Skinny dog syndrome

Knock on wood Isaac hasn’t had stomach issues in a long long time (and he’s even been chewing bully-sticks). I took him to petsmart tonight to toss him on the scale and see what he’s weighing in at. To my suprise he was only 65 lbs, either their scale was wrong or he’s lost weight (may use the vets scale tomorrow).

Jen said he cold gain a little weight so I upped his food starting last Sunday night, but am really suprised by the 65 number. At the last vet visit he was 72 lbs.

Here is what the recommendations from Fromm Surf and Turf is (I know it’s not law, but I figure they over estimate anyway).

Daily Feeding Recommendations:

I know the bag isn’t gospel but when he was at 70 lbs he was getting 4 cups per day, and now he’s been getting 4 1/2 cups for a week. I know the week of more food wouldn’t have amounted to weight gain yet, but it seems that the 1/2 cup more than they recommend for a lighter dog would have not caused him to lose weight. Maybe their scale was off (I did zero it).

Jen if you read this let me know your thoughts on Sunday, I won’t bother you with any more email than I already have this week. You probably go by look, but what do you think he should be at?

I did buy my measuring cups at Wal-Mart the week before I picked the dog up, maybe they were made in China. I don’t want to be racist, but the Chinese are a skinny group of people. Maybe that’s how they keep obesity down, they make the volume in their measuring cups lower than the lables. Have you ever seen a fat Chinese person? Plus isn’t there a joke about being hungry after you eat Chinese food…I might be onto something.

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