|
Puppy Weight Gain About how much weight should my yorkie puppy gain each week? Is it normal to have weeks when they gain several ounces? |
Depends on how old the puppy is. They grow very rapidly from birth to 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, it would be somewhat unusual to gain several ounces in a week. |
Between 3-6 months, Teeka gained 2-3 ozs. a week. I don't know if this is the norm...... Their growth may begin to slow around 6 months. That is my experience, anyway! Possibly your puppy is having a big growth spurt! How old is it? |
Quote:
Max went from 3 pounds to 6 pounds at 6 months. He could have gained an average of 3 ounces a week. Sorry if I caused alarm above. |
She is 13 weeks. She gained about 6 oz. in the last 2 weeks. She was steadily gaining an ounce a week. So, this big jump kind of startled me. |
Quote:
|
I bought a food scale to weigh her with. When she got her last shots she was 10 weeks Nd 10 oz at the Vet. Yesterday I weighed her on the food scale and she weighed 1 lb 2 oz. |
I don't have any experience with tiny Yorkies, so I don't know if this would be a typical growth spurt. Yorkies are full of surprises. :) As long as she checks out okay with your vet, I wouldn't worry. I would see how she progresses in the next couple of weeks. |
I use food scales but they can be off a few ounces depending on how much they move on them etc. I can pick them up sit them down and it will change and ounce or two. |
I re-read and see she was 10 weeks. I would say normal for 10 -12 week growth period. |
I think whatever she gains at this age is "normal" for her. Each one is different and I would much rather see healthy gains like this than no gains. As long as she is healthy, she is fine with her gaining. P.S. Don't worry about overfeeding if you are scared that is making her gain...there truly is no such thing as overfeeding a puppy. They need so much because they are growing and super energetic. (just make sure you feed healthy..not high fat..and she'll be fine) :) |
Quote:
|
Thanks for the responses! Glad to know this is normal. I don't remember how much my male yorkie gained. I should have written it down. |
Galen gained 5 ozs. In 2 weeks. :) |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:35 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright ©2003 - 2018 YorkieTalk.com
Privacy Policy - Terms of Use