advice wanted please

[welshgirl09 1]

i have recently had this 7 month old bullxgreyhound pup given to me neglected and really thin i have put most of the weight put back on him but his pins are still showing and his bones at the top of his back legs are still showing im walking him everyday but they dont seem to be improving can u give me any advice on how to improve his condition please

any information would be greatly appreciated

Here are pictures of him(the brindle one) and my other bullx lurcher

Edited August 3, 2009 by welshgirl09

[Guest fence_hopper]

don't worry about it. go to the butchers ask them for some scraps they want to get rid of the end of the day or if its possible try get some tripe but dont pay over the odds for it. if you cant do that just make sure he's getting a good quality biscuits, he sounds fine to me the end of the day he's not a labradour so should be lean..alb al

Edited August 3, 2009 by fence_hopper

[Guest lurchers&terriers]

some people may laugh at me because its not a matco thing to say but go to pets at home and buy a few tubes of something called nurish um and squirt it on his dinner every time hes fed. also make sure your feeding enough to compensate for the exercise your giving. i find feeding little and often will be better than big meals. also make sure hes been wormed. plenty of road walks (nice long ones) buy some of that stuff to put on his dinner and feed little and often but make sure you up his feed if you up his exercise. that's my advice anyway

[skycat 6,173]

A pup of that age is still growing and as the large bones (leg bones) are the last to finish growing, he will still appear to be a bit over boned, especially if he has been neglected.

 

From experience and highly reccomended by people who have tried this: lots of red meat and Vitamin C tablets (100mg daily). I know that dogs make their own VitC but apparently it helps to boost the conversion of protein to growing ability, to put it simply.

 

Lose the biscuit if you really want to make a difference and put the dog on a raw diet: plenty of info on here or Google BARF.

[ribb 15]

fire as much tripe,pasta good complete meal as you can into him

[welshgirl09 1]

fire as much tripe,pasta good complete meal as you can into him

Thanks very much

[Guest lurchers&terriers]

just noticed its only 7 months. in that case time will see the weight on. not to worry

[welshgirl09 1]

I think that i want it to happen too quick aswell because when im walking him I have people coming on to me saying "that dog is thin" or "that dog could do with a bowl of food" and its because hes a really racey type and its noticeable and most of the people havent got a clue what they are talking about.

[skycat 6,173]

fire as much tripe,pasta good complete meal as you can into him

 

 

Tripe is low in protein, as is pasta: protein is needed for correct growth: tripe and pasta will put on weight but not the right sort of weight: you want the dog to grow strong bones and muscles, not put on fat.

 

If you really cannot feed raw then buy the very best complete food possible: that means it will cost over £30 per 15kilo bag. Anything cheaper has cereal as the main ingredients. Look on the side of the bag under 'ingredients'. The first ingredient listed is the one there is most of.

[Guest lurchers&terriers]

<br />I think that i want it to happen too quick aswell because when im walking him I have people coming on to me saying "that dog is thin" or "that dog could do with a bowl of food" and its because hes a really racey type and its noticeable and most of the people havent got a clue what they are talking about.<br />

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do you have a pic of the dog?

[Guest Countryboyo]

Plenty mince and rabbit. slow process dont try and push it too much. As skycat said try put on the right kind of weight. fat is no good.

[Simoman 110]

Listen to skycats advice.............

[awen 29]

cheap chicken wings from supermarket about £1.20 a pack and anything you can get from butcher fat meat bones, if theres alot of bones boil it down well then cool it and becomes like gelotine then put em in the ice cube trays in the freezer and add a couple each day, scraps from the fishmongers you can do the same i usually give it too em as a soup once a week, hope it helps pal

[sandymere 8,263]

Without a picture it is difficult to give definate advice but in general a couple of meals a day, sensible exercise and time. Variety in the diet but add in new things gradually, carbs such as pasta have as many calories a meat but adding a little extra protien into the diet such as cooked or raw will aid lean tissue growth if it is necs, again without photo it hard to tell. I wouldn't throw in lots of suppliments as a varied diet should give what you need.

Good luck s.

[welshgirl09 1]

<br />I think that i want it to happen too quick aswell because when im walking him I have people coming on to me saying "that dog is thin" or "that dog could do with a bowl of food" and its because hes a really racey type and its noticeable and most of the people havent got a clue what they are talking about.<br />

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do you have a pic of the dog?

 

i will try to get a picture up of him

hes the brindle one

Edited August 3, 2009 by welshgirl09