can anyone confirm if my dog cannot absorb nutrients?
he eats almost 7 cups a day, you can see the outline of his ribs slightly and his shoulder blades stick out, when i touch them they have no fat covering. when he eats his belly covers the ribs but you can still see them if that makes sense. then by the morning when i come feed him and clean his kennel he poops out huge pies that smell and it’s back to seeing his ribs and shoulders. his energy levels are also low and he can only play for about 30 mins.
if so does anyone have any home remedies or take this up with the vet? his diet is only kibble, he will only eat victor hi pro and that’s the only kibble his weight will maintain- any other kibble i try he drops weight fast and he gets very skinny and eventually won’t eat his kibble. i’ve had trouble with him in the past with adding in toppers or vitamins so i keep it simple with just kibble and i only see a slight weight gain when he eats just kibble rather than when he gets toppers or whatever other protein i add in.
out of all of my dobermans he’s the only one that has this issue and i’ve never seen a dog’s shoulder blades stick out with no fat covering.
he will be 2 in may, 95 pounds comes from europe with heavy show lines so he is very thick and big boned from genetics which is why his weight is so heavy. you can definitely see how underweight he is so he is not just naturally slim .
he eats almost 7 cups a day, you can see the outline of his ribs slightly and his shoulder blades stick out, when i touch them they have no fat covering. when he eats his belly covers the ribs but you can still see them if that makes sense. then by the morning when i come feed him and clean his kennel he poops out huge pies that smell and it’s back to seeing his ribs and shoulders. his energy levels are also low and he can only play for about 30 mins.
if so does anyone have any home remedies or take this up with the vet? his diet is only kibble, he will only eat victor hi pro and that’s the only kibble his weight will maintain- any other kibble i try he drops weight fast and he gets very skinny and eventually won’t eat his kibble. i’ve had trouble with him in the past with adding in toppers or vitamins so i keep it simple with just kibble and i only see a slight weight gain when he eats just kibble rather than when he gets toppers or whatever other protein i add in.
out of all of my dobermans he’s the only one that has this issue and i’ve never seen a dog’s shoulder blades stick out with no fat covering.
he will be 2 in may, 95 pounds comes from europe with heavy show lines so he is very thick and big boned from genetics which is why his weight is so heavy. you can definitely see how underweight he is so he is not just naturally slim .
