Skinny hound

[robert54843]

Eats 4 to six cups a food, mows it right down like no tomorrow, been checked for all worms and came up negative, will not gain weight, and i mean skinny does calve milk replacer work, cause it is expensive

[dwalton]

Lamb milk replacement is higher in fat. I use it for nursing moms and for 2 week old and up puppies. Feed twice a day at least. Dewey

[tjsna]

Have the dog checked out by a vet. I have had two similar type dogs.

The first one I gave him pro-biotics and that helped.

The second one I went to the vet and it was something to do with digestability-one of the organs was not functioning properly (kidney-liver-something like that). He gave me a powder to add to the feed 4-6 weeks later you would not know it is the same dog. Have not fed him that in about a year now and he looks great.

Med is at home or I would tell you what it was. I can't remember off the top of my head.

Good Luck--Tim

[DirtyDave]

Adult dog? If the vet doesn't find anything wrong, try puppy food. Adult dogs get fat quick on puppy food

[Emily]

another thing you can try is fish oil. go to the horse feed supply department to get big bottles. Put a spoonful or two on each bowl of kibble. I had one who was just so hyperactive that he burned up twice the calories of bigger hounds and salmon oil put some weight on him.
Cottage cheese (the 4% fat kind) also works and they love it.
Or just feed him table scraps. Let him do the "prewash" on the pots and pans. It will turn him into a spoiled brat but he'll fill out.

[greyfoxexterminator]

I had a similar deal with my young dog. He had lack of iron. As soon as I bought this stuff called Red Cell. He gained his weight back in two weeks. Stuff works really well .I feed it to all my dogs every other feeding

[Henefer-hound-hunter]

How old is the dog?