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I got an 7 or 8 year old wether in Nov. Very thin and won't gain weight. In December after a trip to the vet to see about getting his teeth floated she said he basically has no teeth and to put him on a diet that is as much predigested as I could get. He has gained about 15 pounds since I have had him and he still probably needs to put on 40 or more pounds. Am I being to impatient with his weight gain. What else can I try. His daily diet now is: 2 cups soaked alfalfa pellets, 2 cups soaked beet pulp pellets, 1 cup dry cob, 1 cup meat goat pellets, 2 tablespoons sumo (meat goat weight gain supplement powder), handful of boss, 1/4 cup corn oil, 1 oz. ACV, a little powder probiotics, 2 tbsp. AC, 2 cups senior horse pellets.
This is all mixed up and fed through out the day. When I first started this in Dec. this mix would last two days, now he is eating more and it only last one day, sometimes I add more dry alfalfa and beet pulp pellets. He has free access to a grass hay and alfalfa hay if he wants. He mostly eats the grass hay. The younger wether (8 mo.) eats the alfalfa. His coat is looking better, not so dry and curly, but I am still worried about the slow weight gain. Am I just being to impatient? Oh, he gets browse most days, but he has a hard time chewing things up.
This is all mixed up and fed through out the day. When I first started this in Dec. this mix would last two days, now he is eating more and it only last one day, sometimes I add more dry alfalfa and beet pulp pellets. He has free access to a grass hay and alfalfa hay if he wants. He mostly eats the grass hay. The younger wether (8 mo.) eats the alfalfa. His coat is looking better, not so dry and curly, but I am still worried about the slow weight gain. Am I just being to impatient? Oh, he gets browse most days, but he has a hard time chewing things up.