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Offline highside74

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1 yo lab to thin, help
« on: August 14, 2013, 09:45:50 PM »
My lab is not putting on weight. I can see his vertebrae and hip bones. I feed him at the top of the recommended serving chart on the back of the bag. He is fed Nutra nuggets. He is active and happy. He will fetch until exhaustion. What gives? Thanks

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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 09:51:20 PM »
Start adding a cup of cottage cheese or a cup of plain yogurt once a day to his food. That's what my vet told us accept we had to pay 40$ to hear it.  :tup:
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2013, 09:57:40 PM »
I would start feeding him half a can of wet dog food with his dry food. We feed our dog dynamite dog food from Costco and she has packed on the pounds from it. (Not huge but no more ribs)

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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2013, 10:01:43 PM »
Worms?

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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2013, 10:04:03 PM »
 :yeah:. my vet says never give your dog dairy can cause intestinal issues with some dogs (not breeds just dogs in general)
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2013, 10:07:41 PM »
Deworm,and add a half a cup per meal of the same chow he is allready eating until you notice getting thicker and be sure he is still pooping like he she should  :tup:
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2013, 10:09:21 PM »
:yeah:. my vet says never give your dog dairy can cause intestinal issues with some dogs (not breeds just dogs in general)

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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2013, 10:18:48 PM »
I will deworm and raise his feed for a bit. Thanks.
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2013, 10:23:25 PM »
my dog got parvo when she was a pup the vet said to mix her food with yogurt or cottage cheese to help put weight back on, and there is a enzyme that parvo destroys in there stomach. we have been giving cottage cheese and yogurt to all three of our dogs now for 2 years i doubt it's bad for them. I am sure we would have known by now. And like norsepeak said check for worms.
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2013, 11:02:40 PM »
I will deworm and raise his feed fir a bit. Thanks.

I would deworm.

Then look at his dogfood. What kind is it? Nutra Nuggets had Kcals per listed on the back. Compare that to other dog foods.

If you are feeding the Lamb and Rice and feeding 5 cups a day or more, time to change the dog food.

The kcals on the nutra nuggets L & r is 340 kcals. That is not enough for most growing dogs. So......

What I have done, is feed my young boys, 2 cups of L & R and 2 cups of Puppy. Nutra Nuggets Puppy has 440 Kcals per cup. So with 4 cups of dogfood, I have essentially added 3/4 cup more of food without actually ADDING any more kibble.

Too much food, and some will not get digested and will just run through him.

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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2013, 06:56:53 AM »
Take a stool sample to your vet and if the dog has worms you'll worm for the right one's. Ya might get the dog a check up at the same time.
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2013, 07:13:18 AM »
What's the nutrition info on the bag?
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2013, 10:37:12 AM »
What's the nutrition info on the bag?

In my opinion its pretty good not alot of filler. Light on the calories though 340kcals per cup

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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2013, 10:41:38 AM »
What's the nutrition info on the bag?

In my opinion its pretty good not alot of filler. Light on the calories though 340kcals per cup

Post up the actual nutritional info(fat, protein, etc %'s) and how much you're feeding and you'll get some more input I bet.
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Re: 1 yo lab to thin, help
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2013, 10:43:13 AM »
I had a dog that could keep from getting worms she was always skinny and ate so much you could see her belly distended usually but she looked like skin and bones.  Eventually had to put her down it started to affect other aspects of her health.  Hope you can figure it out good luck.
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