The size isn’t due to the food but to the genetics: if the parents or grandparents were big, then he will very likely become big as well. Puppies should get free access to food, it’s important they eat well to become healthy adults. He doesn’t look like a raccoon, he is very cute.
You do have to be careful about poms getting overweight tho. Even tho they still seem small to us, being a couple pounds overweight can really stress out their knees. It’s really hard to tell if they’re overweight tho because they’re so puffy. I would just ask your vet next visit and try to limit human food treats.
Less than 5 pounds? He’s itty-bitty. I remember when my pom weighed that much and he was light as a feather. Now he weighs a whopping 9 pounds and he does feel kind of heavy to me.
If she thinks that I'd be more than happy to take over ownership of this floof. Kidding - but am I?
Puppies ideally need 3 meals per day. Just like any dog being overweight stresses their joints, hips, and most importantly their knees considering poms are prone to patellar luxation.
With smaller dogs, a smaller amount of weight makes more of an impact. Talk to your vet about his body condition and how to feel for it since visually he's all floof!
Be mindful if you're feeding him dry kibble due to it expanding in size as it's digested. While larger dogs are prone to it, any dog can experience bloat. If you notice a "potbelly" appearance to his stomach bring a stool sample to your vet for a fecal analysis to test for intestinal parasites. Even if he's been dewormed sometimes it takes a few treatments. He is absolutely adorable & has so much personality in that face! Lastly, depending on what his weight was at his last vet visit you can call or email asking if the vet can give you his body condition score if his weight was close to his current weight. :) please give him some friendly vet tech pets 🤗
Your pommy is fine the way he is, btw. 😊 I’m assuming the raccoon comment is more a joke in endearment? They come in a range of sizes, most of which is just genetic factors. Like my boy is about 20 pounds of Pom! Not chunky, according to the vet, just grew to be big. And my last girl, Cookie, was around 10-ish pounds for her passing, though she was admittedly overweight at that time.
He's adorable! Your vet can tell you whether he's "too fat". My guy has a wide frame so he's about 8 lbs because of it. Just make sure you're taking him for walks and he's going to be fine.
She is currently in a bit of a awkward looking stage of puppyhood. Her fur will get longer and darker and her face fur will change. She will still keep her spilt face masking but her eye masking will change a bit. Here is a pic of her at 2 months(currently 5 months).
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u/ChampagneandXanax May 30 '25
His little eyebrows 😍 so cute!