My bitch isnt keeping or putting weight on

[wardman 49]

Yer lads thAnks for help i think ill try some diff wormers and chuck a bit of tripe in with what im giving her cheers lads

[Dan McDonough 560]

Whenever I have a dog that isn't putting on weight but everything else seems to be in order it's nearly alway coccidiosis. The folks raising poultry and cattle know all about it. I'm in the US so I don't know if the drug names are the same but you can ask a farmer what they use for that. It comes from birds so it's everywhere. The treatments folks use around here are Albon or sulfadimethoxide. I give the same doses as I would for treating chickens. I use the sulfadimethoxide and just pour it in their drinking water and only let them have that for 10 days. I knew nothing about it but a friend clued me in on it and I've never had problems with keeeping weight on dogs since.

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

Coccidiosis would affect pups more so than adult dogs, in poultry you would treat this with baytril/tylan/aureomycin which are broad spectrum antibiotics, the easiest similar antibiotic to this suitable for dogs would be synulox but im not advocating overuse of antibiotics either. Play it by ear she could just have high metabolism and need a bit more fat in her diet

[arcticgun 4,548]

Ive always changed my wormer at least once a year, just so as they dont build up any tolerence to it. Some dogs are just built that way is another thing to bear in mind, same way with humans, the thinner of my two eats far more than the heavier dog, and neither is a picky eater, just the way they are, saying that Im always trying to put weight on him, but rather it was muscle than fat lol likely he just meant to be that way,

[morton 5,368]

Some dogs,depending on breeding,just don,t carry weight the same as others.If everything else is in place,worming,feeding and accomadation,then don,t worry unduly,if the mutt is seriously underweight then a trip to a decent vet will solve any underlying problems.If the dog is otherwise healthy,fit and lean,i would,nt worry to much.Lamb ribs and green tripe do help to cover bones.The amount of exercise the dog receives will play a major part in the weight gain,or loss.

[running addiction 207]

Get a pic up wardman some saluki types don't carry any fat especially those thrown to the saluki side..how's your others looking if they wormed out and fed well then that's how she is got one here exactly the same

[robwelsh 354]

Most people think because its a running dog it needs shit loads of miles to get it fit, an it isn't the case. I don't know what excersise routine u have so I can't comment. Feed after about 20-30mins from getting in ..carbs are shit for keeping weight, protein an animal fat is the bollocks as their carnivores. The age is a big part, as mine when fat, lean and grew, then fat, the lean an grew again etc then levelled out lol Atb

[Dan McDonough 560]

I have not had much for problems with pups getting cocci. Here, it's usually the young adults. I raise and train around twenty dogs a year and have raised and trained over 40 dogs a year...so I go through quite a few. Once in a while one of the older dogs will need touching up for cocci but not very often.

[Guest Aardvark]

to much protein cuts the dog in chickens full of it as is rabbit an your dry meals prob over 20%....change the meal an feed tripe an beef

[gorger 977]

Did the dog always have bit of a back on it. If so when did you see change have you got it checked by vet my mate had dog last season same prob tryd everythg took it to vet it had serious tonsilitis they were rotten got them taken out dog perfect. If you wormed then tryed good antibotic I wud go to vet if you get all clear then its a food prob try boiled liver full iron put plenty weight on.

[wardman 49]

Well im guna try what some of lads have said if not ill take her to vets i just want a strong back on her. Will get a pic on later

[reddawn 2,173]

Well im guna try what some of lads have said if not ill take her to vets i just want a strong back on her. Will get a pic on later

 

 

 

any recent pics??

[robwelsh 354]

to much protein cuts the dog in chickens full of it as is rabbit an your dry meals prob over 20%....change the meal an feed tripe an beef

I don't get what you said at the beginning

[Millet 4,497]

If you look at a lot of the heavily based saluki crosses you will find very few of them carry a lot of weight..they are the long distance runner's in the dog world..just look at the human equivelant..they are as skinny as a rake.. ...if she is fit and eating well i would not be worried..

[paulus 26]

if it looks like this then worry otherwise dont