I think Izzie is too skinny..

[rachel]

I'd say she looks a little under weight.

Have you tried putting some hot water on her kibble, it brings the flavour out? Could help.

[mchis]

You can try to put a few oz on her but she doesn't look too bad. Some are just built skinnier/thin boned. Maya I thought was WAY under weight when we brought her home but she is the same weight now as she was then. I tried to get some weight on her but she went from looking skinny to over weight with just a few extra ounces! It was really odd! She si one that is just built with a more thin frame. Maxie at times you can see his spine. Adding a couple oz to him gets rid of it though. He got up to almost 5lbs again this spring & started looking a bit chubby so I've been working on getting him down again. (for whatever reason my pups require more food in the winter so we're in that transition time I guess right now so nobody gets too fat haha) He is a good weight around 4lbs 10oz.

Anyway, I'd up her food a bit or add another small meal in the day for her. But I bet you'll find that with a few ounces...she'll look more "full" in structure.

[Kristi]

May 30, 2011 3:34:52 GMT @mchis said:

You can try to put a few oz on her but she doesn't look too bad. Some are just built skinnier/thin boned. Maya I thought was WAY under weight when we brought her home but she is the same weight now as she was then. I tried to get some weight on her but she went from looking skinny to over weight with just a few extra ounces! It was really odd! She si one that is just built with a more thin frame. Maxie at times you can see his spine. Adding a couple oz to him gets rid of it though. He got up to almost 5lbs again this spring & started looking a bit chubby so I've been working on getting him down again. (for whatever reason my pups require more food in the winter so we're in that transition time I guess right now so nobody gets too fat haha) He is a good weight around 4lbs 10oz.

Anyway, I'd up her food a bit or add another small meal in the day for her. But I bet you'll find that with a few ounces...she'll look more "full" in structure.

Oakley is like Maya! She looks best at 3 lb 3 oz, an ounce less she looks too thin, an ounce over and she starts looking chunky...shes just very, very thin framed. At 3 lb 5 oz I can't feel her ribs anymore. She is a 'deceiving' one in that she has a pronounced tuck like a greyhound that makes her "look" thin, but I have to judge from the TOP and her ribs/spine, as she will have that tuck at 3.25 lbs or 5 lbs where she'd be HONKIN fat lol.

[Therese]

she is a lovely little Chi

[jesuschick]

I have a "normal" looking one and one we call "scrawny"! They weigh exactly the same. Frame is everything! Ruby is just dainty and delicate looking. You can see her hip bones and her spine. ALWAYS have been able to. Her breeder even asked as a follow up if that had changed. It has gotten a bit better but it just is how she is. She has gained 1.5 lbs. in 4 months with us, but she is still just a little stick figure!

[Codi]

Yeah, I think she just has a tiny frame. Bella is so thick. Her bones, skin, fur, etc, is SO much thicker than Izzie, so it makes her seem so much smaller and fragile. I think she will always just be a thin girl tho.

[Hollie]

She is very slight but I think she looks ok. She has a lovely glossy looking coat too I must say x

[Codi]

Thanks, yeah they both have nice shiny coats, it makes me happy..