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  • Mar 16, 2011, 04:12 AM
    mmichelle825
    8mth pitt will not grow but has good eating habits what's wrong
    I have an 8mth old pitt bull that will not gain weight or grow still looks like it a month old. He has good eating habits has shots up to date and has no worms. What could be wrong with him
  • Mar 16, 2011, 04:24 AM
    tickle

    Is your pitt a cross breed or a specific breed ? If specific breed of pitt then you can find out exactly how he should look at 8 months old.

    Tick
  • Mar 16, 2011, 09:40 AM
    Lucky098

    A month old?
  • Mar 16, 2011, 10:32 AM
    tickle
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lucky098 View Post
    A month old??

    Could be a pygmy pitt :)
  • Mar 16, 2011, 07:05 PM
    shazamataz

    So many possibilities here.

    The dog could be a mixed breed with a much smaller dog than a Pit in there.

    It could have a genetic disorder such as dwarfism (the gene that breeds like Basset Hounds carry.

    It could be on a poor diet, in which case you would most like see some bone deformities by now.

    Do you have a photo you could show us just to see if everything is in proportion?
  • Mar 16, 2011, 08:46 PM
    Lucky098

    No such thing as a pygmy pit..

    I was thinking Staffy Bull.. but.. They're bigger then a 1 month old.
  • Mar 16, 2011, 10:40 PM
    tickle
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lucky098 View Post
    No such thing as a pygmy pit..

    I was thinking Staffy Bull.. but.. They're bigger then a 1 month old.

    Of course there is no such thing as pygmy pit, I was only kidding
  • Mar 18, 2011, 10:18 AM
    Aurora_Bell

    Staffy's are bigger then most pits... I would not guess at a staffy. I am with shazzy on food deficiency or genetic disorder such as dwarfism. But my number 1 guess is, that it's a mixed breed of some sort.

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