Re: [PyrNet-L] RE: CHAT gaining weight to fast?

["Donna Coffman" <dcoffman@erols.com>]

30 pounds at 13 weeks is okay.  15 pounds at 10 weeks is underweight.  She
must have been very thin 3 weeks ago if she only weighed 15 pounds then.  I
have 11 week old pups who weigh over 30 lbs. and they are tall, leggy and
on the thin side.   Taking her off puppy food at 5 - 6 months is okay.  You
can feed Iams or Eukanuba "Big Breed" Puppy food as that is formulated for
large breed dogs.


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> From: Rick Nygaard <rlnlln@abilene.com>
> To: 'pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org'
> Subject: [PyrNet-L] RE: CHAT gaining weight to fast?
> Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 12:02 PM
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have been lurking on this list for about 4 weeks since we got our first

> pyr!  I love all the tales that are shared and advice with training etc. 
>  Baby is now 13 weeks old today and already weighs 30 pounds.  Is this 
> normal?  When we brought her to the vet three weeks ago she weighed 15 
> pounds and the vet warned us about her gaining weight too quickly.  She 
> also suggested that we take her off of puppy chow at 5 - 6 months so she 
> won't continue to gain so much weight.  I would appreciate any thoughts
on 
> this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Linda
> <><
> 
>