Should I be concerned? Hello! I got my yorkie, Kinsley, in November. For the first week of having her I slowly switched her off of the breeders food and onto "Hills" puppy food. Kinsley began throwing up within a couple days. She continued to play/act normal which made me less nervous. As the throwing up went on, I tried switching her onto the same food that my mom's yorkie has been eating for the 5 years she has had her (Royal Canin Yokshire Terrier Puppy). No luck on that brand of food, the throwing up STILL continued. I started to think that Kinsley may have an allergy to the "extra" things that is put in "commercial" dog/puppy food. In January I switched Kinsley onto the Raw Food Diet. Kinsley's throwing up reduced significantly immediately after the switch and stopped completely in February which was an amazing relief. Now for my problem... I have noticed that Kinsley has not been gaining weight as quickly as my Aunty's puppy, Holly (They are 5 days apart). Kinsley has fluctuated between 2.7lbs and 2.10lbs since the end of January. I feed her twice a day, sometimes three and I allow her to eat as much as she can. She rarely ever eats more than 1/2 a puck (1/2 an ounce of raw food) which worries me. She also has three separate types of raw food (Venison, Organic Chicken, and Organic Beef) and I give her different types daily to try to keep her interested in the food. Should I go to the vet about her lack of weight gain? Give her another type of protein that is higher in fat/calories? Any help will be greatly appreciated, I just want my baby to be better!! Thanks in advance! Brittanii ♥ |
Hi and welcome to YT!! I can't speak on the raw diet but my vet told us that she wanted us to be feeding our 8 week old pup up to five times per day. Small amounts, about 1 Tablespoon each time. We have only been able to get her to eat 3 - 4 tablespoons each day since we brought her home in early February but she is gaining in leaps and bounds. I'll bump this so someone with more knowledge than I have will see that you need help. Good luck and again welcome!! |
Thank you! I also forgot to mention- Kinsley will be 6 months old tomorrow! |
I think a vet visit would be a great idea. |
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She isn't severely underweight by any means, but I worry that as her body size continues growing that her weight will stay the same. She is not "cobby" but not tall either.... My current goal is to get her to weigh 3lbs (or more) Any tips on how I could get her to eat more food? |
Vet visit is absolutely warranted....all that vomiting is NOT good.....and I dont know about feeding a young puppy raw food...I almost killed a litter feeding raw diet...youngsters apparently do not have the intestinal flora to keep from that raw diet from overwhelming them with bacterial overgrowth! Need to check with knowledgable people about THAT! |
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Also- I have talked to a vet & knowledgable employers about starting her on the raw food diet and they all agreed that it was worth a shot since nothing else was working... I'm really only looking for suggestions/experience/advice about her weight |
Thank you for all your help! I'm new to this site so I'm not sure if my replies are sending (I'm technically challenged) But- Kinsley has been to the vet about the vomiting and it has stopped. I'm mainly just worried about her weight now :( |
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