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RE: Underweight dogs

PudelGrl — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:54:25 GMT

rainsmom (5/13/2008)

first I would go to the vet to rule out any medical problems. next I would feed them in a crate. give them 10 minutes to eat then take the food away until the next meal. they will eventually learn to eat when they are supposed too not when thet feel like it. you could add canned food if you like but I would just make sure you are feeding a high quality kibble.

I have to agree with the advice above. If the vet says your dog is okay, its probably not a problem. I have a mini poodle who tends to be underweight and isn't a big eater, but he's happy and healthy so its not a big deal.

RE: Underweight dogs

annielovesmama — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:23:24 GMT

you should give him the food at a cerin time and give him a certin amount of time to eat a meal, than take the food away and eventuly he'll learn to eat at a certin time...

RE: Underweight dogs

rainsmom — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:59:44 GMT

Underweight dogs

Chola82 — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:44:16 GMT

Ok, there are always articles in the magazines about trimming down your dogs. Well I have a couple underweight dogs. One is a puppy that's just growing fast and getting lanky, I swear she's got ADD and is too busy to eat because she runs and takes a bite and runs around and does like 3 different things before she comes back for another bite - lol - but that's not my one I'm concerned about at this point.

We just got a dachusnd from a guy here at work. He said "He's a little thin, but he doesn't like being fat" He said "He'll eat and get fat and then run and run till he's skinney again, he just wants to be skinny" I said "Well if he's bloating and then running around that's not good for him, his sthomache could twist." But he insisted it was personality - Like dogs have body image *Eyes rolling*

Anyway, to the point, I see this dog and he is severly underweight. You can see his spine, abdomen extremly tucked up, ribs exposed and just sad looking. Quite a doll-baby personality wise though. Anyway, we've been feeding him 3 times a day, but just like Belle ( THe puppy) he's too busy to sit and eat an entire meal. Just looking for some tips for fattening up our new little buddy so he looks the way a little HotDog should!