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How do you get a puppy to gain weight, or does he need to gain weight?

It appears right now at 15 weeks, Toby is approx 10 1/2 - 11in tall about 7+ lbs. We know he is going to be on the smaller side, but I feel like I can't get him to gain a good steady amount of weight :confused2:
 
He will gain, as long as he is not malnourished he will be fine. You do not want a "chunky" puppy. It is not good for their joints especially while their growth plates are open.

He does not sound thin by what youve written, may I ask why you think he is thin?
 
if you think getting weight on your sheltie pup is hard try keeping weight on a german shepherd pup! :lol: My 4.5 month old GSD looks like a poster pup for an animal cruelty show! SHe eats almost 5 cups of food plus treats and is still skinney. Vet says its normal for them to grow tall first then widen but jeesh I am tired of people asking if I feed her! :dead:
 
Lightplum said:
He will gain, as long as he is not malnourished he will be fine. You do not want a "chunky" puppy. It is not good for their joints especially while their growth plates are open.

He does not sound thin by what youve written, may I ask why you think he is thin?
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Thanks for the reassurance, I appreciate it! From what I read on the Sheltie growth scale, he seems a bit under weight, not too much, but by a 1/2-1lb. Seems from the time we got him at 8 weeks old he has stayed on the lean side.
 
Height/weight sounds right...it puts him right in the "in size" zone on the Pow graphs for height and weight at 15 weeks.

http://bowlingsite.mcf.com/size/size.html

Doesn't sound like there is any problems there. Try not to worry! Now for me; when Zoey did not gain any weight whatsoever for 3 weeks and weighed 2 lbs 10 ounces for forever (yeah, ok, not forever but for a month) THAT was cause for worry!
 
JessicaR said:
if you think getting weight on your sheltie pup is hard try keeping weight on a german shepherd pup! :lol: My 4.5 month old GSD looks like a poster pup for an animal cruelty show! SHe eats almost 5 cups of food plus treats and is still skinney. Vet says its normal for them to grow tall first then widen but jeesh I am tired of people asking if I feed her! :dead:
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Wow, a GSD pup plus Shelties, now there's a good mix for you :smile2:. Is it that our pups are so active, the food we feed them, what is it that keeps them on the thin side?

I mean I guess it's better for them to be thin than always having to battle weight gain :rolleyes2:
 
granite said:
Height/weight sounds right...it puts him right in the "in size" zone on the Pow graphs for height and weight at 15 weeks.

http://bowlingsite.mcf.com/size/size.html

Doesn't sound like there is any problems there. Try not to worry! Now for me; when Zoey did not gain any weight whatsoever for 3 weeks and weighed 2 lbs 10 ounces for forever (yeah, ok, not forever but for a month) THAT was cause for worry!
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Awww, little Zoey! A month, shoot a couple of weeks feels like forever when no matter what you do they don't gain weight. I was worried one time between Toby feeling thin and having on and off again soft stools that perhaps he had parasites or something. Thankfully no, but he still poops 3-4x a day, but the stool is normal.

Is or can food be a contributor to not gaining enough weight :confused2:
 
I wish you could feel Birch right now. Beanpole. If he didn't have so much fluff he would look so skinny. He is lean but has a great muscle base which in my opinion is more important.

I saw his sister Willow(former Juniper) today and before I saw her, her owner was saying how skinny she was. Once I saw her and put my hands on her , I told her she was fat compared to Birch.

The height/weight doesn't sounds that far off for his age.
 
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