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Answer by Iggy
Submitted on 6/24/2004
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Crystal, what kind of food are you feeding your pooch? Four cups in the morning (I'm guessing a roughly equal amount in the evening?) sounds excessive to me. My hundred pound dogs only need 3-3.5 cups a day. Worms could be a possibility as well. Your dog should probably be on a de-wormer anyway to prevent heartworm. I also have a question in the same vein of this thread--the animal shelter where I volunteer has one dog who is very high energy and rapidly losing weight. Three weeks ago, she was about 54 pounds. Now she's down to 46. Her ribs are visible (she's not emaciated, but she is too thin). What types of things can she get that will help her put on some weight?

Answer by blackviolet
Submitted on 8/27/2005
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My dog is only a year and a half old and has been losing weight. I've taken him to the vet, and spent about $800 worth of every test short of a biopsy, and they can't figure out what's wrong with him. Every test shows him to be in perfect health. We changed to a really kickass expensive food, and that hasn't helped, either. He is more than 20 lbs underweight, but he acts like he feels fine. He is really energetic, but he always has been, and never used to have this problem. He had a parasite, Giardia, that started the initial weight loss. They gave him medication, and he gained back some weight, and levelled out. He has begun losing more weight again, and they have taken about 4 more stool samples, all of which have came up negative for parasites. At this point, I can't afford to do more testing for a while, and he isn't acting sick, but I'm scared to death that if we don't figure it out soon, he's going to waste away to nothing. The only thing I can think of as a temporary solution is some sort of weight gain supplement for dogs. Is there one?

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Question by Dog lover
Submitted on 11/14/2003
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Can you get a weight gain supplement for dogs

Answer by Jessica
Submitted on 11/14/2003
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I am not sure, but for Pitt Bulls a lot of excerise and a good diet is the best thing for them. If you want them to be strong there are several different excercise roiutines you can find in training books. Pitt Bulls however are very muscular as it is. Feeding them a dog food which contains lamb and rice.

Answer by crystal
Submitted on 12/22/2003
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my pet has been loosing weight despite feeding him twice a day. we feed him about four cups in the morning and then again at night. sometimes he gets extra from the dinner table. I was wondering if you could tell me if he sounds like he has worms.

Answer by Reds
Submitted on 1/3/2004
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I suggest that you get your dog to the vet ASAP your buddy could be sick. It sounds like something serious like diabeties or Cancer I don't want to upset you but, if your dog is losing wieght like that you really need to get him/her checked out and fast!!!!!

Answer by Slimm
Submitted on 1/21/2004
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Tapeworms from scraps suggestion.

Answer by moondog
Submitted on 2/6/2004
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puppychow; supplements sould be administered by a vet

Answer by norml
Submitted on 5/2/2004
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i just leave a full bowl of dry dog food out at all times and she seems to gain weight in musle nicely being 8 months old she weights 72 pounds

Answer by multichick
Submitted on 5/7/2004
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Nurish-um Supplement... I haven't tried it yet, but just ordered 6 tubes for my 10-year-old Schnoodle. The product description says: "A highly palatable and tasty food supplement especially formulated with attractive aniseed flavor for dogs. It will help your pet increase weight gain and stimulate appetite. Nurish-um is beneficial when your pet is not eating a sufficient quantity of food after illness or when recovering from surgery. Nurish-um provides a high vitamin supplement which makes your dog look and feel good. Great for use before showing to give dogs increased energy." --multichick

Answer by macker
Submitted on 5/27/2004
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i give my do a calcium supplement and something called quinua and kiwicha. Their grains from south america which are incredibly high in protein and in vitamins. one of my dogos is 10 months old and weighs about 95 pounds, all muscle. Exercise is also very important for weight development.

Answer by roxey
Submitted on 9/18/2004
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i have a one year old rottwiler dog who finds it very hard to put on weight and is slimer than my other two rottwilers (a 4year old female and a 8month old male)he is wormed every 8weeks and is fed twice a day and walked everyday.is there any supplement you could recomend for him?

Answer by Todd
Submitted on 11/2/2004
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I have a dog that will not gain weight. I don't know how to get him to eat. The vet says he has been bitten by something cause there is knot on his neck and toxin in his blood. He also stated that he cant help the dog until it gains weight so he can actually have the stamina to make it through the test? Does anyone know how to do that?

Answer by britney
Submitted on 11/12/2004
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my dog seems to be incredably skinny any suggestions on how to help her gain weight?

Answer by jamiea320
Submitted on 12/2/2004
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I have a 2 year old female Olde English Bulldog ,we had a tragedy , and her brother of 8 years old was killed , she mourned and didn't eat for days , she was vomiting too . lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks , Skinny! I got on line for an herbal remedy , WormGuard for dogs , says it flushes out system and helps with worms and appetite too . She has gaines 3 pounds back after only a week and half of being on it . It is a company i found online out of Malvern , Ar. if interested email me @jamiea320@aol.com . don;t want to do free advertisment for them .

Answer by Azaria
Submitted on 3/18/2005
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Try Blackwoods dog food, its like dog steroids (omega 9 fats and protien)....I start my pit puppies on it around 5-6 weeks old, and you they double their weight in 2 weeks, I have a Dalmatian also she weighs 120lbs and is MUCH bigger than dogs of her breed.

Answer by Terisluvbug
Submitted on 5/8/2005
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my mastiff is 8months old and weighs 75-80lbs. i give her 8cups of dry food a day pluse 2 pedagree wet food. it still seems like she's small. is it because she is so tall??she can't fit under our dinner table any more.

Answer by erica
Submitted on 1/25/2006
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I HAVE A FEMALE GERMANSHEPHERD SHE IS VERY PICKE EATER.FIRST SHE WAS ON ROYAL CANIN GERMANSHEPHERD DOG FOOD.NOW I SWITCH HER SHE IS ON IAMS DOG FOOD IF ANY ONE HAS IDEAS TO PUT WEIGHT ON HER PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANK YOU SO MUCH ERICA

Answer by DINGLE FUK
Submitted on 9/22/2006
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FEED THEM CREATEEN AND LET THEM DRINK LOTS OF BEER.

Answer by earl jr
Submitted on 5/17/2005
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shoot it

Answer by Canadiandogs
Submitted on 9/12/2005
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I was asking the same question about my pointers. I was told to go to the co-op and feed calf meal and feed to plump them up. Haven't tried but nothing (chicken, beef, pasta,oatmeal) seems to work..

Answer by gunsmoke
Submitted on 10/8/2005
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macker, where can i get these grains you are talking about? Crystal, the problem you are experiencing with the weight lose thing definitely sounds like worms. try worming the dog for two to three days or as needed after that than once every two to three months.

Answer by jones
Submitted on 10/27/2005
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exercise gets a dog to get bigger? like fuller in size? cause i had a pitbull that was messed up skinny when i got him from him owners and weighed 36 at 9 months. i dont know how much he weighs now, but i get crap all the time cause " he doesnt look like a pit "

Answer by Jessica
Submitted on 11/20/2005
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I haven't been feeding my dog for a while until now and I am really worried because she doest like to eat a lot of dog food unless it has meat in it and I want to know if there are a kind of food that will make her gain weight

Answer by destkyle
Submitted on 11/29/2005
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I have a boxer male he is approximatly 1 year old I dont know anything about where he came from or his exact age but he is under weight and i feed him well food with no byproducts and lots of treats but he doesnt gain hes on heartworm meds and got all his shots but he just seems so skinny to me the vet never really suggest much

Answer by Red
Submitted on 12/19/2005
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I somewhat have a question i have a 9 month old pitbull and very concern about his weight dropping down he is losing weight and i feed him iams fisrt his weight was good know he look as if well he is starting to look skinny is there something that i can give him to help him keep his weight up if so could you give me some suggestion please thankyou i would like that very much.

Answer by doglover05
Submitted on 1/7/2006
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how to get my dog to gain lots of weight

Answer by kate-lynn thurman
Submitted on 3/24/2006
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my dog Jackson has no worms but his ribs are showing. i am very worried. he eats fine and normal. also he gets scraps from the table. i looked at his poop to look for worms{vet told me to do that} and it looked normal. i need help. Jackson is a beagle. i need big help

Answer by elcolombianodqnz
Submitted on 4/6/2006
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where can i buy the food "quinua and kiwicha" online? can someone please help me with that!!!

Answer by phil
Submitted on 4/23/2006
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my dog wont eat help!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer by Nine
Submitted on 5/3/2006
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I actually am haveing problems with my dog, He is 1 year old, he doesnt have worms(I have him on all the heart and worm care med. my vet told me to buy..) he goes to see them on the 15th, I know he is underweight, he weighs like 39lbs or sommin similar, I feed him a cup in the morning and a cup at night. He is a very hyper dog and just seems to burn all the fat away, I thing i'll try that nurish um thing...

Answer by Marta
Submitted on 8/13/2006
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Is it bad to mix dry food with meats. I have two pits and i cant seem to find a food that they like to eat. They ate the mix food for about a week and now they wont even touch it. WHat should i do???

Answer by avi
Submitted on 9/15/2006
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i feed my dog a mixture of food, i feed her dog chow iams and kibbles and bits .. ihave a husky that just seems to be losing so much weight ... so im looking 4 a realy good type of weight gaining food know any?

Answer by Dannielle
Submitted on 9/16/2006
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My dog hasn't been eating when i amnot around and she has loss a lot of weight what should i do?

Answer by sheperd smart
Submitted on 9/20/2006
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I have the same weight loss problem with my 3yr old german sheperd. She doesn't have worms, but i'mgetting her checked for diabetes mellitius. You might want to get your dog checked for thyroid problems HYPOTHYROIDISM! as well. Good luck

Answer by nintendo
Submitted on 10/16/2006
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hey what kind of dog u have macker?

Answer by proj
Submitted on 11/7/2006
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question if i feed my dog puppy chow he will gain weight he is about 35 pounds

Answer by carmen
Submitted on 11/22/2006
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i also have a pit bull he is a fawn blue male he is about 4 months now and weighs 30-35 pounds it sound right but he is pretty tall and should be way fatter.the doctor says hes ok but i feed him all he wants like the doc says and he gets fat for a few hours then goes back to being thinner.hes not too small but i think we would both prefer a fatter pit.well i looked up 1 thing you could try too. www.NUVET.COM LET ME KNOW IF YOUR PUP IS GETTING ANY BETTER.

Answer by bubba
Submitted on 12/9/2006
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I have a 15 month old chihuahua/papilion mix who only weighs 7lbs he doesnt eat very much and im trying to get him to gain weight does anyone have any ideas.