Tess has Lost weight in kennels

[shafto]

Tess, our 2year old boxer bitch, has lost a lot of weight in kennels after a 10 day stay.
i knew she would lose some weiht as she don't normally eat unless we are with her, she thinks she is human you see!

Currently she normally has approx 3 tubs of Nature Diet per day mixed with a little james well beloved. She is not a big dog, very petite anyway and is normally around 45ibs.

But after getting her back today, i can now see more ribs and back bone than usual. And she absolutely did not come up for air on her first feed as i was with her.(won't eat alone).

Any suggestions on a quick intensive method to get the weight back on.

oils? Eggs? Fish? Raw meat? any help would be apprediated as i am looking at her now and feel gutted that i left her while i selfishly went on holiday.

Cheers

 

[kayboxer]

I don't know how many times a day your feeding her, but I would suggest to up it. If you feed her twice a day try feeding her 3 or 4 meals throughout the day. I would just leave her diet the way it is and just up the amount of meals per day.

 

[TossBranAbi]

I wouldn't worry about getting the weight back on her quickly. Just feed her her normal meals and maybe throw another few handfuls of food her way in a day but she will get back to normal. Putting the weight back on quickly can be unhealthy.