food: need of weight gain and sensitivity with new rescue
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| Welcome to the forum from not too far away in Ferndale!
Do you know what he was eating before? What have you been trying to feed him now? That might make it easier for us to make recommendations if we know what isn't working for you. No matter what you find to work for him, I'd just increase the amount until he gains weight and scale it back once he's maintaining a healthy weight. You don't want him to chub out too fast.  |
| Try Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach. Especially if he is having any digestive problems. |
| Hi I had same problem with one of my sheepies a couple of years ago.When I got her she would not eat nothing except milk bones. what I did was crushed up the milk bones and mixed it with what the last owner fead her.She basicaly would not eat for 2 months. Her littermate was same way when she was rehomed also.Acording to the vet he said said that eventualy she would get hungry enough that she would eat.Hope your sheepie gets well adjusted and starts eating. |
| If you can give him what he had before, and gradually switch her to a food you prefer, try that. If there are no intestinal parasites, it could merely be the stress of change, and that it will settle down of its own accord on its own.
I have a pretty skinny boy who simply is not a big eater. Sometimes what I do is to crumble a dried liver treat over his food, so he has to dig into his food to get some of the treat. My first OES was prone to colitis, and whenever he seemed to be getting a bout, I would switch him to chicken and rice (home done, carefully picking the chicken from the bone). We used to joke that he would get the runs on purpose just to get chicken and rice, one of his favorites. Other treats that I have given are baked chicken livers--lots of scent to tempt the tummy. But really, I think that just letting him settle in and not making a big issue over food will be a good idea, since the vet is giving a clean bill of health. |
| I don't know if your dog can handle peanut butter or not but you should try it. My dog will do anything for peanut butter. I put it in her kong. You can mix it in with the food and your dog will probably eat what ever food you give it. I think my puppy had soft stool the first few times I gave her the peanut butter and then she got better.
Go to the pet stores and look for foods saying that they are for sensitive stomachs and another good thing to look for are the ones that promise firmer stools. Nutro max and nurto natural have foods for firmer stools and for sensitive stomachs. I have heard great things about the Pro plan for sensitive stomachs, like someone else mentioned. I haven't tried pro-plan yet because mine is still a puppy so I do not know first hand. Good luck! |
| Be patient. If internal bugs aren't to blame the pup may have some food sensitivities you'll have to discover. Refusal to eat is just as important as squirting out the back end as a problem indicator.
Skinny isn't all that bad, better than obese. In time you two will work something out. Try some probiotics along with whatever you can get him to eat......maybe they will help settle the tummy. Been there, know how frustrating it is. |
| My sheepie has a very delicate digestive tract and was prone to loose stools. He has been on Purina One Sensitive Systems for some time now and doing very well. There is very little "filler" which decreases the volume of the stool.
Unless your sheepie is grossly underweight I wouldn't do anything to make him gain. Time and a well balanced diet will take care of weight issues. While high caolorie treats may put weight on him faster they may also cause more stomach upset and ultiamtely create eating problems. I would chose a calorie dense food and feed him twice a day. |
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