Is Miloh Underweight??

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by e_gar

Thank you very much! I really appreciate all your help! I'm pretty sure Miloh will choose Lotus as well, he loves chicken! lol Thanks once again.

There's chicken flavor in other brands too. Like Stella and Chewy's, it's a raw food and you can get samples of that too. I love trying stuff out to see what Kaji likes and doesn't like. I didn't know he wouldn't eat lamb until I tried to feed him lamb flavored kibble. He protested! Spit out every piece and picked out all the chicken kibble. These little guys sure have a mind of their own!

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by AddieandMiaMom

You should be able to feel the ribcage when you run your hands back and forth along the body. Looking down along the dog's back, they should be slightly smaller just under the ribcage, this is their waist. The hipbones at the back should not be prominent in any way. If you can see the ribcage, your dog is underweight. From what you say, I doubt that is the case. Addie was also small at a bit over 5 months. She gained weight slowly.

I might be overstepping my bounds here, but when I read your post, my first reaction was, get a new vet. He's doubling the number of vaccines on a dog he considers underweight?

As for food, if you are interested in changing, dogfoodanalysis.com has ratings for dog food, plus you can find many opinions on the topic of food on this forum.

Treats should be fine, just read labels. All natural ingredients, stay away from artificial preservatives like BHA and BHT (this goes for dog food, too).

Good post!

[e_gar]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

There's chicken flavor in other brands too. Like Stella and Chewy's, it's a raw food and you can get samples of that too. I love trying stuff out to see what Kaji likes and doesn't like. I didn't know he wouldn't eat lamb until I tried to feed him lamb flavored kibble. He protested! Spit out every piece and picked out all the chicken kibble. These little guys sure have a mind of their own!

I'm going to head over to Centinela's tomorrow, my boy deserves nothing but the best! Omg, Kaji is so adorable! I agree with you, they always have a way of surprising us! I know this is totally out of topic, but would you consider maybe Kaji helping socialize Miloh a little more? He seems like a wonderful little guy.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by e_gar

I'm going to head over to Centinela's tomorrow, my boy deserves nothing but the best! Omg, Kaji is so adorable! I agree with you, they always have a way of surprising us! I know this is totally out of topic, but would you consider maybe Kaji helping socialize Miloh a little more? He seems like a wonderful little guy.

It's your thread, you set the rules! We have a whole playgroup going on. It's me, Adi_and_Missy, and Capt Noonie. A total of 4 yorkies running around like wackos! (Kaji, Uni, Katie, and Missy). You're welcome to come join us whenever! I'll PM you my number.

[e_gar]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

It's your thread, you set the rules! We have a whole playgroup going on. It's me, Adi_and_Missy, and Capt Noonie. A total of 4 yorkies running around like wackos! (Kaji, Uni, Katie, and Missy). You're welcome to come join us whenever! I'll PM you my number.

Ahahah, I guess you're right! Ahhh, thank you very much! Now Miloh is going to have Yorkie friends. hehe