KennAndCasper
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My 9 month old Doberman, Casper, looks very underweight to me, and hardly eats. He’s always been fussy, but lately he’s been getting worse, and will hardly touch his food, even with plenty of added toppers/mixers, and cooked eggs (won’t touch raw), he’ll just delicately try to remove what he wants to eat and refuse the rest- sometimes he won’t even eat the stuff he likes! He doesn’t get treats unless on walks, and he’s offered food in the morning, afternoon, and evening, and I put it down for a several minutes before removing it if he refuses to even look at it (or my other dog will eat it, and he’s on a diet!). He’s tried Blue Buffalo, Merrick, Orijen, Castor & Pollux, And now I’m trying Merricks Hero’s Banquet for all life stages mixed with Freshpet multi-protein.
My concern is that, while trying to teach Casper to eat what he’s given, he’s getting thinner to the point where I can occasionally see his spine and ribs, and I’m absolutely terrified that this is going to impede his growth- he’s already so small for a Doberman (in my opinion), and now he’s scrawny on top of that! I don’t know his weight, my scale won’t register me holding him anymore, and I can’t take him to the vets due to this retched covid19 business!
He’s 9 months old and still quite small- is he done growing at this age? Will he continue to grow a bit? When do you think a dog really stops growing? I’ve heard 12 months and I’ve heard 3 years(?) is that just the growing period for muscle mass? Will he ever grow out of this??
My concern is that, while trying to teach Casper to eat what he’s given, he’s getting thinner to the point where I can occasionally see his spine and ribs, and I’m absolutely terrified that this is going to impede his growth- he’s already so small for a Doberman (in my opinion), and now he’s scrawny on top of that! I don’t know his weight, my scale won’t register me holding him anymore, and I can’t take him to the vets due to this retched covid19 business!
He’s 9 months old and still quite small- is he done growing at this age? Will he continue to grow a bit? When do you think a dog really stops growing? I’ve heard 12 months and I’ve heard 3 years(?) is that just the growing period for muscle mass? Will he ever grow out of this??