Putting Weight On A Dog Fast ?

[Silversnake 1,099]

Try mixing animal fat in mate..

Animal fat has worked a treat for me in the past for the exact same problem. Add it to its normal food and with the amount of work you are doing you should see results very quickly. I used beef fat but lamb or pork should work too. Atb.

[flynndog 543]

Cheers silversnake :-) ill try a bit in

[sandymere 8,263]

Calories burned need to be less than the calories consumed for weight to be gained. Two ways of going about this.

 

One

Fat has around twice the calories of protein or carbs so you can increase the calorific value of the food without dramatically increasing the size of the meals by adding fat. Any fat will do, animal or vegtable. Add a tablespoon or two onto the complete at every feed, good old lard or vegetable oil will do. It will take a while but slowly it should gain a little.

 

Two

Get some fatty meat and offer a little with a little pasta etc but not the complete, the 1^st reply gave some good examples or get some cheap mince, cheaper likely more fatty. If the dog refuses pick it up then the next day do the same, will start to eat soon enough. When it does continue with that for a few days then add in other stuff once its used to eating meat, pasta etc.

 

Either way will allow you to increase fat so calories and adapt to suit.

[desertbred 5,490]

What age is the bitch ? if she is 3/4 saluki then she will not fill her frame until at least 3 years old. Also saturated saluki,s and pures do not do well on a very high protein diet reduce the protein content or better still feed raw lamb ,mutton or chicken with brown bred rusk some minced veg and a spoon of suet in it pin bones usually are just visible and the last 3 ribs should be just visible don't get it looking like miss universe as salukis have different muscle structure to hounds. Once she is running fit then keep her fit by running and a two/three mile walk is plenty, they tend to keep condition well once you get them there,

Edited October 16, 2014 by desertbred

[skycat 6,174]

Ill just keep feeding her twice a day see if any change if not ill leave it how she is shes happy enough just not that nice to see hips like hers

Do you mean that you can see her pin bones: the pointy bits on top of her hips? As has already been said, if it's in her breeding, Saluki?, then she may not be of the type to look bulky at all. What is her breeding?

[flynndog 543]

Shes around 2 1/2 now and shes a chase x mona dog to a full saluki

[skycat 6,174]

There you go then: this sort of dog will always look 'bony' until you are used to them. I used to get all sorts of comments on my Saluki types: my favourite answer is that you don't see marathon runners looking like Linford Christie. Think Paula Radfcliffe: all long legs and bones. Those types, of humans as well as dogs, have a different sort of muscle to sprint runners, who look bulked up and bulging with muscle.

[flynndog 543]

Ivealways had saluki types but this is boniest ive had

[skycat 6,174]

A friend of mine had a mostly Saluki lurcher: the thing was like a skeleton, looked horrendous compared to most dogs, but she was never short of energy, could stay all day, and ran well into her old age. She would never eat more than exactly the amount she needed either. Even during the summer she never put on any weight,even though her owner had her on a good high carb diet tailored for that sort of dog.

[Black123 120]

My bitch the same mate and other two perfect if she won't put on weight just leave her see how she is after hard work mine works well atvb

[Dewclaw69 484]

up to a few months ago i had always fed dry grub and had never had an issue. my new dog just wouldn't put any weight on with the dry. changed to raw and the dog instantly started packing weight and muscle on. way easier than i thought it would be. the tog is in top condition now

[flynndog 543]

She gets ran very hard some days gruelling runs

[Fen fever 114]

Boil up some breast of lamb with some veg good scoop of biscuit she should put weight on if not also 3 weatabix with milk and raw egg every morn

[desertbred 5,490]

why boil up the breast of lamb ?if over boiled the veg looses its vitamin content and the ribs will become brittle better feed raw and make a gravy even from a stock cube to moisten the food.

[Silversnake 1,099]

 

Try mixing animal fat in mate..

Animal fat has worked a treat for me in the past for the exact same problem. Add it to its normal food and with the amount of work you are doing you should see results very quickly. I used beef fat but lamb or pork should work too. Atb.

I shouldnt say 'exact same problem' as I was putting weight on an underweight, very unfit pit. But the transformation was amazing as he went from a skinny, sorrowful looking animal to a strong powerful looking animal in 4-5 weeks. I then had to reduce (not stop) giving him fat to get him to a good working condition as with all the extra muscle/weight he would heat up quickly during hard work, which would not be good for a running dog. He also was not a fussy eater at all. I hope it all works out for you whatever you do.