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anndoridjan · Mar 24, 2009, 07:59 AM

Hello.
My dog is dewormed, on organic dog food, but she eats very little.
I was wondering how I can stimulate her appetite and help her gain weight.
Are there any supplements or high calorie foods?
Thank you.

tickle · Mar 24, 2009, 09:05 AM

Need to know what kind of dog it is?

Tick

shazamataz · Mar 24, 2009, 09:21 AM

Also the age would help? And specifically what food you are currently feeding?

anndoridjan · Mar 24, 2009, 09:40 AM

Hello everyone.
Thank you for your responds. She is a Komondor and she is 14 months old.
She is on "Natural Planet Organics" dog food. I started adding some hard boiled eggs to it and Evo wet food. She is a picky eater and eats in a very small amounts.
Thank you

pookie0669 · Mar 24, 2009, 11:42 AM

I just recently had the same problem with my dog. I ask my vet and she told me to try adding a little warm chicken broth to the food. He seems to be doing well. Also if your dog is eating normally , no lose in appeitiate maybe there is something else wrong . Dogs sometimes lose weight if they have cancer but still eat like they normally would. But first try chicken broth I wouldn't want to think the worse.

tickle · Mar 24, 2009, 12:44 PM

Komodores are a working breed, male and female should weigh at maturity, at least l50 lbs. Your dog is still a pup basically, although only l4months old. How does he/she weigh at the moment.

Will need a lot of activity and grooming. Don't know if you intend to show or just have this breed as a pet. You don't say.

Your pup at just about a year can't be normal weight yet. So I would say, keep on feeding as usual and don't worry about the weight until your next vet check up.

anndoridjan · Mar 24, 2009, 01:41 PM

She is a big girl. Tall too. She currently weights 75 pounds, but she is really skinny.
I had to shave her down because she also had some skin problems. She is kept in the house. I take her out to the parks so she excercises enough, but does not overdo it.

tickle · Mar 24, 2009, 03:37 PM

anndoridjan, this dog is a working dog and needs LOTS OF EXERCISE AND LOTS OF GROOMING (ergo the skin problems).

She can't be kept in the house for heavens sake SHE IS A WORKING BREED DOG! Why don't you people learn!!

Just get off this board and come back when you learn more about the breed you own !

Where did you get her. Adopt her. Found her. Bought Her. Whatever. Send her to me I will definitely take care of her the proper way. These elite breeds need proper handling and care.

Aren't you glad you asked ?

Tick

shazamataz · Mar 25, 2009, 04:00 AM

They are such a beautiful dog but contrary to popular belief they aren't as bad in the grooming department as people think. My friend had a Puli which is basically the same, just smaller and he just needed a bath once a week and his cords pulled apart. When they malt they actually lose entire cords, it was strange finding big black 'snakes' of hair in the backyard!
If you are keeping her clipped then it will be just like owning a poodle, just a trim every 6-8 weeks.

In regards to him being kept inside... I don't know whether you mean he is always inside or has constant outside access but this is taken from the American breed standard:

"The working Komondor lives during the greater part of the year in the open, and his coat serves to help him blend in with his flock and to protect him from extremes of weather and beasts of prey. Nature and Characteristics: The Komondor is a flock guardian, not a herder. Originally developed in Hungary to guard large herds of animals on the open plains, the Komondor was charged with protecting the herd by himself, with no assistance and no commands from his master."

"Size, Proportion, Substance
Dogs 27½ inches and up at the withers; es 25½ inches and up at the withers. Dogs are approximately 100 pounds and up, es, approximately 80 pounds and up at maturity, with plenty of bone and substance. While large size is important, type, character, symmetry, movement and ruggedness are of the greatest importance and are on no account to be sacrificed for size alone. The body is slightly longer than the height at the withers. Height below the minimum is a fault."

I'd say for her age she is pretty close to correct weight :) Some dogs go through stages of being very picky with their food especially when they are around 1 year of age.

If you want to check out the full standard go here: http://www.akc.org/breeds/komondor/