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07-31-2006, 04:05 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: VA
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| how do you FATTEN up, a yorkie? Hi all i have little girl my yorkie/pom and she is really petite (too me, anyways) 5.5lbs, and she has always been boney feeling. i leave food out all the time but i hate that i can feel her hip bones by the top of her tail. i feed her eukanuba (small puppy) just easier to buy puppy brand to share for remmie and little girl. She is almost 4 and i have never seen her eat alot. and remmie is a chucky monkey. how can i fatten up a picky, slow eating pup? (she also buries food in the sofa instead of eating it...lol) thanks (wish i had this problem sometimes...lol) |
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07-31-2006, 07:17 PM | #2 |
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| I would buy her a better brand of dog food such as Chicken Soup, Merrick, Innova, etc. Also, I would give her nutrical, it is suppose to boost appetite and weight gain. You can also try adding chicken and rice to her food to help her eat the food.
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07-31-2006, 07:23 PM | #3 |
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| try pup peroni treats. when romoe gets too many he bulks up quick. |
07-31-2006, 07:31 PM | #4 |
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| My Tinkerbell has always been sooo bony and thin. She is 1 1/2 years old and I put her back on her Chicken Soup brand PUPPY food and started mixing in just a little bit of cut up chicken with warm water. She has put on a whole pound and very quickly too. She feels nice and healthy now. |
08-02-2006, 04:05 PM | #5 |
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| Just a thought - you might want to ask your vet about her weight. My vet says a leaner dog (within reason of course) is a healthier dog.
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08-02-2006, 04:07 PM | #6 |
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| hi everyone thanks for the feedback i dont really want to change her food because she is so picky, but i can add the chicken and rice to it. i have always believed that eukanuba was great dog food, one of the best, whats wrong with it? |
08-02-2006, 05:44 PM | #7 |
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| Be careful instead of fatten it, you get it sick.... |
08-02-2006, 06:04 PM | #8 |
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| Can you make a puppy too fat in a few days? I know it sounds crazy but I just got my puppy (8 weeks) Saturday. He was small, very small, and I got scared of him going down with the sugar level.So I mixed a little Karo syrup in his water and also, put a little drop of Nutrical with the dry food. He eats a lot, or so I think.The breeder told me to leave the food out all the time but I'd rather switch to 3 times a day, just to put him on schedule with potty training as well. How much actually are you supposed to give a pup? He really does look bigger, and chunkier than 3 days ago... Am I imagining things? lol. (I have an appointment with the vet on Friday but any insights will be appreciated.)I started giving him treats (Puperoni) which he LOVES. But I always stick to little piece (an inch or so) 3-4 times a day.Thanks!
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08-02-2006, 06:12 PM | #9 |
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| diet I fed Eukanuba products for decades..but changed last year after the corn contamination..mine are eating Natural Balance, Solid Gold etc..nothing with corn. Is your Yorkie/Pom spayed.? If the vet finds her unhealthy thin, there is a problem, but most vets perfer a touch on the thin side as oppose to heavy. As to the 8 week old tiny..you must leave food out all the time until a min of 2full pounds. Best wishes |
08-03-2006, 04:24 PM | #10 |
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| There are lots of much healthier foods out there. Iams, the company that makes this food, also does research on animals that is inhumane...so I don't buy their products. |
08-04-2006, 02:27 AM | #12 |
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| i agree i dont buuy iams, my mom feed her shelties that for years and all of them ( 4) had fatty tumors, several then once she stopped feeding iams they stopped getting them, but she has had all the tumors removed now |
08-04-2006, 02:53 AM | #13 |
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| my dog dougal used to be a really picky eater and the vets said you MUST feed "hills" or "eukanuba" and dougal was stick thin. Then I found a more understanding vet and they explained that hills and eukanuba aren't actually very flavoursome and that puts some dogs off. Then I changed him to NUTRO (if you contact Nutro they'll send you free trial packs). It's really good. Both my babes are a little on the chunky side now so i've just cut their food down to about a cup a day (1/2 a cup morning and night) (that's for two dogs).
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