my dog

[kazz2008]

hi, i have a boxer dog she is 7 years in human years and is all fit and healthy ,but i feed her 2 massive tins of dogs food and biscuits a day but she still seems to look a bit on the skinny side ???? im a bit confused with all this and im wonderingif she may be getting worms ???

i need advice quick because im starting to get a bit worried now ???

help!

[perigra]

try worming him, it won't harm him.

a fit dog looks skinny!!!!

as long as he's getting plenty to eat, i wouldn't worry!!

[Tichfield]

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http://www.nutrecare.co.uk/company.asp?ID=67

[Noweia]

Boxers always tend to look a bit skinny. If you're worried, take her to your vet and get them to weigh her and take a look at her, they'll be able to tell you what condition she's in better than we can.

Worming her might help too - when was the last time she was wormed?

[kazz2008]

about half a year ago

[kita1]

If you worm her make sure the tablets (or whatever you choose to give her) include tape worms.

Some worming solutions don't cover tape worms.

[lankeela]

Tinned dog food contains very little goodness, it is made up of a lot of water. Try her on a complete dry food, the pellet type rather than the flaky type, adding just a little tinned food with it.
Change her food gradually, over about a week, gradually introducing the complete food in place of the biscuits.

You should not be able to see her ribs, she should be well covered and not tucked up under her belly.

[nickylowe]

Hi. Have your tried chicken? I had a puppy that was very skinny and we fed him on chicken for a few days and he put quite a bit of weight on. We gave him one meal of chicken a day to start with, just so he got used to it, then after a couple of days twice and so on. After two weeks we really noticed the difference. we only give him chicken once a day know as we don't want him getting to fat! Hope this helps.