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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerDVM" data-source="post: 2360774" data-attributes="member: 7961"><p>This guy has it right. You put that much weight on that dog and you'll have an obese dog.</p><p></p><p>In a healthy dog, you should be able to feel the spine. You should be able to feel, but not see, the ribs (though in a dog with a thick coat, you often can't see the ribs no matter how skinny they are), and they should have a nice little tuck up in the flanks. They should have a visible waist when viewed from above. </p><p></p><p>We have so many obese dogs in this country I think we've forgotten what a healthy dog looks like. </p><p></p><p>If* your vet told you to put 5-10 pounds on your corgi, RUN, don't walk, RUN to another vet for a second opinion. </p><p></p><p>To answer your action question, though - the safest way to do it would be to switch him to a good quality puppy food. But please don't do that without discussing it with another vet. </p><p></p><p>*are you sure <em>you</em> didn't decide your dog needed to gain weight? I say this both because that dog looks healthy in that picture and because even if he is underweight and that pic just doesn't show it, 5-10 pounds is WAY too much in a dog that typically weighs 25 pounds. And if THAT'S the thing, if you've looked at a breed standard and decided your dog is underweight because of what it says a corgi should weigh. That's roughly like deciding that a human man should weigh 170 pounds and then trying to fatten up someone who stands 5'2" until he's 170 pounds. It's not a good idea. </p><p></p><p>And, finally, if your vet really did say that, I can't emphasize this enough, go see another vet. Now.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Now that I've seen the other pic - please don't try to put 10 pounds on that dog - oh please. You've got yourself a healthy, active dog. Why would you want to screw that up! Americans are known to be portly, too, but we don't typically <em>encourage</em> healthy ones to get fat!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerDVM, post: 2360774, member: 7961"] This guy has it right. You put that much weight on that dog and you'll have an obese dog. In a healthy dog, you should be able to feel the spine. You should be able to feel, but not see, the ribs (though in a dog with a thick coat, you often can't see the ribs no matter how skinny they are), and they should have a nice little tuck up in the flanks. They should have a visible waist when viewed from above. We have so many obese dogs in this country I think we've forgotten what a healthy dog looks like. If* your vet told you to put 5-10 pounds on your corgi, RUN, don't walk, RUN to another vet for a second opinion. To answer your action question, though - the safest way to do it would be to switch him to a good quality puppy food. But please don't do that without discussing it with another vet. *are you sure [I]you[/I] didn't decide your dog needed to gain weight? I say this both because that dog looks healthy in that picture and because even if he is underweight and that pic just doesn't show it, 5-10 pounds is WAY too much in a dog that typically weighs 25 pounds. And if THAT'S the thing, if you've looked at a breed standard and decided your dog is underweight because of what it says a corgi should weigh. That's roughly like deciding that a human man should weigh 170 pounds and then trying to fatten up someone who stands 5'2" until he's 170 pounds. It's not a good idea. And, finally, if your vet really did say that, I can't emphasize this enough, go see another vet. Now. EDIT: Now that I've seen the other pic - please don't try to put 10 pounds on that dog - oh please. You've got yourself a healthy, active dog. Why would you want to screw that up! Americans are known to be portly, too, but we don't typically [I]encourage[/I] healthy ones to get fat! [/QUOTE]
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