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02-04-2013, 10:39 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2010 Location: sheffield
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| skinny toy yorkie needs fattening hiya.. we got a toy yorkie about 3 year old, shes a pedigree, and is so fussy about her food.... she has never tucked into her food no matter what we got her , weve used canning speciality food and wagg complete to gourmet dog pouches and chicken cooked fresh with rice.... she just doesnt want to really get stuck in and eat... she will eat processed meats but i dont want to give her them for obvious reasons.... any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks nittaya |
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02-04-2013, 10:56 AM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Idaho
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| When was the last time was she in to see her vet and have some bloodwork done? If it wasnt within the last 6 months, thats what i would recommend. Have you had her since she was a baby? Or did you just recently get her? Is she tiny? Or skinny, like you can see and feel bones? |
02-05-2013, 03:38 PM | #3 |
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| I have a skinny girl, she is on the low side of normal. You can feel her back bones but not just skin and bones (just like how you can feel a normal skinny person's bones) and if she ever gets sick or depressed she gets on the sick side of skinny. I've taken her to many different vets (all kinds of blood work etc) and they all say that as long as she is acting ok (active) normal bowel movements, pink gums, skinny is ok. (When she is sick I give her the puppy gel supplement or puppy gold.) She's only gotten sick twice. She is 3 almost 4 yo. If she is on the unhealthy side of skinny try adding puppy gold to her food. Feed her twice a day or even open feed her. Try a raw frozen diet. I know it sounds crazy and she might not like it initially but I promise she will NOT starve herself and they actually do end up loving it. Does she not like dry food? (do you prefer dry food?) add warm/hot water to it. |
02-06-2013, 03:25 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: aloha
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| check her out with the vet. My 5 year old teacup went from 3 pounds to 1.9 pounds because he wasnt eating. He even had a hypoglycemic seizure which put him in the vet for a week. turns out he had a bladder stone which caused him so much pain he was in too much pain to feed. its been a while since he had it removed and now he is almost 4 pounds and cant eat enough. |
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