| jillbobaggin:
I know that changing a dog's diet gradually is the best thing to do, but sometimes we don't follow our own advice.
When we got our 5 mo old private rescue girl, she had been fed a diet of supermarket kibble. No way I was going to wean her off that; we changed Tula's diet cold turkey. The first 3 days we had her she wouldn't eat because she didn't like the taste of what we feed (Wellness). I wasn't worried at all, since I knew that when she was hungry enuff, she'd start eating. She did.
With your girl, I wouldn't worry about having her gain weight quickly. I'd just feed her a good quality food twice a day and let her gain weight naturally and slowly. I can sympathize with your wish to do everything that's best for her, but I think it'd be better for her if you let her gain the weight she needs naturally. I'd feed her an adult food.
You might try giving her raw beef marrow bones from the supermarket. The marrow will help put a gleam in her coat and help polish up her teeth. We buy packages of marrow bones and put them in the freezer. We don't bother thawing them, but give them to the dogs rite from the freezer. Our dogs are nuts for them.
Consider making an appointment for her with your vet asap to get her checked out. Bring a stool sample so she can be checked for internal parasites. And spay her if she hasn't ready been spayed.  |