Gentle Recipe for Satin Balls?

LovemyEli · 08-26-2011, 12:43 PM

I need to put weight on my boy but he has a very sensitive stomach. He just turned a year and is about 74 lbs. He has been this weight for the past 4 or 5 months. Is that normal?

He has had some digestion issues in the past but has been fine the past few months on a low ingredient/low fat diet. The thing is he still wont gain the weight back he lost while he was sick.

He eats about 5 cups of Blue Buffalo a day and have been supplementing it with ground beef. He does fine with the ground beef.

I have not had him extensively tested for anything digestion related and I feel no reason to now that we found a diet that works with him. If he has another bad flare up I will get him tested to see if it is something more. He is very very active and we are always at training/park/etc etc

krystyne73 · 08-26-2011, 12:50 PM

I tried Satin Balls for my extra lean Great Dane..he loved them, no problems except then he stopped eating his kibble.

74lbs doesn't sound bad if it is the GSD in your pic

**MaggieRoseLee** · 08-26-2011, 12:51 PM

You need to post a photo (and how tall is he at the shoulders?) so we can see how he looks.

That weight may be fine for his build and body type, we need so see pictures.

Better to have our dogs lean than fat, and most dogs in the USA are fat fat fat so it's hard to know what a good normal weight should look like (even the vets get confused

)

LovemyEli · 08-26-2011, 12:54 PM

He is 26 inches at the shoulders. I will post some pics as soon as I can.

He doesn't look malnourished but you can feel his spine, ribs and hip bones :/

krystyne73 · 08-26-2011, 01:01 PM

yeah, my Great Dane is like that...his bony butt bruises me when he sits on my lap lol pics would be great!

LovemyEli · 08-26-2011, 01:20 PM

Here are some pics... let me know what you think!

martemchik · 08-26-2011, 01:32 PM

He looks almost exactly like my dog. If I didn't know any better I'd say you stole my pictures. My dog is 26 inches tall and weighs somewhere from 75 to 80 lbs. Yours looks great...you should always be able to feel the bones, just not see them. I can't see any of the ribs so he looks to be a very good weight.

BTW mine also just turned one and hasn't gained much weight for a while. He eats 2.5 cups of fromms kibble a day with about a cup of pre-made raw.

**MaggieRoseLee** · 08-26-2011, 01:55 PM

How tall is he at the shoulders?

Cause he actually looks pretty good to me too. Wouldn't want him any thinner, but I'd say what your are feeding him is fine.

fuzzybunny · 08-26-2011, 01:58 PM

OP said 26". I think he looks like he's at a good weight. Also, he just turned a year so he still has filling out to do.

Here's a few recipes though in case you decide to try them

http://www.holisticdog.org/Nutrition...tinballs2.html

**MaggieRoseLee** · 08-26-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuzzybunny

OP said 26". I think he looks like he's at a good weight. Also, he just turned a year so he still has filling out to do.

Oops, sorry, I just saw the photos....

missed the earlier post with height.

08-26-2011, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
LovemyEli Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: California Posts: 145	Gentle Recipe for Satin Balls? I need to put weight on my boy but he has a very sensitive stomach. He just turned a year and is about 74 lbs. He has been this weight for the past 4 or 5 months. Is that normal? He has had some digestion issues in the past but has been fine the past few months on a low ingredient/low fat diet. The thing is he still wont gain the weight back he lost while he was sick. He eats about 5 cups of Blue Buffalo a day and have been supplementing it with ground beef. He does fine with the ground beef. I have not had him extensively tested for anything digestion related and I feel no reason to now that we found a diet that works with him. If he has another bad flare up I will get him tested to see if it is something more. He is very very active and we are always at training/park/etc etc __________________ Eli Von Der Pfalz - GSD - DOB 8/7/2010 Sierra - GSD Mix - DOB 12/26/2001

08-26-2011, 12:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
krystyne73 Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmond/Guthrie, Oklahoma Posts: 1,339	I tried Satin Balls for my extra lean Great Dane..he loved them, no problems except then he stopped eating his kibble. 74lbs doesn't sound bad if it is the GSD in your pic __________________ Meika, GSD B. 1/05 Macy, Golden X, B. 10/06 Goliath, Sulcata Tortoise, B. 2/02 Kitty, Siamese, B.10/11 MoJo, Aussie, B.2/12 Max, Great Dane, B. 12/01 RIP

08-26-2011, 12:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
MaggieRoseLee The Agility Rocks! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bushkill, PA (The Poconos!) Posts: 22,208	You need to post a photo (and how tall is he at the shoulders?) so we can see how he looks. That weight may be fine for his build and body type, we need so see pictures. Better to have our dogs lean than fat, and most dogs in the USA are fat fat fat so it's hard to know what a good normal weight should look like (even the vets get confused ) __________________ MACH2 Bretta Lee Wildhaus CGC TC TQX Glory B Wildhaus NA, NJ, NF + LOL (still) "*Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde*

08-26-2011, 12:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
LovemyEli Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: California Posts: 145	He is 26 inches at the shoulders. I will post some pics as soon as I can. He doesn't look malnourished but you can feel his spine, ribs and hip bones :/ __________________ Eli Von Der Pfalz - GSD - DOB 8/7/2010 Sierra - GSD Mix - DOB 12/26/2001

08-26-2011, 01:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
krystyne73 Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmond/Guthrie, Oklahoma Posts: 1,339	yeah, my Great Dane is like that...his bony butt bruises me when he sits on my lap lol pics would be great! __________________ Meika, GSD B. 1/05 Macy, Golden X, B. 10/06 Goliath, Sulcata Tortoise, B. 2/02 Kitty, Siamese, B.10/11 MoJo, Aussie, B.2/12 Max, Great Dane, B. 12/01 RIP

08-26-2011, 01:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
LovemyEli Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: California Posts: 145	Here are some pics... let me know what you think! __________________ Eli Von Der Pfalz - GSD - DOB 8/7/2010 Sierra - GSD Mix - DOB 12/26/2001

08-26-2011, 01:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
martemchik Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,043	He looks almost exactly like my dog. If I didn't know any better I'd say you stole my pictures. My dog is 26 inches tall and weighs somewhere from 75 to 80 lbs. Yours looks great...you should always be able to feel the bones, just not see them. I can't see any of the ribs so he looks to be a very good weight. BTW mine also just turned one and hasn't gained much weight for a while. He eats 2.5 cups of fromms kibble a day with about a cup of pre-made raw.

08-26-2011, 01:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
MaggieRoseLee The Agility Rocks! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bushkill, PA (The Poconos!) Posts: 22,208	How tall is he at the shoulders? Cause he actually looks pretty good to me too. Wouldn't want him any thinner, but I'd say what your are feeding him is fine. __________________ MACH2 Bretta Lee Wildhaus CGC TC TQX Glory B Wildhaus NA, NJ, NF + LOL (still) "*Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde*

08-26-2011, 01:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
fuzzybunny Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,822	OP said 26". I think he looks like he's at a good weight. Also, he just turned a year so he still has filling out to do. Here's a few recipes though in case you decide to try them http://www.holisticdog.org/Nutrition...tinballs2.html __________________ Carolyn Jazz, Shiloh Shepherd, 2.5 years old, CGC HIC Bunny, GSD X, 5.5 years old Last edited by fuzzybunny; 08-26-2011 at 02:00 PM.

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