I'm guessing she may be a small dog when fully grown, perhaps 4 or 5 lbs. My Gracie just found her appetite this week, she turned 12 weeks on Monday and suddenly began inhaling food! The first three weeks I had her, it was often hard to get her to eat, and I supplemented her with Nutrical quite a bit and still she only gained 1 oz. the entire time. This week alone from Monday to Friday she's gained 2 oz.! She's up to 1 lb. 9 oz. from what I can tell on the postage scale!!!!! We go to the vet on Monday so I'll see what she weighs there. But I can tell you that I felt her ribs too, up until this week.
It sounds to me like your baby just wasn't getting enough to eat and she was putting on weight slowly. She sounds so happy and free now!!!! I'd say give the molera a chance to close, she may be a little behind in development because of the lack of nutrition.
Post pictures when you can!
Last edited by Gracie'sMommy; 02-06-2005 at 07:13 AM.
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