Sadies Mom
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I am a little worried that she is not growing like she should. She has only gained 6 lbs in 6 weeks (she weighed in at 109.8 two days ago). I know slow and steady is great or do they hit "the wall" around this age and then go like crazy again? She is eating ok (not like she used to, she always leaves food)but she is getting lazy. I do not know if her laziness is part of being a mastiff at this age or if it should be classified as lethargy. I will look into the nutritionist-thing, but I am going to try not to worry too much over the weekend. We have some fun things planned and I'll be damned if I sit here and worry about. Our appointment is at 9 am Monday morning, so I am just going to try to wait until I have some answers. This is the same specialist that diagnosed my lab with Addisons over a year ago after she had gone un-diagnosed for a very long time, so I am very confident he will get to the bottom of it.If/when you have to change foods, ask for a referal to a nutritionist (Smart family might be able to recommend one, they don,t need to be local to you, just have access to the medical records) And work with them to see if you can balance the low phos and the protein requirments with the healthy levels needed to make sure she grows right. She's young enough that her growth is important too....