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Originally Posted by Maximo  Sounds like a good plan. I hope her BAT tests return good news when you have them redone.
Just so you know, dogs with liver problems sometimes have difficulty maintaining or gaining weight. Sometimes healthy pups do not gain weight very fast. My Teddy was well into his 3 year before he really started filling out and gaining muscle.
Is she underweight for her small body size? Or are you hoping she will grow more?
Nutri-cal: my understanding is you have to follow it up with a protein/real food within 20 - 30 minutes or it doesn't really do anything other than raise sugar levels. |
If you had asked me a month ago, or even 2 weeks ago if she was underweight, I'd have told you nope. However, now she is a bit, and I want that 10 oz back on her. She WAS gaining like a champ, but now she's not. She's stubborn. She will flat out refuse kibble. Now she isn't, but it was quite a struggle to get her to accept it. And she lost because of it.
yes, nutri-cal was by my suggestion. Vet is the one that did the rx for it, and gave specific instructions. It's definitely followed up by protein. Done with her meal. She loves it and gobbles it right down. I don't like that it's once a day, as she MIGHT refuse kibble without it being done each time. I'll cross that bridge when it happens. So far, it's fine.