Hey Melinda! And, as you add more food to his diet, you may want to break it up into one more meal per day. ie, the hypothetical 6 cups should be fed in 3, instead of 2 meals. For awhile, anyway, until he adjusts.
Hope this helps Poogan gain some weight.---P
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Tucker was a shepherd mix--- TLI 1.3, Folate 9.7, Cobalamin 666, Lipase 38. Diane's Enzymes 4 t/day, B12 1 capsule/day, and Tylan 1/16 teaspoon/day. Taste of the Wild High Prairie, 4 c/day. 60 to 85 pounds! Tucker succumbed to hemangiosarcoma Nov. 2023. I will always, always miss my sweet big boy.
Now there's Nina. 5 year old GSD. TLI 1.0 B12 323. We are still tweaking her routine, and getting lots of help from the forum. She is klutzy and goofy, and we love her dearly, too.
Now there's Nina. 5 year old GSD. TLI 1.0 B12 323. We are still tweaking her routine, and getting lots of help from the forum. She is klutzy and goofy, and we love her dearly, too.
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Thank you so much! I will feed breakfast, dinner, and a late meal since I am not always available to feed lunch
Poogan Nash
Fortiflora once daily, Hills i/d food, Viokase - V 1 tsp with each meal, 20mg famotidine with each meal
Fortiflora once daily, Hills i/d food, Viokase - V 1 tsp with each meal, 20mg famotidine with each meal
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He should start gaining weight, and after a bit I'd go back to two. I feed Tucker at 6 am & 6 pm.
Tucker was a shepherd mix--- TLI 1.3, Folate 9.7, Cobalamin 666, Lipase 38. Diane's Enzymes 4 t/day, B12 1 capsule/day, and Tylan 1/16 teaspoon/day. Taste of the Wild High Prairie, 4 c/day. 60 to 85 pounds! Tucker succumbed to hemangiosarcoma Nov. 2023. I will always, always miss my sweet big boy.
Now there's Nina. 5 year old GSD. TLI 1.0 B12 323. We are still tweaking her routine, and getting lots of help from the forum. She is klutzy and goofy, and we love her dearly, too.
Now there's Nina. 5 year old GSD. TLI 1.0 B12 323. We are still tweaking her routine, and getting lots of help from the forum. She is klutzy and goofy, and we love her dearly, too.
Re: Struggling with Vet
Hi Melinda,
I am just catching up with you and Poogan. You have already been given great advice. I will just add that our Kolby did not start gaining weight until his B12 levels were up....usually, we say 600+ is good for EPI dogs. You are on your way, but some dogs are slow gainers, so don't be discouraged. As Pam said, increasing the food and number of meals is going to help.
Also I heartily endorse keeping a log/journal if you haven't already started one. It saved our sanity. Record everything you give Poogan, the amounts and the resulting poos each day. It will help you to see what is working and what needs to be adjusted. It also helps you to see patterns you might not have noticed if you hadn't seen them in writing.
Barb
I am just catching up with you and Poogan. You have already been given great advice. I will just add that our Kolby did not start gaining weight until his B12 levels were up....usually, we say 600+ is good for EPI dogs. You are on your way, but some dogs are slow gainers, so don't be discouraged. As Pam said, increasing the food and number of meals is going to help.
Also I heartily endorse keeping a log/journal if you haven't already started one. It saved our sanity. Record everything you give Poogan, the amounts and the resulting poos each day. It will help you to see what is working and what needs to be adjusted. It also helps you to see patterns you might not have noticed if you hadn't seen them in writing.
Barb
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Barb,
Thank you so much for the encouragement!!!
I do keep a daily journal and track bowel movements
Thank you so much for the encouragement!!!
I do keep a daily journal and track bowel movements
Poogan Nash
Fortiflora once daily, Hills i/d food, Viokase - V 1 tsp with each meal, 20mg famotidine with each meal
Fortiflora once daily, Hills i/d food, Viokase - V 1 tsp with each meal, 20mg famotidine with each meal
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