What to feed a dog to gain wieght?

[Danegirl2208]

very well said bckrazy!! Agreed!!!

[GreyhoundGirl]

ok, i'm going to try and answer everything:

"Have you had any bloodwork done on the dog? If not I strongly reccomend doing so."

Yes, the vet did it, but told us she was fine, just too skinny. ( people started getting turned-off when you could see all the bones in her spine. Eww.

And I never feed her Alpo, that was what her previous owners feed her.

I got her the high-calorie purina 1 for active dogs. It has 16 % fat. And 26% protien.

"Which is available at any petco" We don't have a petco here. And I've never seen Natural Balance

I tried giving her some of the things in that recipie, I didn't have everything, so I sorta fooled around with it.

Yesterday, she gained 2 lbs ! Yay !

Thanks for your help !

[GreyhoundGirl]

Today we went to the vet. AGAIN !!! Since May, she has gained 1.2 Kilograms, Congrats ! ( I'm saying congrats to my dog, who won't ever be reading this... Am I crazy ? )

The vet also gave her a once-over and said that about another 10 lbs or so and she should be good. 10 lbs? I thought she would need more than that... The vet said to put it on her slowly, as not to cause too many negative effects. ( Well, duh ! I was thinking )

How heavy should she be when I stop trying to make her gain wieght? I don't think she'll ever be 65 lbs- the average for a female grey. I think between 30-40 would make her look about perfect.

Is it all about looks, or could she be too skinny even if she looked perfect? I just don't know ? ! Argg....

[GreyhoundGirl]

Now Jenny has gained a LOT of wieght in a short time. She now weighs... Something, I'll post tommaro. Here is a pic. ( finally ) Is this fat enough for her to stop gaining wieght?

Birds eye view.

[shawsdanes]

Definatly Satin Balls, they worked for me.

[GreyhoundGirl]

her wieght recentally is/was:

( sorry, I can only get the wieght in KG )

She was 15.9 kg

than 13.2 kg

than 14.5 kg

( we are going back soon to check what she is now. )

[BitsyNaceyDog]

her wieght recentally is/was:

( sorry, I can only get the wieght in KG )

She was 15.9 kg

than 13.2 kg

than 14.5 kg

( we are going back soon to check what she is now. )

I converted her weight to pounds-

15.9 kg= 35 lbs
13.2 kg= 29 lbs
14.5 kg= 32 lbs

I'm glad she's gaining weight.

Was she tested for any internal parasites?

[Cessa's Mom]

Here's a link for a few recipes I have used on some of my underweight rescues.


http://www.heroswaggintrain.com/health/malnourished.htm