Guest houndhome Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Tigger has been doing really well with his chemo and radiation for his lymphoma since July until a couple of weeks ago. He apparently got some reaction to one of the chemo drugs (vincristine - caused neropathy in his back legs) and also got a UTI. With the nerve issue and the infection, he lost quite a bit of weight. The neropathy has worn off, and the infection is gone, and he is back to his old self. The thing is, he needs to put back on some weight. He has a great appetite, is eating a good food, Wellness Core, and I am trying to give him high calorie treats like Salmon treats, but I don't want to give too much at once. Does anyone have any good ideas on stuff to give him to add some weight back? He can't do eggs, and whatever he gets has to go in a small portion to his greyhound sisters, and they definitely don't need any more weight. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I don't know anything about chemo in canines, but I do remember reading about puppy food in a recent thread in food and dietary here on GT. Puppy food is high in calories, fat and carbs. Just might do the trick! I might try some high quality puppy kibble and canned, and go from there. Hoping your baby feels better and gains weight soon! Hugs from us here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4dogscrazy Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The higher priced and better rated food does not have enough carbs and "junk" in it to put on major weight. It's best for maintaining a healthy weight! I have two of mine on Pro Plan Beef and they are thriving on it. One of my dogs I have been trying to put weight on for a year!!! I also slip in some Taste of the Wild to keep things balanced and interesting to them, but honestly go backwards in your quest for the best food on the planet and get them something with a higher carb ratio. Not that Pro Plan is the bottom of the barrel either, but it has done the trick in my house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheila Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 satin balls? http://www.holisticdog.org/Nutrition/Satin...satinballs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest houndhome Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) The higher priced and better rated food does not have enough carbs and "junk" in it to put on major weight. It's best for maintaining a healthy weight! I have two of mine on Pro Plan Beef and they are thriving on it. One of my dogs I have been trying to put weight on for a year!!! I also slip in some Taste of the Wild to keep things balanced and interesting to them, but honestly go backwards in your quest for the best food on the planet and get them something with a higher carb ratio. Not that Pro Plan is the bottom of the barrel either, but it has done the trick in my house! I didn't think about that. I'll ask Tigger's oncologist what she thinks since she advised a high protein diet when he started treatment. Maybe mixing some higher carb food in might help? Edited November 25, 2009 by houndhome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 If you are feeding carbs, I have a whole bunch of things I used to feed Sutra to get him to gain weight (he couldn't have anything high in fat) Group A Macaroni mashed potatoes oatmeal (plain) Group B turkey baby food low fat cottage cheese rice Group C boiled and raw hamburger boiled and raw ground turkey vanilla Ensure For meals I'd mix up some macaroni with cottage cheese and ground turkey, mashed potatoes with cottage cheese and rice, kibble with Ensure, etc. etc. Basically one from Group A, one from Group B, one from Group C. I'd give him as much as he would eat - usually a salad serving bowl (from my Corelle dishes, not a HUGE bowl but bigger than a regular bowl) full to the brim. I fed him at least twice a day, sometimes 3 times a day if my schedule allowed...breakfast, dinner, and then before bedtime. Now he eats Solid Gold Wolf King. Good amt of calories and protein, low in fat. Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Meat with some fat in it -- such as beef -- will be your most concentrated source of calories, provided he can tolerate it. A nice hamburger every meal, teaspoon-sized bite for each sister ...... Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I don't know what you are feeding as the main food but if he can tolerate the richness of it, Blue Wilderness has 476 calories a can and 586 calories a cup. A little goes a long way. I don't what kind of appetite he has? Evo also has high calories but again, very rich. When I needed to get weight on Polli during and after her chemo, she ate EVO kibble mixed in with boiled chicken breast. She got as many cookies as she wanted, she was after all the mommy! Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigorangedog Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 We feed low carb also to our boy with cancer (just post-amp for osteo). He gets Evo. For lower-carb treats, we feed peanut butter and cheese, both high in calories and fat. Can he do dairy? Maybe mix in some cream cheese or plain yogurt into his food (I've found that the traditional Greek yogurt is lowest-carb)? Or the highest-fat hamburger you can find, as someone else suggested. We also mix some flax oil into Whitey's food, for Omega-3s and lignans, but that also adds calories and fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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