I'm worried about my four year old beagle (again!!!!)
She's thin. I took her to the vet last week for her annual shots and raised my concerns, asking him how I can get her to gain a couple of extra kilos. He said she was optimum weight, and things were fine, so no advice was given. But he did say any thinner and they'd look into it
She devours food, has been wormed and other than doggie gastro a month or so back, she's healthy. But she feels the cold, and I'd like her to be a little heavier so if she was to get sick again, she can manage it.
Right now she eats supercoat dry food. She has a schmackos chew for breakfast. Bones are a bit of an issue - big bones make our other dog sick, shanks get stuck on her teeth. We do give her chicken necks. She gets skin irritations that are food related, but the supercoat seems to be okay.
So any tips on how to get her to gain a bit of weight will be appreciated.
working dog food helped our border collie- and making up our own wet food for her- we just make a mix of mince, lentils, leftover veggies and rice. We don't use a recipe, but I know lots of people do, we just mix in whatever we have on hand.
I agree with Krystals, wet food is awesome for our dogs...
Our dogs got a bit on the skinny side a year or so ago and we found that there wasnt enough protein in their biscuits, we always choose the brands by 20% protein or higher if we can. Supercoat is usually around that mark.
We feed our dogs dry biscuits in the morning then for dinner they get the same amount of dry bisciuts, plus raw mince (about 100g each) some vegies and either a cup of rice or pasta, they are in perfect health and weight ranges for their breed. We also crack a raw egg into their dinner every month or 2 to give their coat a nice shine.
My mum has an older dog and she has been having issues eating and gaining wait and the vet has given her some tinned special dog food, if the wet food doesnt help or higher protein biscuits this might help?
My two poodles are too skinny, especially one of them. She is actually my mum's dog but we have her for a year. She's very nervous and neurotic and has always been a bag of shaking bones! I started feeding them 'Four Legs' about two months ago (used to give them homemade mince, rice and veg). Both dogs have gained weight and my boy is even feeling a bit tubby! Four Legs is little balls of meat and veg rolled in coconut (for their coat??) and you buy it in the refrigerated section at the supermarket.
I'd heard about trying puppy food, so might get a small bag of supercoat puppy and mix it through her normal dry. We'd like to give them some fresh meat, so will definitely be buying some mince. She's not a huge fan of rice, strangely enough (I thought beagles ate everything!). I'll see how she goes. I've seen the four legs brand too, so I might do a few mix ups of her dinners (gradually, of course)
Krystals - This is a weird question.....how do lentils go when they come out of the other end of the dog?! We have fake grass, so not the easiest to clean!!!!!
Krystals - Hehe, thanks for the reply! Canned food is out in this house for the safety of our fake grass
Mildez - She's desexed. I've already upped the amount of dry food she has, and haven't noticed an improvement. Thanks for replying hun.
Lissy & Kylz - Thanks for the tips
I've been considering giving her another worming too - is that a problem if they're too close together? She was wormed (Drontal) about three weeks ago. Thought that if maybe there was a problem, we might need another boost.
Advice - how to get my dog to gain weight
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