Comments on: what kind of health issues could cause a dog to not hold weight?

By: relswete

relswete — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:48:32 +0000

worms, intestinal bacteria, internal problems, disease of an organ, cancer, The vet can do a blood panel to help figure this out it is not very expensive usually about 120-160 …Good luck
You don’t say what foods you have tried but check out recall lists and keep the dog off things like soy..gluten. corn meal..he may have digestive troubles also..Try wellness, Innova something along those lines if you haven’t

By: miaugh prayers to iggy

miaugh *prayers to iggy* — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:03:49 +0000

Intestinal parasites, diabetes, thyroid imbalances. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency can be found in some GSDs, but might usually would be accompanied by diarrhea in addition to weight loss or failure to gain weight.

By: Frank's Old Lady

Frank's Old Lady — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:43:50 +0000

It sounds like she has either a heart worm, or another kind of worm. All the vet will do is take some blood and the test could be ran.
If those are negative, then it could be a hypothyroidism which would require medicine. As long as she is not lethargic, and dehydrated she should be fine. You are on the correct track for her, you are a good dog owner!

By: ~chalbri~

~chalbri~ — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:40:24 +0000

Take her to the vet and have her checked for worms! Is she current on vaccinations?

By: Bonzie12

Bonzie12 — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:05:18 +0000

Diabetes, thyroid problems, or cancer could all cause loss of weight, but I’m sure your vet has already tested for these. If all of her blood work is coming back fine, she may just have a high metabolism and can’t gain weight. I have a german shepherd/malamute who also doesn’t gain any weight and after all the tests, which came back fine, the vet said it was probable just the way he was.

By: gemmathilde

gemmathilde — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:42:50 +0000

if she exercises a lot, maybe her metabolism rate is just extremely quick