Charlie was 28kg when we bought him home from the refuge. He used to launch himself at the food, he ate like it was the first/last meal he had ever had, food flew everywhere. He now is the best of the 4 dogs, he sits quietly and waits for his dish to be put down on the floor and then he will sit and wait to be told to ´go on´ He eats steadily not in a rush.
He gets an upset tummy very easily, so we are back on the supermarket more expensive dog food
He still looks skinny, he now weighs 30kg so he has gained a little, but we can still almost count his ribs
He has been wormed, he had very bad worms when he arrived here, he sicked some up
I went to the vet and showed the vet the worms (I had them in a jam-jar) We have seen no sign of worms in his poo. All the dogs are due to be re-wormed at the beginning of December.
We give Charlie 4 cups of food at night (530g) and I have started to give him 250g with some tinned dog food in the morning, I have to do it secretly, the other dogs don´t need feeding up
Also, Charlie is a chewer, of his paws and legs, he makes them bleed
He cries as he is doing it so it must hurt him.
When he came here he was a terrified dog, scared of everything and anything, he is now a happy and not so scared dog. He had been hit by a car and had run off, he was lucky not to have been killed I was told. He was later found abandoned in a park, absolutely terrified, so he has had a rough life. He was terrified of leads and collars and when we picked up the broom to sweep he went into a real panic. He does not do that any more, just as well, as we have to sweep the floor loads during the day
Another problem Charlie has is body odour- he stinks- any suggestions how we can improve his smell? We have bathed him, washed his bedding, but still Charlie smells, and then the other dogs share the mat in the living room so they end up smelling too
Any suggestions for Charlie´s weight, chewing and smell please?
Pamela