Best way to put on weight?

[dljj]

I just started feeding Barf a week and a half ago to my girl who has allergies. She has always had loose stools on whatever kibble we fed, including prescription for allergies, and has always been slightly underweight. Now, her ribs are more pronounced and I am increasing the suggested amounts from Susan Johnson's book. Is it best to increase everything, or only the RMB's? I was wondering if giving more veggies would be too much fiber and make her loose, yet veggies contain carbs which might add weight. Does anyone know what's best?:confused:

 

[dljj]

I forgot to add that because of her allergies, we can't give her any grains, or starchy vegetables like carrots and potatoes.

 

[Albie]

I have trouble keeping weight on Lacy. She is 3 years old and 48 pounds. I follow Susan Johnson's book, and found that I have to feed Lacy almost double what is suggested in her book to keep Lacy at her current weight. If I fed Lacy a suggested muscle meat or veggie meal in the portions suggested in the book, Lacy was starving by bedtime. I feed chicken necks and I think her suggested number of chicken necks for a 50 pound dog was 6 and I feed 8 to 12 per meal depending on the size of the neck. It was suggested that I add fattier meats to Lacy's diet and I have tried a fattier beef mix but it seems to disagree with Lacy. I have thought about buying chicken with the skin on, but haven't done so yet. You may want to start by increasing all of her portions and see what happens.

 

[lettilooney]

We had a problem keeping weight on Dolly (among other problems) when we were feeding kibble and that is one reason that I started to research alternative diets. She's been on a raw diet almost 7 months and is much healthier looking. I still, however, feed fattier cuts of meat and even add a little extra fat here and there. She gets mostly chicken backs with the skin on. She also gets wings with skin on, turkey and chicken necks. I add some partially cooked bacon, along with the drippings, once a week or so to her veggies. I think that you'll have to test the amounts to get an amount were you think your dog is feeling satisfied but as for fat, I am comfortable adding a little extra as long as the dog is not over weight. Also, I don't buy low-fat or non-fat cottage cheese and yogurt. I get my skinny girl the non-diet dairy stuff. Hope this helps.

 

[dljj]

Thanks for the replies. We also have to avoid all dairy, so no cottage cheese and yogurt.