View Full Version : Need My Boxer To Gain Weight
tecup2259
Oct 22, 2009, 08:02 PM
Hi I just got another boxer and he's almost 2 what is the best way to get him to gain weight you can see his ribs and back bones are sticking out.
happylady123
Oct 22, 2009, 08:09 PM
Did you take him to a vet?
Sprung09
Oct 22, 2009, 08:11 PM
Hi I just got another boxer and he's almost 2 what is the best way to get him to gain weight you can see his ribs and back bones are sticking out.
My boxer is the same way, the only way I get her to gain weight is to give her cooked rice mixed with really fatty wet food for dogs. It makes a difference in like three days.
Sprung09
Oct 22, 2009, 08:12 PM
Hi I just got another boxer and he's almost 2 what is the best way to get him to gain weight you can see his ribs and back bones are sticking out.
Also just to note, I took my boxer to the vet about it and they said she is perfectly healthy and she has the same signs as your does. But each dog is different so I would make sure a vet says your boxer is healthy first.
tecup2259
Oct 22, 2009, 08:12 PM
Yes I did and he has all his shots and no worms... guess the people before I got him didn't feed him much he just eats and goes poops it out.
Sprung09
Oct 22, 2009, 08:16 PM
yes I did and he has all his shots and no worms... guess the people before i got him didn't feed him much he just eats and goes poops it out.
That is exactly what my boxer does, eats and then poops. I found the only thing she keeps in her stomach is the rice, I put the wet food in it to make it not so dry for her.
tecup2259
Oct 22, 2009, 08:17 PM
Also just to note, I took my boxer to the vet about it and they said she is perfectly healthy and she has the same signs as your does. But each dog is different so I would make sure a vet says your boxer is healthy first.
Yea that's what they told me to its just that he looks horrible looks like I don't feed him and I always feed them eukanuba and it seems to keep my other boxers in shape
Sprung09
Oct 22, 2009, 08:17 PM
That is exactly what my boxer does, eats and then poops. I found the only thing she keeps in her stomach is the rice, I put the wet food in it to make it not so dry for her.
Another thing I try is rice with a light gravy, that works the best but takes a little longer amount of time to cook every night. I feed this to her once a day, (or with the wet food) as well as I feed her dry food once a day as well.
tecup2259
Oct 22, 2009, 08:20 PM
That is exactly what my boxer does, eats and then poops. I found the only thing she keeps in her stomach is the rice, I put the wet food in it to make it not so dry for her.
Thanks a lot I'm going to have to try that