Disappearing Dachshund

A bad tooth (for example a molar) can cause a dog to eat slower and/or eat less.

Have you took him to the VET for a checkout ?

bobcouch wrote:

dturm wrote:
I agree with BCSnob - first you need to know who is eating how much.


Also consider a digestive enzyme/probiotic supplement to help him utilize and absorb the food being fed.

Doug, DVM

Any specific recommendation?

Vets do sell lines of products made specifically for professional sales. They may or may not be better than OTC products so I'd do a search on Amazon and try one (get the combination - both probiotic and digestive enzyme) and try it for a month.

bobcouch wrote:
The pups eat the same stuff, share the same bowl. But one is gaining while the other is disappearing an ounce at a time.
Any suggestions?

And therein lies your problem. You have no idea how much either dog is eating. Separate the food and the dogs and monitor how much each dog eats. Then go back to your vet with the information. You may have your answer without consulting the vet.

dturm wrote:
I agree with BCSnob - first you need to know who is eating how much.


Also consider a digestive enzyme/probiotic supplement to help him utilize and absorb the food being fed.

Doug, DVM

Any specific recommendation?

Deb and Ed M wrote:
I agree with BCSnob - first you need to know who is eating how much.

That being said, as my Aussie got up there in years, his digestive system just didn't utilize food as well (after my Vet ruled out a whole bunch of other ideas), so in his last couple of years, I was pouring the food to him. Also gave him Sam-E to help his liver. Lots of easy-to-digest stuff - I made HIM a scrambled-egg breakfast every morning, but didn't for Ed and myself....LOL! He also received limited-ingredient dog food for lunch, and dinner with people-food scraps added. Any other dog would have weigh triple what he did - but he still lost weight a teeny bit at a time. When I had to put him down do to a hip injury, he was thin, but still a happy guy.

Agree with all of the above.

Also consider a digestive enzyme/probiotic supplement to help him utilize and absorb the food being fed.

Doug, DVM

I agree with BCSnob - first you need to know who is eating how much.

That being said, as my Aussie got up there in years, his digestive system just didn't utilize food as well (after my Vet ruled out a whole bunch of other ideas), so in his last couple of years, I was pouring the food to him. Also gave him Sam-E to help his liver. Lots of easy-to-digest stuff - I made HIM a scrambled-egg breakfast every morning, but didn't for Ed and myself....LOL! He also received limited-ingredient dog food for lunch, and dinner with people-food scraps added. Any other dog would have weigh triple what he did - but he still lost weight a teeny bit at a time. When I had to put him down do to a hip injury, he was thin, but still a happy guy.

Feed in separate bowls so you can monitor the calorie intake for each dog. I would not be surprised if the one loosing weight is eating slower than the one gaining weight; but there is no way to know for certain if you don’t know how much food each dog consumes.

Get a second Vet opinion.