Boxer puppy won't gain weight

My 6 month old boxer won't gain any weight. We feed twice a day once in morning and once at night my dogs stay in their beds while I m at work. I feed him puppy food but he still since I got him about 3 months ago and he has gotten bigger in size but not weight you can see his spine and ribs a little but he eats his food not all at once. What can I do to help my dog gain weight to become a healthy size and weight?

Take him to a vet. He could have worms or something that is really making him sick.

We have a Boxer breeder on this site...Magichalo1...I'll put a message in her box, to come here when she gets on today...

At 6 months, he's growing fast and furious...Boxer's should be lean, wiry and athletic...so being thin...a lean and mean machine...would seem appropriate... How is his coat? Is it shiny and sleek? Does his breath stink? Is his poop loose, or have mucus in it? These are things I'd take into consideration when trying to figure out what might be going on with him. If all these other parts of him seem to be fine, then he simply may need more food...since all that he eats is going to growth.

I've used Natural Balance food rolls (they look like summer sausage) to put weight on dogs...it's very tasty and high in calories...I grate it up into their regular food. It also entices them to eat, if they are slow eaters...

Taking a stool sample into the vet to check for worms isn't very expensive, and might be worth your while...even just to eliminate it as a cause...

I'll leave a message for magic, still...

phrannie

Hello

All my boxer pups hit this stage and they all look thin. It is like hitting that stage in children where they lose their baby fat.

Rule out worms and as long as your pup is healthy do not worry and do not try to over feed. Your boxer is like an athlete. They are lean and mean (not really mean).

The only thing you need to do as long as your dog has plenty of Purina Puppy Chow, water and 2-3 bisquits a day at different times. IS EXCERSISE. The most awful thing to see is a Boxer without muscle (hard to do) I have seem them that have been in a kennel that they never leave a cage and it is horrible, when they loose muscle tone.

Your Boxer needs to stay on Puppy Chow for 2 years. They go at a fast rate and will need to stay on puppy food longer then most. My Vet raises Boxers also and this is what he has always told me.

Do not change food unless you mix your current food with the new and add it gradual, or your dog will get diaheria. Do not put your Boxer of the expensive foods like Science Diet, this will cause most boxers to get a rash and their skin to smell bad.

Boxers need a high rate of protien in their chow, kibble, make sure your food has at least 21% or higher, Purina Puppy Chow does. Do not use a chow called Black Diamond, it has killed litters of puppies and deformed the ones that survived.

Email me is you have anymore questions

PS I actually advertise that my Boxers are like a dear. The American Boxer is actually much leaner then the European - United Kingdom Boxers which is heavier and boxier.