How to put weight on my yorkie

[missdesis]

Originally Posted by amandawash

Please, please, please be careful feeding cat food to dogs. Cat food is not designed to be fed to dogs for a reason. It can be incredibly fatty and can cause pancreatitis. It is also not formulated to provide the necessary nutrition levels for a dog.

She would be better off with a puppy formula.

Thank you for your concern, but the diet I have my baby on is under the supervision of a vet. He had suggested it actually. Monty still gets puppy hard food as well as the soft cat food. It was a trade off. I had a lethargic underweight puppy that absolutely would not gain the correct amount of weight and had a zero activity level. He is now happy and very healthy and far from lethargic. Obviously the cat food is not a permanent choice, I should have been more specific. But puppy food alone was not giving him what he needed. Plus, according to my vet, cat food is more appealing to picky baby dolls. Truly, the change in Money is astounding. His minimum weight should be at 4 lbs and he is almost there now as before he was way below what he should have been. As with any change such as this one should consult their vet, I guess I should have noted that as well. But I still swear by his diet. It has truly done wonders for Monty. I do apologize I was not more specific with my post/recommendation. But I do trust my vet as he has been there for all of my pets for many many years and has done wonders throughout.
Best of luck to the concerned mother with her venture into figuring out what she should do to gain weight.

[kpstoybox]

Originally Posted by missdesis

Thank you for your concern, but the diet I have my baby on is under the supervision of a vet. He had suggested it actually. Monty still gets puppy hard food as well as the soft cat food. It was a trade off. I had a lethargic underweight puppy that absolutely would not gain the correct amount of weight and had a zero activity level. He is now happy and very healthy and far from lethargic. Obviously the cat food is not a permanent choice, I should have been more specific. But puppy food alone was not giving him what he needed. Plus, according to my vet, cat food is more appealing to picky baby dolls. Truly, the change in Money is astounding. His minimum weight should be at 4 lbs and he is almost there now as before he was way below what he should have been. As with any change such as this one should consult their vet, I guess I should have noted that as well. But I still swear by his diet. It has truly done wonders for Monty. I do apologize I was not more specific with my post/recommendation. But I do trust my vet as he has been there for all of my pets for many many years and has done wonders throughout.
Best of luck to the concerned mother with her venture into figuring out what she should do to gain weight.

Good for you for being lucky enough to figure out what to feed your little one to get him eating. I too have resorted to a less then desireable food to get puppies to eat.
What good is all these wonderful foods if a dog/puppy will not eat them?

Thanks for the tip!

[amandawash]

Originally Posted by Yorkie01

Thanks for the ideas!!! I am so glad I joined this site!!! Have you ever heard of satin balls? I heard they where great for putting on weight and mac n cheese.

Satin balls are probably what I would use. I know a lot of the show breeders use them and swear by them. I just love that pup in your avatar too cute!

[Ellie May]

Cat food isn't going to hurt a dog unless the fat triggers pancreatitis which is a very real possibility or the dog can't have excess protein. There are some brands that dogs probably could eat as a regular diet because there seem to be more nutrients in it than dog food. Cats can't eat dog food long term because most of it lacks taurine.

I would never give satin balls to a Yorkie.
Most of the recipe have way way way too much beef fat which would be a major pancreatitis trigger. It'd consider most recipes very dangerous unless I'm missing something.

[amandawash]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Cat food isn't going to hurt a dog unless the fat triggers pancreatitis which is a very real possibility or the dog can't have excess protein. There are some brands that dogs probably could eat as a regular diet because there seem to be more nutrients in it than dog food. Cats can't eat dog food long term because most of it lacks taurine.

I would never give satin balls to a Yorkie.
Most of the recipe have way way way too much beef fat which would be a major pancreatitis trigger. It'd consider most recipes very dangerous unless I'm missing something.

Beef fat?? Where does the beef fat come from? I must not know what satin balls are- I thought we were talking about the peanut butter, honey, mirracoat supplement balls??? Am I retarded?

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by amandawash

Beef fat?? Where does the beef fat come from? I must not know what satin balls are- I thought we were talking about the peanut butter, honey, mirracoat supplement balls??? Am I retarded?

Recipe for Satin Balls
Satin Ball recipe for dogs who won't eat
How to Make Satin Balls (for dog who needs to gain weight) | eHow.com

[amandawash]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Recipe for Satin Balls
Satin Ball recipe for dogs who won't eat
How to Make Satin Balls (for dog who needs to gain weight) | eHow.com

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...show-coat.html

This is what I was thinking of.... I had never heard of the satin balls with "cheap" hamburger. Yucky.

[ritagail323]

My little Ellie is too skinny, too. I've tried everything I can think of, but nothing helps very much. I haven't tried the peanut butter, though. I'll try that. If anybody has any other ideas, please help.
Rita

[Ellie May]

My Ellie was too skinny and it seemed to get a bit better when I increased her food intake 50%. She eats homecooked and I added 50% more. She gained almost a pound.

[ritagail323]

Do you feed her from the table? Or cook hers separately, and if so, what do you cook for her?

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by ritagail323

Do you feed her from the table? Or cook hers separately, and if so, what do you cook for her?

Nope, not table scraps.
Her recipe was developed by an animal nutritionist.
It is protein, carbs, veggies, oil and a vit/min supplement.

[arnies]

I made molly the satin balls she wouldn`t eat them so now i have a bunch of balls. What about peanut butter it`s fattening is it good for little dogs?

[Yorkie01]

Originally Posted by amandawash

Satin balls are probably what I would use. I know a lot of the show breeders use them and swear by them. I just love that pup in your avatar too cute!

Thanks!! I love him to he is the best boy ever. Did you see his pics in my album? He loves to take pictures. I heard the same thing about the satin balls. I think I need to find a recipe and make them for her.

[Monday]

Originally Posted by Yorkie01

My 3 year old yorkie eats a lot of food but is not putting on any weight. Do any of you have any ideas on what I can do. I have tried everything.

My dog (MOnday) was diagnosed as anorexic. She was 4 lbs. 4 oz (5 years old at the time) and had pancreatitis and was hospitalized in April '08 and hydrated for 3 days. My vet insisted on some crappy Hill's z/d kibble which the dog totally ignored.

A friend sent me THE HONEST KITCHEN and my Yorkie ate it up so fast. Here we are now 8 months later and she weighs a healthy 6 lbs 2 oz. and looks great.
THK is a raw dehydrated food, all you do is add water. See the video link below.

We have never gone back to that vet, and life is good. Have a new vet and a healthier dog.

We use FORCE because it is the one she prefers. I did try EMBARK and THRIVE but FORCE seems to be the flavor of choice, but each dog is different.
I highly recommend THK.

YouTube - Honest Kitchen Dehydrated Dog Food -...

here is a company that I found that has the best prices ....Alpha Nutrition

[arnies]

Do u know if they gives samples. I have tried so many foods for molly an she is so picky. I hate to buy a 10lb bag an she doesn`t like it. I have spent so much on her trying to find something she likes.