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05-05-2009, 09:54 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Athens, GA, USA
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| I think I need to put some weight on my Yorkie puppy - how? She is 3.7 lbs at 9 months, and seems very healthy - lots of energy, friendly, feisty, loving. However, she is really skinny. Her hair was cut a bit short last time, so that makes it more obvious, so maybe it's nothing to worry about. But also, sometimes in the AM, she gets really lethargic and throws up a little. It seems to be if she didn't eat some food right before bed that this happens. I can feed her from my hand, she'll eat like a little horse, and then gets better. I'm wondering if I can put some weight on her, healthfully, and alleviate this a bit. I don't think it's hurting her, and it happens less and less, but I just feel so sad for her when it does. We feed all of our dogs the Rachel Ray food, and they seem to love it. I could feed her something else, with more heartiness in it, separately once or twice a day though. Any suggestions?? Thx!!! |
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05-05-2009, 10:39 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: nj
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| I would definitely feed a little before bed if that stops the throwing up. Yorkies come in all shapes and sizes. Milo eats like a pig yet still seems rather skinny to me. I feed him Natural Balance LID the only time he put on a little extra weight was when I was feeding him both that and the food roll from them. He loves the food I had to stop with the roll only because he got to a point where that was all he wanted to eat and I really wanted him to have kibble for his teeth because he is not a chewer. Try adding some healthy treats to her diet or feed an extra meal and see what happens |
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