Hi, Niko is 13 months old now.
He was always picky and was around 3.5 lbs at a year, but he has gained 1 lb in the past month now that he finally eats his meals.
Let me tell you, I feel your pain. Niko would also leave every single piece of kibble, we never gave him human food or treats and would strictly give him his kibble and certain time periods and still NOTHING. He just would starve himself like he was on a strike or something, I could hear his little tummy going!
So I asked a friend what she gave her pup and she mixed FROMM Whitefish and Potato Kibble with Wellness 95% Turkey Canned wet food. I had the kibble already (Niko was just like your pup, try somethings, like it for a while and then all of a sudden refuse it, so I also have tons of different dry kibble). So I just bought the can and I only have to mix like a tbsp in and he DEVOURS the whole meal with such Gusto.
NV Medallion is Nature's Variety RAW Frozen Medallions. You should research RAW food, and a RAW diet. I did a lot and finally decided I would give it a try. You get it frozen from your pet store's freezer, it costs about $14-$15/bag of 48 medallions but there are many coupons you can use. I give one medallion (its like a little nugget) at night for his dinner mixed with kibble instead of the Wellness Canned. HE LOVES IT. I don't think any dog has turned away from it, plus it is good for them. The only thing is that you have to remember to defrost each one in the fridge for at least 4-6 hours and make sure to serve it in a metal dish because it is a RAW food and we have to handle it in a similar way we would handle any RAW meat we use for ourselves, WASH HANDS. And it can be pricey. But since that bag will last me a month and half I don't mind spending the money.
If you don't want to try a RAW diet yet, I would definitely give the Wellness 95% Turkey Canned a go!
And yes your girl will grow a little more, my dog was prob the same size as her when he was 5 months, he still looks really tiny though. I think at around 10-12 months they reach their maximum growth, from then on they can get fatter but it isn't good for them to be "fat" because its bad for their little joints.
Now that Niko is eating well he is at a stable 4.5ish lbs maybe a little bit less. |