My 6-month-old Shar Pei is skinny despite eating. What can I do?

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Spayed sharpei. 6 months. Eats 1 1/3 cups of orjien puppy food twice a day. Weighs 23 pounds. Eats everything. seems kinda skinny. What can I do to bring her weight up? You can kinda see her ribs. She gets about 1 1/2 hour of exercise in the morning and 30 at night. What can I do to bring her weight up? Pet's info: Dog | Shar Pei | Female | spayed | 6 months and 12 days old | 40 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Hazel is getting a lot of exercise for her age, and she should be getting only 30 minutes twice a day being six months old. It may be the overexercise is causing her to be too skinny. I would cut back on her morning exercise, make it only 30 minutes, and see if that helps with her gaining weight.

My 6-month-old Shar Pei is skinny despite eating. What can I do?

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