My pittie mix puppy Morgan was born into a fighting ring, to a mother so battle-scarred she barely resembled a dog. At birth Morgan received no veterinary care, and at some point both mother and puppy wound up on the streets, where they were eventually found and picked up by Animal Services.
At the vet, it was discovered that Morgan had parvo, heartworms, tapeworms, roundworms and a severe case of both dehydration and malnutrition. She was hospitalised and successfully treated, and then I adopted her.
Morgan was doing really well for a few weeks, and then she started losing weight so fast it was like watching her deflate. She was eating the same food, getting plenty of exercise, and all vet visits pointed to her being very healthy, but she just...stopped gaining weight.
She's crazy thin. Skin and bones, basically. We walk an average 4+ hours a day, and she eats like six cups of food, but she doesn't have much of either fat or muscle. She's also the laziest dog I have EVER met, which I originally attributed to me being used to high-energy breeds but which I'm starting to think is lethargy.
Having nothing else to go on, I'm wondering whether the terrible illness and trauma she dealt with may have damaged her body in such a way that she can't keep weight on, and has no energy? But I'm at a loss at to how.
So I was wondering whether any of my fellow dog people may have had similar issues in their pups, and if you have any advice on how to help my poor girl. My vet is amazing, but he can't figure out what's going on either.
SOS.
At the vet, it was discovered that Morgan had parvo, heartworms, tapeworms, roundworms and a severe case of both dehydration and malnutrition. She was hospitalised and successfully treated, and then I adopted her.
Morgan was doing really well for a few weeks, and then she started losing weight so fast it was like watching her deflate. She was eating the same food, getting plenty of exercise, and all vet visits pointed to her being very healthy, but she just...stopped gaining weight.
She's crazy thin. Skin and bones, basically. We walk an average 4+ hours a day, and she eats like six cups of food, but she doesn't have much of either fat or muscle. She's also the laziest dog I have EVER met, which I originally attributed to me being used to high-energy breeds but which I'm starting to think is lethargy.
Having nothing else to go on, I'm wondering whether the terrible illness and trauma she dealt with may have damaged her body in such a way that she can't keep weight on, and has no energy? But I'm at a loss at to how.
So I was wondering whether any of my fellow dog people may have had similar issues in their pups, and if you have any advice on how to help my poor girl. My vet is amazing, but he can't figure out what's going on either.
SOS.