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Old 04-29-2009, 06:59 AM   #24
beemidiwfe
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Originally Posted by celstu1 View Post
I free feed my boys, and my Fletcher is soooo skinny! He eats though, he always has food down for him, he eats Taste of the Wild. So good food, always available yet, he is all skin and bones! I did talk to the vet and he is healthy, he is just soooo skinny, you can feel his spine! I hate it! I would hope that noone would assume that I neglect/abuse or mistreat him in anyway. It would break my heart!
Maybe this is the case with this dog too. As I said their other dog, the Sharpei was even a little pudgy. It still doesn't seem to be "normal" for mammals though, it does not occur in nature in well nourished animals. Is this an effect of breeding little bitty dogs?
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