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dabutcher
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« on: February 13, 2010, 02:43:54 pm » |
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i recently got a 2year old great dane that was pushed off of food by another dog constantly and was very emaciated. He ate well at first but has slowly become very picky or finicky, i guess. I've tried another brand of food and have even topped with canned food and mixed together well so he couldn't just eat the canned and leave the rest. Anyone have any suggestions as to what else to try?
I've tried Black Gold 24/20 and Diamond Naturals Extreme Athlete 34/25 (i think is the ratio). and have tried topping both of these with wet food. He needs to eat so he can put back on weight as he's still thin and lacks muscle mass. I'm open to any suggestions.
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olde sarge
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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2010, 06:06:00 pm » |
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dabutcher, have you talked to Joshua White? His Riddick stays thin as all get out and he has a hard time keeping any weight at all on him. He may have some thoughts and ideas from his experience with him. I just got a Dane/Boxer and she is real thin. She eats but not enough to gain weight much and have been wondering the same. John
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NT-HOGGIN
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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2010, 07:10:49 pm » |
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I don't know if this is a route you would like to take but one of my curs started acting like he was uninterested in food for about 5 days. I tried everything that I knew including wet food, cooked chicken breasts, you name it. Called the vet and she said bring him in. They gave him a an injection of Cerenia. Within 4hrs. of the injection he was eating like a horse and hasn't stopped yet. The injection was only $15. Well worth it for me. It may be an option for ya.
Rodney
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dabutcher
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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2010, 09:15:54 pm » |
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dabutcher, have you talked to Joshua White? His Riddick stays thin as all get out and he has a hard time keeping any weight at all on him. He may have some thoughts and ideas from his experience with him. I just got a Dane/Boxer and she is real thin. She eats but not enough to gain weight much and have been wondering the same. John
yeah. thanks. |
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dabutcher
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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2010, 09:20:48 pm » |
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I don't know if this is a route you would like to take but one of my curs started acting like he was uninterested in food for about 5 days. I tried everything that I knew including wet food, cooked chicken breasts, you name it. Called the vet and she said bring him in. They gave him a an injection of Cerenia. Within 4hrs. of the injection he was eating like a horse and hasn't stopped yet. The injection was only $15. Well worth it for me. It may be an option for ya.
Rodney
he has a vet appoinment on Wednesday. he's eating enough to sustain his current weight but he's thin. tomorrow is his last power dose worming. i haven't seen any worms expelled in the stool. i'll bring up the Cerenia though. Anything at this point would really be great. he's building muscle, he just doesn't have as much of an appetite as i would figure he'd have. maybe his stomach just shrank that much and he's not able to eat much at a time. IDK. find out wednesday though. i've been letting him eat free choice since i got him and he kinda grazes throughout the day but total intake may be around 4 cups maybe 5. I wouldn't think that would be adequate for a 120lb dog at a 24/20 or the extreme athlete. |
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