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Very hungry dog
Over the last few weeks/month I have noticed that my dog seems to be really hungry all the time.
She is a rescue dog and when I first got her she was very odd around food - timid and cautious. She was very underweight and it took quite a while to get her back to a good weight (partially because she seemed so disinterested in food).
Her appetite gradually improved (although it took over a year) and she seemed happy on a store-own brand of complete meal. However she then started to put on a bit too much weight. I have been told that it was probably because of the relatively cheap shop-own brand of food which can be very calorific. I therefore changed her onto Hills Advanced Fitness Adult. That was in December and although she likes it, I don't know if it is satisfying her. She always seems hungry.
She is up to date with her worming schedule which is 1xMilbemax every 3 months with the most recent one given one week ago.
She is very fit, bouncy and happy with no other symptoms ie she isn't drinking any more than usual and her poos are good.
I think I will take her to the vet for a general check-up but I would appreciate anyones thoughts on what could be going on.
Thanks.
She is a rescue dog and when I first got her she was very odd around food - timid and cautious. She was very underweight and it took quite a while to get her back to a good weight (partially because she seemed so disinterested in food).
Her appetite gradually improved (although it took over a year) and she seemed happy on a store-own brand of complete meal. However she then started to put on a bit too much weight. I have been told that it was probably because of the relatively cheap shop-own brand of food which can be very calorific. I therefore changed her onto Hills Advanced Fitness Adult. That was in December and although she likes it, I don't know if it is satisfying her. She always seems hungry.
She is up to date with her worming schedule which is 1xMilbemax every 3 months with the most recent one given one week ago.
She is very fit, bouncy and happy with no other symptoms ie she isn't drinking any more than usual and her poos are good.
I think I will take her to the vet for a general check-up but I would appreciate anyones thoughts on what could be going on.
Thanks.
Answers
What type of dog is she? I have a lab and he is always trying to pretend he is starving
We know he is well fed but he will go to his empty bowl , lick it and look up at you with his '' poor starving doggie'' expression. When we do feed him it hardly sees the side of the dish.
We know he is well fed but he will go to his empty bowl , lick it and look up at you with his '' poor starving doggie'' expression. When we do feed him it hardly sees the side of the dish.
23:21 Wed 17th Mar 2010
IMO some of these advanced diets, although very good, may not be satisfying in the full tum sense...especially the ones that say that they result in smaller poos for less clearing up. We have one of our boys on a special diet for allergies..its very concentrated but we have no choice so i boil carrots up with beef or chicken stock and add those to the bowl...extra fibre and water but no extra calories and pup feels fuller.
I suppose she couldn't be in pup??????
I suppose she couldn't be in pup??????
No chance of pups - the snips were done ages ago!
I do add some table scraps to the mix (and the odd hotdog sometimes!) but the poor wee mite still seems hungry. On one hand I'm really pleased to see her with a good appetite because she was so thin and pathetic when we got her, but on the other, I just want to make sure that nothing is wrong with her.
I do add some table scraps to the mix (and the odd hotdog sometimes!) but the poor wee mite still seems hungry. On one hand I'm really pleased to see her with a good appetite because she was so thin and pathetic when we got her, but on the other, I just want to make sure that nothing is wrong with her.
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I have two dogs one rescue and she could eat for England, when she can she eats hers, the cats and our other dog's food too, she cant go to sleep if there is any food left in the bowls, she just cant. We put it down to the fact she must have been really illtreated before we got her, though 4 years down the line she is still the same.
A pal calls her "barge ar*e" because she has filled out quite a bit since we got this poor skinny dog from the rescue people.
A pal calls her "barge ar*e" because she has filled out quite a bit since we got this poor skinny dog from the rescue people.