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lashesbyjennie · 12-02-2012, 01:47 PM

hi everyone!

i just got my furbaby 4 days ago... I am so in love!!!

He is tiny! Sixteen weeks old and 1.5 pounds right now and according to the growth chart will be around 2.5 pounds as an adult.

He is currently on antibiotics for kennel cough but everything else about him seems normal. He has energy during play time but also rests a lot.

I worry about his eating-- he just doesnt eat very much. Im assuming it's because he is small? i feed him 3x a day and he will eat a little then leave the rest. I just tried half canned (wellness) with the dry food (eukanuba, what he has been eating). The day before i tried adding parmesean cheese, another time vanilla yogurt, and microwaving and wetting the food-- he never finishes!

I plan to change the eukanuba to something better but will do it a month from now... maybe after he is done with the kennel cough.

Otherwise he is peeing ad drinking fine. Also is pooping fine- about 2 small solid stools a day. Weight has never gone under 1.5 pounds since last monday.

I also give nutrical-- at least 4 pea sized drops throughout the day.

Any input??

12-02-2012, 01:47 PM	#1
lashesbyjennie YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2012 Location: san francisco Posts: 6	constantly worried....? hi everyone! i just got my furbaby 4 days ago... I am so in love!!! He is tiny! Sixteen weeks old and 1.5 pounds right now and according to the growth chart will be around 2.5 pounds as an adult. He is currently on antibiotics for kennel cough but everything else about him seems normal. He has energy during play time but also rests a lot. I worry about his eating-- he just doesnt eat very much. Im assuming it's because he is small? i feed him 3x a day and he will eat a little then leave the rest. I just tried half canned (wellness) with the dry food (eukanuba, what he has been eating). The day before i tried adding parmesean cheese, another time vanilla yogurt, and microwaving and wetting the food-- he never finishes! I plan to change the eukanuba to something better but will do it a month from now... maybe after he is done with the kennel cough. Otherwise he is peeing ad drinking fine. Also is pooping fine- about 2 small solid stools a day. Weight has never gone under 1.5 pounds since last monday. I also give nutrical-- at least 4 pea sized drops throughout the day. Any input??