What is Best To Put Wieght On

[sixhills 69]

Hi I have a 12 month ESS and she looks a bit slim i have been looking to put a bit of weight on her and have been told to look at foods with a high Protien and Oil level is This Right?? any advice would be greatfull.

 

Thanks Nigel

[beltabout]

Are you able to feed raw bones and meat?

 

If you are google BARF - Bones and raw food

 

or look www.ukbarfclub.co.uk

[decoying mad]

my working lurchers go on 28 percent dry food over winter mixed with chicken and tuna

 

and i give them a cooked pigs hock once a week which gives them an immaculate coat over winter

 

weetabix milk and eggs for breakfast

[Albertan_J]

Send it over to my lasses grans on a sunday

[lspencer]

I find that kebabs, pizza's and the chippy seem to work a treat with me! Or alternatively i find 'Meat & Bone' protein mix superb, eggs and fresh mackerel.

[markbivvy]

is the dog wormed regular.

[ziplex]

is the dog wormed regular.

 

If so, a mate of mine had a Springer which was very lean/wormed regularly, additional to her usual dry food mix he gave her rice pudding out of a tin for a while and that seemed to put some fat on her skinny frame...some dogs may not take to it but it's worth a try.

[Mungler]

Marry it

[KennyB]

dont worry to much mate,its not unusual for a young springer to be on the lean side its just coming out of is puppy stage as long as its getting a good diet she will fill out in time, see the difference in a years time when its fully grown and its muscles have developed,

 

atb kenny

Edited November 25, 2010 by KennyB

[Bazooka Joe]

Marry it

 

Quite true

 

Down side....you have to feed it...!!

Edited November 24, 2010 by Bazooka Joe

[apache]

and i give them a cooked pigs hock once a week which gives them an immaculate coat over winter

Off the bone! Never give a dog cooked bones.

 

Use a working dog food, feed more of it or revert back to puppy food.

[activeviii]

Off the bone! Never give a dog cooked bones.

 

Use a working dog food, feed more of it or revert back to puppy food.

 

 

^^^ what he said ^^^

 

Also add a good quality fish oil. I use wild salmon oil, higher in omega 3 & 6. good on the coat and skin as well as helps with the eczema but also good for putting the weight on. i was feeding fish in sunflower oil but was told on more than one occasion that Salmon oil was better and wild was better still than farmed.

[Paul in North Lincs.]

carbohydrates for adding weight...protein for adding muscle.

 

Pasta, bread, potatoe - with fatten a dog up in no time. Oh - and a good dose of worming tablets helps on occasions ;-)

[WGD]

feed more of it

 

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[sixhills 69]

Thanks

The dog is on a working dog food 28% protien An 15% oil i like dried food, she has been wormed she has lots of muscle and is very strong, i as a bit wooried that you can see her ribs.

She has grown longer and taller since i have had her( 3 months) but just thought she may have started to fill out a bit by now

[WGD]

Rule of thumb for spaniels, 1 year up, 1 year out - she'll start to thicken up a bit over the next year and some are just skinny dogs.

[al4x]

its also better within reason to be thinner than over weight.

[Fatcatsplat]

I've found that chips, beer, pasties and cream cakes have helped for me

[darren m]

add some tripe , freeflow bags from pet or agre feed store £3.50 lasts my 2 a week+ added to there complete dried feed .