Sevaede
03-20-2007, 12:05 AM
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to put weight on a dog? Not too much and not in a way that would be detrimental to a hypoglycemic breed?
Spanky is within Chihuahua standard and she weighs between two and three pounds (also within standard). I thought she had barrel ribs for the longest time but it just didn't add up. A while back, I realized she was just super skinny, was worried, and have been attempting to change that. I rub my hand down her back and can feel the full length of her spine, etc. Today really did it though. She was itching her neck/collar bone with a back foot earlier and you could actually hear the smack of her foot against the bone.
I am willing to try anything to make her gain weight. It's frightening and I am scared to take her anywhere and have someone take her away because they think I'm starving her or something. :( So far, she gets free fed and always has a full bowl of kibbles down (raw feeding planned for future), she gets wet food, she gets "people" snacks (although, she can be a chooser), baby food, canned tuna/ham/chicken, etc etc etc
She was at the vets in Jan/Feb. She was there for boarding and got sick and they took care of her but didn't offer any weight gain advice. She was also there in August and had a full fecal (completely negative).
Thank you much! :)
Spanky is within Chihuahua standard and she weighs between two and three pounds (also within standard). I thought she had barrel ribs for the longest time but it just didn't add up. A while back, I realized she was just super skinny, was worried, and have been attempting to change that. I rub my hand down her back and can feel the full length of her spine, etc. Today really did it though. She was itching her neck/collar bone with a back foot earlier and you could actually hear the smack of her foot against the bone.
I am willing to try anything to make her gain weight. It's frightening and I am scared to take her anywhere and have someone take her away because they think I'm starving her or something. :( So far, she gets free fed and always has a full bowl of kibbles down (raw feeding planned for future), she gets wet food, she gets "people" snacks (although, she can be a chooser), baby food, canned tuna/ham/chicken, etc etc etc
She was at the vets in Jan/Feb. She was there for boarding and got sick and they took care of her but didn't offer any weight gain advice. She was also there in August and had a full fecal (completely negative).
Thank you much! :)