How can you get a dog to gain weight?

[GRLMGC]

We're taking care of a dog and he's pretty skinny. He eats a lot and he eats regularly. Is it the dry food? Is canned food better?

[Not_Giving_Up]

1. Tapeworm?

Maybe he's not gaining weight because he has tapeworms. What kind of dog is it?

[GRLMGC]

4. I think he's half chihuahua

I'm not sure about the other half but he kind of looks like a dachshund.

[ET Awful]

2. Feed him at least 2 Freepers a day.

I hear they're very fattening :)

[Dr.Phool]

8. Don't do that!!!

They'll give him the shits!

[Worst Username Ever]

9. Too much cholesterol in them things

They'll clog ya. Pork rind diets do that.

[Pirate Smile]

3. Have three kids that leave their snacks around the house low enough

for him to get to.

Warning - He may become obese.

How do you get a dog to lose weight?

P.S. Talk to the vet.

[hippiechick]

5. cold cuts, mighty dog, cheese cubes ....

Dry dog food will keep him 'in shape'.

Add a tablespoon or two of moist to the dry and watch the puppy start to expand !! Hippiedog Hank was a Dog Chow dog for a long time, until he had surgery and wouldn't eat ... the vet encouraged me to mix the moist in with the dry to pique his interest and now he won't eat anything else.

He's gained 15 lbs in 2 years, which is an incredible lot for a dog.



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[Fiona]

6. Marry him

n/t

[ClintonTyree]

7. A Dog that eats well and often.............

should not be overly thin unless it's inherent to it's breed. (Whippet, Greyhound etc.) I'd wait until it's owner returned and ask a few questions about whether it's been wormed etc.
Dogs will usually eat everything you give them, they're natural born gluttons.

[Deja Q]

10. By eating a few of these morsels?

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