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My 8-month Corgi puppy is losing weight despite eating. Is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Female | unspayed | 8 months and 6 days old

Ari is 8 month old Corgi who has started to lose weight & has became underweight despite eating 3-4 meals a day. She currently eats Blue buffalo dry puppy food. She did have an episode of vomiting about a week ago but we attributed to her getting into my dads dog's food while visiting. She still plays & acts like her normal loving self.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 7th, 2019

I agree with you. She is very underweight. This is very abnormal. I strongly recommend you get her to a vet for an exam. Hopefully this problem is due to something easy like worms but I am very worried it is more serious like an underlying congenital problem with her liver and/or kidneys. Please, get her to a vet. This is not a simple instance of her just needing to eat more or eat supplements. Hope this helps. If you have more questions you can always opt for a private consultation where we can chat back and forth. That way you can ask as many questions as you'd like. Best wishes.

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