My goddog is a Bichon, maybe a mix, maybe 11, 12, 13 years old. (Picked her up off the streets after somebody dumped her, and the vet guesstimated her age at that time.) Anyway.
In the past year, she had developed an amazing appetite. Not all the time, but pretty often, you CANNOT fill her up. You would not believe how much a 12 pound Bichon can eat! Yet she still seems to be losing weight. Not a lot, but still, not a trend you want to continue. And she wasn't overweight to begin with.
I personally think that some older dogs lose the ability to process their food properly, so no matter how much they eat, their bodies still crave nutrition. I saw this with a couple of my own. Yet neither my vet nor my friend's--and we both have excellent people--thinks this is so. So I don't know.
Anyway, anybody have any ideas about what my friend can give Echo to bulk her up a bit? She absolutely would not touch Nutrical, btw.
In the past year, she had developed an amazing appetite. Not all the time, but pretty often, you CANNOT fill her up. You would not believe how much a 12 pound Bichon can eat! Yet she still seems to be losing weight. Not a lot, but still, not a trend you want to continue. And she wasn't overweight to begin with.
I personally think that some older dogs lose the ability to process their food properly, so no matter how much they eat, their bodies still crave nutrition. I saw this with a couple of my own. Yet neither my vet nor my friend's--and we both have excellent people--thinks this is so. So I don't know.
Anyway, anybody have any ideas about what my friend can give Echo to bulk her up a bit? She absolutely would not touch Nutrical, btw.