cindy74 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I just got a baby Shih Tzu. Her father is probably 15 lbs and the mother is 9 lbs. I am wondering if you can determine the size from the weight at 12 weeks. Or at least close. She is 4 lbs. right now and 12 weeks exactly. Probably a big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajiotal Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 My puppy is 12 weeks old and 4.5 pounds and the doctor said that is normal. After that I took her back 3 days later and she had gained weight (went up to 4.8 pounds in 3 days) and the doctor frowned at that when she got off the scale and the way he said "she has gained weight" made me realize she was gaining weight too fast and I know what I was doing wrong, I was feeding her TOO MUCH but he didn't say anything to me about it being bad but I could read his expression I was feeding her like 2 cups of dog food a day but I didn't know no better now I feed her 1/4 a cup of purina one twice a day or what ever she will eat of that and no more. She was 4.8 pounds last week now she is 4.5 pounds again which the doctor said is VERY NORMAL no worries. Talk to your vet for sure about this though to be safe!! also shih tus gain weight EASILY and You can tell if you have a FAT shih tzu I could and now she is not so wide but healthy and I go by the feeding instructions on the food bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy74 Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 > now I feed her 1/4 a cup of purina one twice a day I wouldn't say Purina is the best dog food in the world either. I dont know how your puppy was eating 2 cups a day. I dont give that much to an adult dog. Go to your pet store or vet and talk to them about getting on a higher quality food like [URL="http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=1&brand%5Fid=5"][/URL]Eukanuba or Natural Balance. Also, give her puppy food for a while and just go with the directions on the bag. They are quite explicit for puppys. I would stay away from beef. Also, if you change your babys food you should do it over a few days. Mix a little of the new food in with the Purina increasing the mix of the new food each day until it is 100% the new food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajiotal Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I wonder whats not good about Purina? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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