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My puppy's face looks wrinkled and skinny after anemia. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 26 days old | 5.3 lbs

my puppies face has become very skinny after a fight with severe anemia. his body is coming back to normal but the face has not improved. it looks like he have wrinkles.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 18th, 2018

It will likely take several weeks until his face starts to gain it's shape and weight back. just keep feeding him 3-4 times a day with a high quality food, as long as he remains healthy he'l gain the weight back eventually.

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