My dog is too skinny

[carmen in nj]

Here's the receipie I have for satin balls..
Satin Balls
Smaller Batch, that you can flavor for variety.
1 1/2 lbs hamburger
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 envelope Knox Gelatin Joint complex, (unflavored)
5 tsp molasses
5 tsp Canola vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups uncooked oatmeal
I cup Total breakfast cereal

To the above you may add ONE of the following to add flavor and give variety!
1/2 lb Cooked and pureed beef liver
1 small can of tomato sauce/ 1 cup of cooked rice or pasta
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
4 oz package of cream cheese

Form into balls, layer in plastic freezer bags, freeze---remove several at a time to thaw, and feed as in between meal treats.

[Christinee]

Thanks for the recipe.... I had him on the raw diet for a while and after I got him fattened up I started feeding him dry food, (Pinnacle--seems to be the only one he likes) and he seems to be doing fine on it...
Every now and then I throw in a raw meal. But I think him being so skinny was causing him not to have an appetite, but now that he's "normal weight", the kibble isn't so much a problem. YaY!! Solutions are always a great thing!!

[Cha Cha]

What does your vet say about his weight? I am just curious because I actually like them to be a bit trimmer. My MIL is always telling me that my dogs are thin, but then again her dog is rather heavy and I am not a fan of that either. If he is active and healthy and your vet is not concerned, I am guessing he is ideal.

[Christinee]

He is still thin... when i say fattened up, I just mean he doesn't look sick.. he looks healthy.. He was just about 5 lbs now Im guessing he's approaching 6 and stays right there.. He's not overweight, just looks like he should.. Believe me he started to get really skinny becuase he would not eat. I rescued him.... When I found him he was skin and bones and had menge.. I tried to find the owners by calling flyers, posting ads on the internet and even had him skanned for a chip at the vet... No one tried to find this poor baby... So I kept him and took care of him. Now he's a happy healthy little guy. The vet said by his teeth he was approx 8 months old too! Still just a pup. And you can tell he's a pure bread... I don't know who had him before, but they obvioulsy did not care about him at all.
He was so bad when I found him that the vet thought he had parvo when he first seen him because he was so skinny and lethargic for being so malnutrioned.. Before he did testing for the parvo he sent me home with some high nutrition dog food and told me to feed him that and bring him back in a week.. (unless he started vomiting and diarrhea) He could tell when i brought him back that he was already starting to get better (not so lethargic) and it wasn't parvo it was just malnutrition... But the dog food the vet gave us only pleased him for so long and he stopped eating it..
Anyways... The raw diet seemed to get him on the right track and he eats on a normal basis and stays at a healthy weight.... And I'm soooo glad we found eachother... He's so sweet.

[Cha Cha]

Originally Posted by Christinee

He is still thin... when i say fattened up, I just mean he doesn't look sick.. he looks healthy.. He was just about 5 lbs now Im guessing he's approaching 6 and stays right there.. He's not overweight, just looks like he should.. Believe me he started to get really skinny becuase he would not eat. I rescued him.... When I found him he was skin and bones and had menge.. I tried to find the owners by calling flyers, posting ads on the internet and even had him skanned for a chip at the vet... No one tried to find this poor baby... So I kept him and took care of him. Now he's a happy healthy little guy. The vet said by his teeth he was approx 8 months old too! Still just a pup. And you can tell he's a pure bread... I don't know who had him before, but they obvioulsy did not care about him at all.
He was so bad when I found him that the vet thought he had parvo when he first seen him because he was so skinny and lethargic for being so malnutrioned.. Before he did testing for the parvo he sent me home with some high nutrition dog food and told me to feed him that and bring him back in a week.. (unless he started vomiting and diarrhea) He could tell when i brought him back that he was already starting to get better (not so lethargic) and it wasn't parvo it was just malnutrition... But the dog food the vet gave us only pleased him for so long and he stopped eating it..
Anyways... The raw diet seemed to get him on the right track and he eats on a normal basis and stays at a healthy weight.... And I'm soooo glad we found eachother... He's so sweet.

Wow! That is a fantastic story you two share. I am glad you found eachother too!