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Originally Posted by Bulbie  Yeah I weigh him on my scales exactly the way you suggested. He's not putting on, from what I can see on that. I can also feel his ribs easily, I always have been able to.
I understand the proportional weight thing too, but the vet just keeps saying he's weighing more and more, which is the part I don't get. Surely if he was weighing more and more each time I'd be really starting to notice something by now? |
Well, I'm not understanding. Did the vet actually put him on a scale and has his weights recorded, and he's gaining? How old is he? Dogs can continue to grow into their adult figure sometimes until 2 years old on occasion.
Jackson was 12lbs for a long time. From about 7 months old until a little over a year old, he stayed right at 12.5lbs give or take. He weighed that in December 2009 (when he was 1 year and 2 months old) and then in March 2010, he weighed 16lbs! I had NO idea he had went from 12.5 to 16! I would have never guessed it. He didn't feel or look heavier to me. He still fit in his collars and harnesses, etc. So it can happen. Now, I weighed him a month ago at the vet scale, and he was 15.1lbs. So I don't know if the scales are all different or what. But I think 15lbs is his ideal weight.