gundogbob 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 hi all i have a six mounth old patterdale bitch that is very skinny and you can see all her ribs and spine i have wormed her and feed her well on chudlys puppy dry food and even tried her oon an adult food but she remain s the same she is livley and bright just wonderd if eny one else has had this and what can ido with her before i decide to take her to the vet eny help appricheated maby this is normal but it is quite enbarissing when other people see her as they think i am not feeding her but she is well looked after---------------------------------------- many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 is she kept outside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gundogbob 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 is she kept outside hi she is kept in the house Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 all i can think of unless she has some underlying problem is she isnt getting enough food ,try feeding her twice aday ,plus does she empy the dish when you feed her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gundogbob 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 all i can think of unless she has some underlying problem is she isnt getting enough food ,try feeding her twice aday ,plus does she empy the dish when you feed her hi i have been feeding her twice a day and when she eats she goes at it like she hasent been fed for days and she is constantly after food that why i thought it was worms but still the same after pill about 8 days ago mabey i should get her in to the vet for a look thanks for your advice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hagar 5 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 take her to the vets mate, there is a condition i think its called canine immune deficiengy syndrome, a freind had a bulldog with it , dont matter what you do it wont put weight on , it may not be this but best get the vet to be sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gundogbob 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 take her to the vets mate, there is a condition i think its called canine immune deficiengy syndrome, a freind had a bulldog with it , dont matter what you do it wont put weight on , it may not be this but best get the vet to be sure hi did the vet get get your mates dog sorted out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hob&Jill 258 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 No offence mate but it dosent take a genius to see that if the pup is eating well and isnt putting on any weight then there is something up with it. Get it to the vets asap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hagar 5 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 take her to the vets mate, there is a condition i think its called canine immune deficiengy syndrome, a freind had a bulldog with it , dont matter what you do it wont put weight on , it may not be this but best get the vet to be sure hi did the vet get get your mates dog sorted out it was responding to treatment tho there is no cure as such , then at about six years old it took a real bad turn for the worse got so weak it could hardly stand so was pts, i not saying that is what is wrong with yours but get it to vet asap ,hope all turns out ok keep us informed atb phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 feed the dog 3 times a day and feed breast of lamb , ox hearts etc feed all she will eat if she eats it all give her more but don t go silly with it little and often is the key plenty of fatty meat or chicken carcases should do the trick, in this cold wheather with a lot of exercise she will be burning up loads of cal s etc just jeeping warm will burn fat like you wouldn t believe, lots of little and often thats the key Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 feed the dog 3 times a day and feed breast of lamb , ox hearts etc feed all she will eat if she eats it all give her more but don t go silly with it little and often is the key plenty of fatty meat or chicken carcases should do the trick, in this cold wheather with a lot of exercise she will be burning up loads of cal s etc just jeeping warm will burn fat like you wouldn t believe, lots of little and often thats the key same advice from me as toppers .. try soaking your dry puppy food and add boiled pasta and rice aswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gundogbob 1 Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 take her to the vets mate, there is a condition i think its called canine immune deficiengy syndrome, a freind had a bulldog with it , dont matter what you do it wont put weight on , it may not be this but best get the vet to be sure hi did the vet get get your mates dog sorted out it was responding to treatment tho there is no cure as such , then at about six years old it took a real bad turn for the worse got so weak it could hardly stand so was pts, i not saying that is what is wrong with yours but get it to vet asap ,hope all turns out ok keep us informed atb phil hi took dog to vet and he gave me another worm pill gave her that now she is comming on fine looking mutch better just glad it was not to serious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike@NYorks 1 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Thats good news mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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