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Originally Posted by BobbiB  I was watching the "fill out" post and now I'm curious...what category would you say your dog belongs in?
Sheldon is still young, at less than five months, but he is so skinny :/
He eats great, mostly dry kibble with either a quality wet mix in or beef baby food (no dinners, just the plain beef) mix in once or twice a week. I don't give a mix in much because I don't want him to become too picky. He's eating at the very least a half a cup of kibble a day (Royal canin x-small puppy, which I know some like and some don't, but he seems to do well on it...eats it well. Healthy bowel movements, etc.) sometimes more, but he is still so thin. I know it's not parasites or anything. I would love for him to put on a little weight, but don't want unhealthy weight. He is energetic, happy, and such so I am not worried, just wish he didn't seem so boney...lol.
Where does your baby fall on this scale, in your opinion, and how old are they? Are you happy with their weight or do you feel like they should weigh more/less? |
Caleb (he'll be 2 in March) is a little over weight, he feels sort of square, solid muscle. The vet commented on how muscular he is at his last visit. He feels so cuddly.
Pip (1yr next month) got too skinny. She was picky and not eating enough, she'd start throwing up bile, so I tube fed her, a couple of times a day. Just enough to wet her appetite. I just put the tube in her mouth and she'd eat it, we didn't have to force her to. Once the food was in her mouth, she'd eat it.
Within 20min she'd then eat her normal food from a bowl. (The vet checked her out, nothing wrong with her, just picky). This changed within a week or so of her being spayed, now she eats all her food and is eager at meal times.
She is still built like a greyhound, runs like a greyhound.. but not so bony. Slim and tall.
She and Caleb are both around 10lbs but completely different in shape.