My baby boy needs some fat!!!!!!! - Page 1

so i take my lil boy 2 the vet for our first dewormed/initial checkup. everything good, no worms blah blah blah..... however the tech did say that i need to put some fat on him..............PLS give me some ideals of how to safly do that. do i just overfeed him for a lil while, do i give him some sticks of butter J/k, do i need to switch food?.....

Background, he was on royal canin for about 2 weeks, just switched both puppies to blue buffallo, large breed puppy, peachish/pinkish bag......he is 11.5 weeks..............

THX IN ADVANCE

Since there are two puppies, be sure he is getting his full ration of food.
If you are feeding him 2x a day, maybe give him a 3rd small meal.

when i first got tyson, vet didnt have apt tile 3 weeks out, so for that reason (didnt fully know his health situation) and others, i feed them seperately, toska 6 months, 2x's a day, tyson 3x's per day, per instructions on bag, 

All dogs are different, just like people. Some dogs, no matter how much you feed them don't seem to gain weight until they are older. As long as the puppy has normal poops and a shiny coat and has lots of energy then I would say he is healthy. Alot of the good quality dog food companies make a canned food and perhaps you could start adding a few big spoonfuls to every meal. You could also add some scrambled eggs to their food bowls as well. I would stay away from butter but you could scramble the eggs in a bit of melted coconut oil in the frying pan.Stay away from grains in the dog food.  Remember it is best to feed a puppy alot of small meals during the day, rather than just two big ones. It is really hard to get an active puppy to gain weight.  Slow and steady wins the race on this one. Just my opinion.

Mario, the last place to learn to feed a pup are dog is from dog food bag.
Tyson is almost three months old, how much does he weigh?
Feeding three times a day is more than I do for pups. They don't get a chance to"clean out", you know, empty their stomach. I'm sure a lot of folks on here will disagree with me, but I recommend feeding twice a day. The pup won't be crapping all the time with twice a day.
How much are you feeding each meal?
I've heard good things about Blue Buffalo. Continue to feed the pups separately.
Can you feel his ribs, or see them through the hair ? Is his back bone sticking through his hair?

I agree with Joan on feeding frequencies. My mentor never fed pups more than 2x per day, even little pups (once weaned). I fast my adults once per week. A while ago, I posted some good information on why fasting is so great for a dog's health...no time to find it right now but it's here, somewhere. 
 

You don't want a 12 week old puppy with fat on him--you want him to have enough calories to grow and continue muscle development, but NO fat. If he has plenty of muscle in his neck and shoulders and thighs, he is fine as is.

If he doesn't have a lot of muscle and he's very thin, then you need to increase the amount of food he is getting daily.

I generally increase or decrease in half cup increments until the pup's weight is where I want it to be. And you will have to continually adjust this amount to keep up with his activity, growth spurts, and ongoing size increases.

Christine

Well you forgot to mention how much he weighs . I usually feed fryers (chickens) grow them myself.Anything out of a bag is just a supplement not their food thats just me though.

There are 2 areas I discount advice at the vet's office, diet/weight and behavior. 
A small pup still nursing will have puppy fat, but once they are weaned they will become lean and should stay that way until their skeletal structure is more prepared for some weight. All of ours look like marathon runners while they are growing up. Not totally intentionally, we just let nature take it's course. We feed ours a very good food with the occasional day of raw here and there. Ours spend a good part of the day running and busy with our own dogs as well as dogs we have here for daycare or training. When they have a particularly busy day I will up the food a bit, and conversly will cut back on lazy days. We feed pups 2x a day until about 6 months and then go to once. If they are really active and need some extra calories I will add a breakfast booster meal but never for long. 
When they get closer to 2yo we will see that they naturally start to bulk up a bit without us having to alter the diet drastically.  
Our oldest dog is 11yo (12 next month) and is still boisterous and active, he was a gangly pup and adolescent but has stayed in shape by staying active his whole life. He still loves to do bitework and the new helpers never believe us when we tell them his age. 

toska is 6 months 58lbs, tyson is 11.5 weeks 20 lbs, ............so today b4 yall all got a chance to post, i decided to just stuff him, now (he normally poops 2/3 times a day) hes pooped wit every pee lol, its 3pm, he got up @ 9am, hes eatin once, and pooped 4 times, yeah i dont like that @ all