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My staffy,is very old. Hes begining to loose weight, he eats, he is active but yet nothing is gaining his weight back. What can i do can i buy weight gainners for him

Hi and welcome to the forum from Flo and me.

I'm not a nutritionist so really not sure what to advise here. How old is he ?... Have you asked a vet about this and made sure there is no underlying issue ?

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Could just be an age thing my parents springer/collie x is 16 and has been loosing weight gradually for a couple of years

Most of this is down to appetite her sense of smell is now pretty non existent which probably doesn't help whereas 6 months ago she was happy to have her tinned food (at a point where quality brand foods aren't an issue just whatever she would eat and the cheaper and stinkier seemed to be it) last week she stopped eating that too but did pinch some of Ledgers raw mince (he backs right off if she approaches him when he's eating) so I took some of that over for my dad and she wolfed it down apparently and also made her way through a tripe stick.

She is still mad as a box of frogs as ever and despite having had 3 big strokes she has to be the centre of attention and never stops pacing between people if she's in the same room, of course she's slow on walks and is falling over more and more but that's understandable she has such a thick coat her weight loss isn't so obvious but I expect with a short coated staffy it would look quite severe.

I would echo the suggestion to visit your vet just to see if there is anything underlying causing the weight loss they will likely suggest some foods

My staffy is over 12yrs old. I changed his food and slowly he was gaining weight but again slowly starting to loose it. Walks are an issues hr sleeps more then he wants to go out. Hell go on the back garden but will not walk.

Hope you find someone to help, welcome from Iza and me.

Me too hes my baby

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and the zoo xx

Welcome from Darcy and me

Hello and a warm welcome from me and Stella  

I suggest you get him checked over with your vet just in case. My Stella is 13 and sometimes does not want to go out.  I have to really encourage her sometimes but it's for her own good that she has a little exercise every day.
She has no food issues except for being greedy at times.
Any weight loss should really be checked out with your vet.

Hi and welcome from us and Suki. I would suggest a trip to the vet because weight loss in an older dog is less common than weight gain. If he isn't wanting to walk you could try adding extra walks and keeping them shorter while using a high value treat to encourage him.

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

I would also advize a trip to see the vet.

Thankyou to you all for your help.
And I will visit the vets.

Hi and welcome from me and Daisy   Hope you get on OK at the vets, do let us know x

Hiya from me and Vinnie, yes best for a trip to vets hope all goes ok   

I have tryed to get my dog in vets but they are telling me there is no available space.... Seriously what do you have to do to get some help.
Guys thankyou for your support. .

Welcome from Alfie and me

Hi and welcome from Oz and me

I would recommend a check up with the vet just in case

Thankyou Sara and ozzy

hia from me and sasha   yes a trip to the vets definately,even if you need to wait a couple of days it be worth it for peace of mind   

Go to vet. Insist on appointment.

Exactly what food is your dog on?

Raw or cooked eggs can help build dog up. I would go for as natural food as possible. Chicken sardines all of that will do him good.

But insist on appointment with vet.

Years ago, I had a Doberman rescue. I got her from a house and she was clearly unwanted. She was very thin and you could count the bones in her backbone. He came out with some guff about her being in use and had been stressed out. I took her to the vet and he confirmed my suspicion that she had been abused. He advised me to feed her on boiled brown rice and chicken, which I did. Boy did she put on weight! 2 weeks later she was a different dog! You could try this.

Hi and welcome from me and my two

Love to see a picture of your Staffy. How old is he and where did you find each other?

welcome to the forums from me and Lula

As snoop got older a potter around the garden was all he wanted. The rest of the day was spent sleeping he would have his mad dashing moments but sleeping mainly. they do sleep alot more as they get older or if they are a bit lazy like my Lula
Best thing to do would be to pop to the vets. If your vets does not have an appointment book in somewhere else. If its the PDSA they have an out of hours one