same thing, so I'm sure my scales are pretty accurate. Well, I weighed her today on my scale & she weighed 2 lbs 2 oz. I'm not freaking out, yet, as she is eating very well & is acting normal. I'm just curious if this is normal...and what is the weekly average that yorkies gain around this age. She will be 15 weeks tomorrow. Oh, one more thing...at her 13 week vet visit (with breeder's vet) she weighed 1.9 lbs so she went from 1.9 lbs (which I think is around 1 lb 14 oz, right?) to 2 lbs 3 oz in one week. So, maybe she had a growth spurt that week & that's why she hasn't gained this week? I don't know...I just want to make sure my baby is doing okay. She seems wonderful & I wouldn't even be worried if I hadn't weighed her "just to see". |
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07-26-2010, 11:17 AM | #2 |
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| I wouldn't be worried. I think they do a lot of growing in the first 4-5 months. Jackson weighed 5lbs when I brought him home at 9 weeks old, then was 6.5lbs at 12 weeks old, then was 8.6lbs at 15 weeks old, and by around 5 months old, he was 12lbs. Now, his adult weight ranges between 15-16lbs.
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07-26-2010, 02:24 PM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: West Palm Beach, Fl, USA
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| No worries, I think we are all a little OCD about our babies here, it's just lots of love. I brought Kasha home at 11 1/2 weeks weighing 2.2lbs. by the next week she was 2.4. She was 3.5 at 16 wks and now at just shy of 7 months she is 4.9lbs. Some weeks she gained some weeks she didn't. You said Lulu(that's my nickname btw so I love the name) is eating & playing normally but just make sure she gets extra. I free fed her on top of making sure she got kibble for simple things like coming when called or nice fat treats when she made good potty. I almost feel like they can't get too much of good food at the early stages. At anyrate, if she's eating a lot & has good #2s then I wouldn't worry too much. Perhaps add in some nutrical? Britster, lol I love seeing the size difference in Jackson. It's like he went from toy dog to real dog size in a snap!
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07-26-2010, 04:39 PM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: the good 'ol South
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| Thanks! LuLu is going potty normally, eating normally, & playing normally. Honestly, I feel she's fine but being a bit overprotective of her I had to ask to get a second opinion. I do free feed her, but also make sure to monitor her eating to be sure that she's eating enough. She also gets little treats when she potties outside like she should. |
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