Exactly. Sometimes people thing a dog is too skinny when actually they are not. As long as he has a clean bill of health then that is all that matters. Overweight is much worse
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rylee O'Neill Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 9:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Ricky's cute hiding game... :) Sounds like he is settling in well. One thing that having Frida has taught me is there is no one right way to do anything. It sounds like you are doing well for him. I would think it would be better to have a thin chi than a plump one. I'm sure you are doing well for him. Congrats on your good check up Rylee and Frida On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Kavi <[email protected]> wrote: Hi I will only stick to what the vet said. I think me trying so many different foods has not only upset Ricky but has him confused. so now I have the a/d wet and Nature's recipe dry with fruit and veggies in it. I want to read some cute stories!! you know, the ones where your sweetie is into things or sneaky about things, hiding his goodies, tricks etc. One cute thing Ricky did last week was take a new stuffed toy and hide it between the wall and the dryer. It was a small space, but he did it... I watched him put it in, back out, then take a few steps, turn around, go back to where he put the toy and take it out again only to trot around the house looking for another place to hide it again. I thought it was cute. If I was looking, he would not put it down. :) Thank You!! Visit my eBay Store For Childrens Wear Specializing In Christening & Communion @ http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store <http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb053_ZNxdm115XXUS> --- On Fri, 9/24/10, charlierom2003 <[email protected]> wrote: From: charlierom2003 <[email protected]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: UPDATE ON RICKY THE THIN CHI To: [email protected] Date: Friday, September 24, 2010, 1:38 PM Yes that a/d food is rich and will help put a bit of meat on his bones. Please stick to what your vet told you and don't be swayed to give him raw food by some dedicated cultists you may run across! Good luck --- In [email protected] <http://mc/compose?to=Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> , Kavi <kaviescontin...@...> wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I took Ricky to a new vet today. The vet seems to think Ricky is healthy & happy. He said he can not see his ribs (but you can feel them), and thinks he is just a small framed chi. he told me not to give him human food. they gave me some cans of a/d prescription food for him to mix with a good quality dry dog food. I am now using Nature's Recipe. He told me that 3 weeks having him is not enough time for him to ajust to a new place & food. Gaining weight for a thin dog may take 3-6 months. He assured me this dog will not starve himself. He told me to leave dry down all the time, and offer the a/d canned to him 2 times a day mixed with a little wet dry dog food. > > He did not think his teeth were bad, just have some tartar on them, and that is not the reason he is not eating. He believes that I have been changing his food too many times and not giving him a chance to eat it. Last night I did give him some backed chicken, and this morning he had some steak. of course I had to feed him by hand... and the vet told me not to do that either. I will just cause Ricky to depend on me to feed him by hand. Soooo, I guess I will stop worrying so much and see what happens in the next week or so. > > I do appreciate all of you who gave advice to help me with Ricky. THANK YOU!! > > Shanna > > Visit my eBay Store For Childrens Wear > Specializing In Christening & Communion @ > http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store > > > > > -- Rylee O'Neill Email: [email protected] <a href="http://pitapata.com/";><img src="http://pdgm.pitapata.com/N9lQm6.png"; width="200" height="80" border="0" alt="PitaPata Dog tickers" /></a>
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