My dog lost weight on homecooked food. What can I add for weight gain?

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My 10 yr old lab lost 6 lbs when taken off dry food. He gets homecooked. Alternating between lean ground beef, turkey, white meat chicken. Veggies Sweet potatoes, yellow squash, green beans. He was a perfect weight. Elimating 1 cup of dry food per day added to homecooked was meant to be a healthy choice not for weight loss. Vet wants him to put the weight back. What can I add in, read that organic brown rice and Quinoa is not good daily and high in Phosphorus. Suggestions thx. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 10 years and 10 months old | 73 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using PetCoach to address your concern. If you are making Teddy's food for him, I would recommend visiting www. balanceit.com to help formulate a well balanced diet. Quinoa is ok to use in the food but you have to be sure to use the right quantity. This website will tell you the exact amount to feed and is very accurate. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

My dog lost weight on homecooked food. What can I add for weight gain?

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