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02-23-2008, 08:22 AM | #1 |
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| Too thin!!! Zoe is just too thin and I have tried everything short of junk food to get her to put on weight. I put her on the raw diet and for the first 2 weeks she loved it and got up to 5lbs and was starting to look good - I think her ideal weight would be 5.25-5.5 lbs. After the 2 weeks she started turning her nose up at it. She won't eat her Royal Canin at all and the only thing she likes is the senior food my older dog is on which is not the right food for her. I'm at a loss. Does anyone have any suggestions about foods I can give her to help her put on weight without totally spoiling her or should I just stop worrying? HELP! |
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02-23-2008, 08:27 AM | #2 |
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| Have you tried Merrick, they make both canned and dry. Milo loves it and it is highly rated. |
02-23-2008, 08:30 AM | #3 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | I'll be watching your thread. I have one who is too thin too. She eats the same as the rest....she's just skinny!!! I feed Merricks puppy and Chicken Soup for the puppy lovers soul. (adults and pups eat this) I'm about ready to go buy her a big mac! Any tips for weight gain? |
02-23-2008, 08:36 AM | #4 |
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| You know, I've actually thought about the big mac thing too. Are Merricks and Chicken soup both sold at petsmart or do you have to buy online? |
02-23-2008, 08:37 AM | #5 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | No, neither are sold by Petsmart. I buy them at Pet Supplies Plus. Do you have one of those? |
02-23-2008, 09:05 AM | #6 |
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| I would keep her on the raw if she gained,just try another meat and rotate so she doees not get bored with what you are feeding her. |
02-23-2008, 09:35 AM | #7 |
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| I guess "too thin" is just as much of a problem as "overweight." I've read on some threads that Yorkies have many different body shapes smilar to humans. Could that be going on with your little furbaby? I was also wondering, do you think that picky eaters would stop eating to the point of wasting away? That would be scary if that is the case! Good luck in your quest for an answer.
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02-23-2008, 09:42 AM | #8 |
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| I get merric at this high end dog store 30 from my house. My dogs love it though so I think it's worth it.
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02-23-2008, 09:48 AM | #9 |
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02-23-2008, 10:29 AM | #11 |
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| Steel cut oats have worked great for Ellie because they are very high in calories. Are you feeding canned food? If they don't have medical problems and are very underweight, I would feed them when they are hungry. Ellie's vet says when she is hungry, let her eat. Ellie was between a 2 and 3 on the body condition scale (5 is perfect and 10 is way too fat). She is probably up to a 3 or maybe 4 now, so she is gaining.
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02-29-2008, 04:51 PM | #12 |
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| What are steel cut oats? Is it a brand of food? |
02-29-2008, 06:49 PM | #13 |
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| They are a form of oatmeal found at most grocery stores. You just biol them without salt. I like the organic kind. They should have about 140 calories per 1/4 cup or you could just increase the current food.
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02-29-2008, 08:30 PM | #14 |
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| My one girl, Bailey, is thin too.. I was recommended Satin Balls but she didn't like them.. Then I tried switching food (and she wouldn't touch it!).. I give her bunches of junk food .. doesn't work .. so I'm feeding her cottage cheese every other day and wet food.. then they have dry sitting out all day..
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02-29-2008, 09:26 PM | #15 | |
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I ask as my girl was very picky, and stopped eating. I had to start adding people food and eventually she was just not interested in eating. This happened over a long period of time. I thought it was a "yorkie thing". I thought she was being picky. She got so thin you could start seeing bones. Took her to the vets several times, nearly ended up losing her as she had addisons disease. This is apparantly quite rare and many vets can easily miss it at first, but I just felt I needed to put this out there as an fyi and something to keep an eye out for if your dog losses weight or pretty much stops eating.
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