Furkidsforever Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) A friend of mine has a Yorkshire Terrier girl who will not put on any weight, even though she eats well and would eat all the other Yorkies' food if she could. Has anybody got any ideas about how to get some more weight on her. She has been wormed. Edited January 13, 2014 by Furkidsforever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 After being cleared by a full vet check up if it is just a high metabolism she could try something like satin balls and maybe look at whether the food she is currently using suits that particular dog. My kelpie could eat anything and be fine but I once bought supercoat to feed my girls for a week until I could get their regular food and the weight just fell off my basset and she looked dreadful, many others happily feed supercoat to their dogs and their dogs do well on it. Now I'm feeding her Blackhawk and she look brilliant on it but others have had trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Some just never do. First i would looking at what is feed * how much is feed. Age of dog activity level Is it skinny or is it long in loin which makes it look skinny Then consider a vet visit maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 When she's wet , how many ribs can you see? can you easily feel her ribs/spine? is she young/old/energetic/happy/active/healthy? I suggest a full vet check first .... What is she being fed currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I too what like to know what is being considered as being under-weight. If the dog is healthy, energetic, doing well, etc. and is not so thin in complete disproportionate food portions -vs- energy, I prefer lean to fat. So if she's not too bad in terms of condition and she's otherwise healthy, I wouldn't worry too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furkidsforever Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Some just never do. First i would looking at what is feed * how much is feed. Age of dog activity level Is it skinny or is it long in loin which makes it look skinny Then consider a vet visit maybe Have seen the vet - no obvious problems. Age 15 months. Happy active dog, but not over-active. Her ribs can be felt. She has quite a square conformation - not overlong in the loin. She has a mixture of food, chicken, MyDog, vegies, dry food - the same proportion as the rest of the Yorkies this person has. Edited January 14, 2014 by Furkidsforever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) She may need something simple like no vegies and more chicken with skin/fat on ..or more dry .. a 'vetcheck' without bloodwork/urine tests can not find any internal probs .... However, it may be that she just needs slightly different food ... it is also hard to determine on this side of teh screen how skinny she is . She may be what I consider to be perfect .. ( being able to feel ribs is usually a good thing ) or she may be gaunt .. we cannot tell from your description ;) Edited January 14, 2014 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodoggies2001 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 One of my mini schnauzers years ago had a very healthy appetite but was really skinny. The vet suggested I administer digestive enzymes and that fixed his problem. I must add that he was a senior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 The diet isn't exactly putting on weight food .Just because the others get it doesn't mean it suits this dog . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 You say the ribs can be felt but can they be seen? My basset is slimmer than most show people keep their bassets but I do a lot of exercise with her and she is not skinny, just lean and I like her lean because I like to exercise her at a higher rate than many others might. I don't see her weight as a problem, in fact every vet we've seen has commented on her great condition. A lot of people see normal, healthy dogs as skinny so I'd want to be sure it wasn't simply a young, healthy lean dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodoggies2001 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 The problem with most people is that their dogs are overweight and the owners seem to think they're in good condition. I too like a lean dog. Me thinks a better situation all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Some of the tiny breeds can be very lightweight. Probably healthier than being the opposite. She would only need a small amount of food & small breeds often don't do well with too much fatty stuff. I would cut the vegetables a little & replace with a tablespoon of Farex baby food for 2 weeks & see if it makes any difference. Its good for fattening up pups & kittens quickly when needed. If dog is healthy, acts normal, eats etc I can't see the problem really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 The problem with most people is that their dogs are overweight and the owners seem to think they're in good condition. I too like a lean dog. Me thinks a better situation all round. DOL needs a "like" button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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