Our puppy is a 4 month old Rottweiler/Lab mix. She does not seem to like eating that much and sleeps a lot. Seems lethargic last couple of days and has had diarrhea. Should this be a concern? She has a vet appt. next week.

How much are you feeding her? 2-3 cups a day of a concentrated puppy chow should be plenty. She should be losing her puppy fat and have a waist by by now. Ask the vet. For a good guide to how much to feed her all her life, see http://www.purina.com/dogs/nutrition.asp?article=292.

I don't like the lethargic. I hope the appointment is early in the week.

We've been feeding her *Eukanuba* brand dry food. On the back of their package they have a chart that suggests for her weight (25-30lbs) to feed her 4-2/3 cups a day. Maybe that's too much? They might just be trying to sell more food :) . Her appt. is Wed.

Thanks

I had fed my 2 Shelties Eukanuba for 16 yrs and it is a concentrated dog food so you feed less-maybe the instructions on the bag were printed wrong. The amount I fed was 2 1/2 cups a day for both my dogs. The poor puppy is probably getting way too much food which in the concentrated form would give any dog/puppy diarrhea and a nasty belly ache to boot. Check the Eukanuba web site or go to the store and see if all the bags say to feed that much.

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Originally Posted by Rottie_mom

Our puppy is a 4 month old Rottweiler/Lab mix. She does not seem to like eating that much and sleeps alot. Seems lethargic last couple of days and has had diarrhea. Should this be a concern? She has a vet appt. next week.

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You need to take her asap to the vet.. cause she can have porvo and she can die. I just hope that she is not doing diarrhea with blood..