tomas 9 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I have a young whippet 14month old that has come down. With a fever and a high temp took him to vets who gave him an antinflatry and antibiotic jab he's picked up a lot I'm now needing to put weight back on him I feed him a complete food which is 22% protine and has rice and chicken mince with it iv found it hard to keep weight on him can people give me ideas on how to get him to gain weight ta tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,519 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Try sticking a coat on him and some more fat in his grub. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parkstone 24 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 put some beef fat (suet) in his food each meal, or get him some breast of lamb, as he needs good quality fat to build himself back up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomas 9 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Ta for your. Advice he was a pain to keep weight on in the first place before he came down with the fever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BOLIO1 1,078 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Just wonder if your vet has considered rhabdomiolysis.......some city vets may not.....? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomas 9 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 What is it he has picked up a lot but. He's lost. Muscle content as well as weight I think he's out of the woods but looks like a worm riden dog there is. Pics on the lurcher section before http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s419/tomas172/?action=view¤t=IMG-20120830-00006.jpg and another before losing weight he's a pain to keep weight. On as it is and now how he looks now http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s419/tomas172/?action=view¤t=IMG-20130326-00035_zps46769ef0.jpg and another http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s419/tomas172/?action=view¤t=IMG-20130326-00036_zpsd36212a9.jpg hed jabs are due but him being ill I can't give him them. I want my side surfing pain in the arse back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Country Joe 1,411 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 My Whippet is doing well on this feeding regime, stools solid. 1lb of raw meat, Lamb, beef or chicken, from Durham Animal Feeds or Ferreted rabbit, fed raw. A good handful of Gain 20 percent, grated carrot, and spinach. 2.5 oz Gain multivit. A blob of lard, melted in microwave, and poured over Gains. Oily fish with tomato sauce once a week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomas 9 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Iv just bought him some trip and got some higher % complete food to try him on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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