weight on gsp
- jer_allen27
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weight on gsp
I got a 11 month old GSP. And I'm feeding her nutro hi performance. About 5 to 6 cups a day and still her ribs show a bit and looks gangly. Is this normal for a GSP at this age. She is full of energy and appears healthy.
What do u all think?
What do u all think?
- jlp8cornell
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Re: weight on gsp
Can you post a pic? How many ribs showing? I keep mine so that you can see about 2 ribs...
Re: weight on gsp
Not unusual for a teen ager. Just give him some time and he will mature and gain some weight. But I sure wouldn't feed him any more and if you see any sign of loose stool I would even cut him back slightly. You have to be up near the max a dog can handle.jer_allen27 wrote:I got a 11 month old GSP. And I'm feeding her nutro hi performance. About 5 to 6 cups a day and still her ribs show a bit and looks gangly. Is this normal for a GSP at this age. She is full of energy and appears healthy.
What do u all think?
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Re: weight on gsp
4-5 cups of Diamond Naturals and my GSP is still a 3-4 ribber.
- jer_allen27
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Re: weight on gsp
She always has about 3 to 4 ribs showing. Maybe its just her age.
- BillGraves
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Re: weight on gsp
My 6-yr old is on 4 cups of PPP and most ribs are showing and that is with Prozyme! Hip bones are very visible as well.
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Re: weight on gsp
My dogs sire could eat 6-8 cups of euk 30-20 and you could still see every rib and hip bone. My girl has ribs showing and she is very healthy. She eats 3-5 cups a day depending on how much she works/how she acts. I wouldn't worry and actually like how it looks.