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GoSailGo · 02-28-2013, 09:04 PM

At my last vet visit my vet said my puppy was a bit underweight, and now that I've switched food and been able to up it without diarrhea I'm starting to not feel his ribs/hips/backbone without some prodding. I know its bad for a puppy to be too fat or skinny, so how do you tell when a puppy has reached optimal weight? I can't go by visual, because he's 50% fluff. I have felt puppies that don't seem like the even have ribs under all that puppy fat, and leaner puppies...so not quite sure.

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GoSailGo Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 193	What should you be able to feel on a puppy? At my last vet visit my vet said my puppy was a bit underweight, and now that I've switched food and been able to up it without diarrhea I'm starting to not feel his ribs/hips/backbone without some prodding. I know its bad for a puppy to be too fat or skinny, so how do you tell when a puppy has reached optimal weight? I can't go by visual, because he's 50% fluff. I have felt puppies that don't seem like the even have ribs under all that puppy fat, and leaner puppies...so not quite sure.