How can I weigh my puppy at home if I don't have a pet scale?

Without seeing Spotty in person, there is no way I can say how much she weighs. Weigh yourself holding her, and then weigh yourself alone. Subtract your weight alone from the weight with you holding her, and that will tell you how much she weighs.

It looks like his weight and body condition are good, though its difficult to evaluate that without being able to put my hands on him. (the hair can be deceiving) . When you run your hands over his chest you should be able to feel his ribs easily but they should not be prominent. When you run your hands along the sides of the abdomen back to the hips, you should be able to appreciate a "waist," but the bones of his hips should not be prominent. His spine (backbones) over his lower back should not be easy to feel. Without a walk-on scale like your vet has in his office, the best way to weigh him is by picking him up and weighing yourself on a bathroom scale. Then subtract your weight. (please be careful!! I don't want you to injure your back picking him up!) I hope that information is helpful for you. If you are continuing to feed a home cooked diet, consider checking out the site www.balanceit.com. This website will help you ensure that you have a balanced home cooked diet for Bear. Thanks for asking PetCoach!

This chart may help you, but keep in mind that not every dog conforms to the growth standard. Some will be bigger or smaller, this is just an average. A Lhasa Apso is considered a small breed dog. http://www.frenchbulldog-puppies.net/french-bulldog-puppy-growth-chart.html

Rather than a particular weight, we want to go for an ideal body condition score. Now with young puppies (just like kids) they are growing and the body condition scoring doesn't matter as much, but we still don't want her to be very overweight. Here is a helpful guide to checking body condition at home : https://www.aaha.org/public_documents/professional/guidelines/weightmgmt_bodyconditionscoring.pdf and your vet can also weigh in on this.

In order to accurately give her the medication, you will need to know her weight, or you could accidentally give Penelope too much or too little medication. I would see if you have a friend who has a scale you can borrow. You can weigh yourself holding her, then weigh yourself alone, and subtract the difference to get her weight.

Oh my goodness Tofy is so cute! She looks like she is a medium breed dog, and could be around 15-25 pounds in weight. Since I can't see her in person, I can't say for certain though. I hope this helps :-)

Ideally, she should be physically examined by your veterinarian to diagnose and treat any illness or injury. As long as she is behaving normally though, you can try warming her food, adding in a bit of baby food or adding in some warm water. You can also offer unflavored PediaLyte. If she is lethargic, vomiting or has diarrhea, then she should definitely be seen by a veterinarian.