German Shorthaired Pointer Forum:
Help!! Weight Problem

Does anyone have any soggestions to help my little boy put some weight on. He is 6 months old, and I am having troubles keeping weight on him. Vet suggested putting him in his crate after he eats, so he don't run it off. But I can't stand him being kenneled when I'm home. Thanx

How underweight is he? How much is he eating and what kind of food? Is this a new problem?

He was at 35 pounds 2 weeks ago. He eats twice a day 2-3 cups each time and he eats Iams. He has always looked skinny, but the vet says he is fine. He weighs 3 pounds more thanour boitch that is 10 days younger, but she looks fuller than he does.

I have a six month old bitch who weighs 48 lbs and is not heavy. She is extremely muscled for her age. You can't compare dogs by numbers. Has he hit a recent growth spurt? If so he will gain again once he slows down. He may be a very slow maturing dog and will not muscle and gain rib spring or weight til 2 or 3 years of age. What do you know about his lines? In shepherds if we want to add weight, we add noodles with wet food. Don't drain noodles after cooking- let them absorb the water and starch you cooked out of them. After sitting a couple of minutes, add several spoons of wet food. Can you see hip bones, spine, ribs? If just a light shadow of ribs when moving, don't worry!