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Stitches29 · 11-09-2005, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lsolero

My Harley is 9 months old and weights 5.7lb. If one more person tells me that he is too skinny I'm going to loose it. I don't know what to do, he eats his food, I give him treats, nutri-cal etc. I'm hoping because I just got him fixed maybe he will plump up a bit more. The vet's assistant said I should have his stool checked. Now I'm all worried and feel like people are looking at me like I starve me baby. Is this something I should be worried about?? Or maybe that's just the way he is.. Any help would be appreciated...

Maggie won't be 9 months old until the end of this month. She weighs 4.14. I think she is a little butter ball. She is little, but plump. I would say she could sleep in a shoe box if my lap wasn't always around. I would say your baby is just fine.

flyorkies · 11-09-2005, 05:51 PM

my sampson is 11 months old and weighs 4.5 lbs. i was worried he was so tiny i asked the vet if he was ok. the vet said as long as there ribs dont stick out by the stomach area then hes ok. you just shouldnt be able to see there ribs. im sure your pup is fine

PIXIE · 11-09-2005, 06:20 PM

My Chico is just like your furbaby he is same age and weight and he is long to me! About 14 or inches and when I look at him I at times think he's thin but my vet said he is pretty much grown in size and in no time will fill out. Don't be worried!

SWEETPEA · 11-09-2005, 07:40 PM

people have some nerve

yorkies are not suppose to be fat. they are small dogs. do they want them to be 20 lbs. dont listen to them. your baby has the right weight

Marie · 11-09-2005, 07:50 PM

If you feed your yorkie enough and is healthy, i wouldnt care what others think. I bet your baby is just fine.

crystalsmom · 11-09-2005, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dalnna

Just today a vet told me my Abbie is too skinny. She is little. She weighed in at 2.75 pounds and she was 3.4 a few months back. Different scales though so I can't be sure how much difference there is. The thing is, she's very long and she IS rather bony. I can feel every rib, her back, etc. BUT....she seems healthy and happy and playful, her coat looks good. But when she's done, she really crashes! That's it mom, I'm done! Should I worry? Please tell me it's all normal!

1- how old is she
2- what do you feed her
if she is over 6 mos. she can be tested for liver shunt and it would be good to rule that
out.

dalnna · 11-16-2005, 10:58 AM

Hi, Sorry I'm just getting back to you. I didn't get an email letting me know someone responded. Anyway, Abbie is a year old this month. I've been feeding her Nutro Ultra Puppy since I got her when she was 5 months old. I took her to a vet the other day (we're vacationing in AZ so it wasn't HER vet) for an unrelated problem and she thought she was too thin. I told her she was a very light eater except when it came to her cousins wet food and that she gobbles right up. So this vet told me that even though she doesn't like wet food, that it was more important to get weight on her than worry about her teeth right now and to go ahead and feed her that. So I bought some Iams because that the one she's tried and enjoyed. It's been a few days now and now she's kinda turning up her nose at that as well. She'll eat it off our fingers but not so much on her own. I'm actually beginning to worry a bit about liver shunt myself. I don't know much about it but she does stagger sometimes but only outside and I think it's just the grass and she's so little. Sorry for the long post. I wish I had a way to post photos but can't until I get back home. There is a photo of her in the gallery if anyone cares to look. Any comments will be appreciated.

Gazou · 11-16-2005, 11:06 AM

She is a beauty . Don't think she is too skinny , she is ok .

toninm · 11-16-2005, 11:19 AM

he is probably just a tiny yorkie....I mean Dollar is 4 months and weight about 2lbs....so that sounds about right to me.

Juliealfies mum · 11-17-2005, 12:12 PM

I think Abbie is just lovely . Alfie was like this and then filled out a little once he was about a year old, so dont worry , she just looks petite and very feminine.

dalnna · 11-17-2005, 12:21 PM

Well, thank you to you both. I adore her and of course worry because she's so little. She's the first yorkie I ever even held so I just didn't realize she was smaller than most for her age. Then, this morning I read that sad post about little Muffin and how the breeder didn't want to sell her as she was only 3 pounds and was afraid to place her and I thought, Oh my! I'm careful with her but like some others, she's a jumper and is on and off the sofa 50 times a day. I do hope she gains some weight in the next few months.

11-09-2005, 06:20 PM	#18
PIXIE Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 93	My Chico is just like your furbaby he is same age and weight and he is long to me! About 14 or inches and when I look at him I at times think he's thin but my vet said he is pretty much grown in size and in no time will fill out. Don't be worried! __________________ *CHICO & BELLA*

11-09-2005, 07:40 PM	#19
SWEETPEA My Little Princess Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SUNNY,FLORIDA Posts: 2,764	people have some nerve yorkies are not suppose to be fat. they are small dogs. do they want them to be 20 lbs. dont listen to them. your baby has the right weight __________________ RACHEL & MISTY

11-09-2005, 07:50 PM	#20
Marie Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 6,427	If you feed your yorkie enough and is healthy, i wouldnt care what others think. I bet your baby is just fine. __________________ Huggies, Gucci and Marie http://www.dogster.com/?132187 "I have been egged"

11-16-2005, 11:19 AM	#24
toninm My Yorkie is my life Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,187	he is probably just a tiny yorkie....I mean Dollar is 4 months and weight about 2lbs....so that sounds about right to me. __________________ Toni & Dollar http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=212581

11-09-2005, 05:51 PM	#17
flyorkies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: florida Posts: 177	my sampson is 11 months old and weighs 4.5 lbs. i was worried he was so tiny i asked the vet if he was ok. the vet said as long as there ribs dont stick out by the stomach area then hes ok. you just shouldnt be able to see there ribs. im sure your pup is fine

11-16-2005, 10:58 AM	#22
dalnna Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 316	Hi, Sorry I'm just getting back to you. I didn't get an email letting me know someone responded. Anyway, Abbie is a year old this month. I've been feeding her Nutro Ultra Puppy since I got her when she was 5 months old. I took her to a vet the other day (we're vacationing in AZ so it wasn't HER vet) for an unrelated problem and she thought she was too thin. I told her she was a very light eater except when it came to her cousins wet food and that she gobbles right up. So this vet told me that even though she doesn't like wet food, that it was more important to get weight on her than worry about her teeth right now and to go ahead and feed her that. So I bought some Iams because that the one she's tried and enjoyed. It's been a few days now and now she's kinda turning up her nose at that as well. She'll eat it off our fingers but not so much on her own. I'm actually beginning to worry a bit about liver shunt myself. I don't know much about it but she does stagger sometimes but only outside and I think it's just the grass and she's so little. Sorry for the long post. I wish I had a way to post photos but can't until I get back home. There is a photo of her in the gallery if anyone cares to look. Any comments will be appreciated.

11-16-2005, 11:06 AM	#23
Gazou YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,180	She is a beauty . Don't think she is too skinny , she is ok .

11-17-2005, 12:12 PM	#25
Juliealfies mum YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: scotland Posts: 2,224	I think Abbie is just lovely . Alfie was like this and then filled out a little once he was about a year old, so dont worry , she just looks petite and very feminine.

11-17-2005, 12:21 PM	#26
dalnna Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 316	Well, thank you to you both. I adore her and of course worry because she's so little. She's the first yorkie I ever even held so I just didn't realize she was smaller than most for her age. Then, this morning I read that sad post about little Muffin and how the breeder didn't want to sell her as she was only 3 pounds and was afraid to place her and I thought, Oh my! I'm careful with her but like some others, she's a jumper and is on and off the sofa 50 times a day. I do hope she gains some weight in the next few months.