Can a blood test tell the difference between the enzymes she would have produced herself from the enzymes from the ProBalance?

Yes, but sometimes the test results are borderline or normal in the early stages. I have a journal article here that mentions this if you want the reference.

I hope you find out what the problem is.

When I had my dog on the Volhard diet she was eating enough for a 200 lb dog (she is between 56 lbs and 65 lbs -- depending if she is at "pet" weight or working weight) and she was losing and losing. She was down to 48 lbs and all the supplements that my regular vet gave me was not working. We had lost hope.

I went to a nutritionist and we found out that she was on the wrong protein and grains. She cannot eat beef or other "heavy" proteins and does horribly on rice or dairy. I changed her to holistic diet of fish and sweet potato and added oils (flax and olive oil) to her meals along with other natural foods. She was also given Super Papaya Enzymes to help her digest.

Had she not gained, her new vet said to give her clarified butter to gain the weight. Luckily we did not have to go there because of her reaction to dairy. She is doing great now that she is on the proper diet and I hope to go all natural (no holistic kibble), once I can afford it.

You may want to use Kinesiology to find out what are the proper proteins and other ingredients for her diet.

You may want to do some research on "Greenies" as well. According to the info put out by the company in addition to being good for teeth and breath they help dogs gain more nutrition from their food. The only problem is they are kind of expensive and if your dog is like my two the "greenie" will be gone in two minutes!

Be careful with greenies! Auster has already puked up chunks too big to be digested twice. They just get rubbery in the stomach (at least in my experience), so if the dog doesn't chew properly then you either have puke or a blockage.

We just rescued/adoped a stray GSD mix from our local shelter. She was about 15 lbs. underweight at the time. I found this recipe on a shelter site on the net. The shelter uses it for putting weight on a dog quickly. We tried it and it worked quite well. We fed natural high quality kibble in the AM and one meat "wad" in the evening. The dog loved it and it helped improve her overall health in addition to helping her put on weight.

Might be worth a try or at least considering.

Satin Balls


10 lbs hamburger meat
10 eggs
1 large box total cereal (2 lbs)
1 1/4c vegetable oil
pinch of salt 1 large box of oatmeal (uncooked)
1 1/4c unflavored molasses
1 jar of wheat germ
10 small pkgs unflavored gelatin

Mix all ingredients together well, much like meatloaf....put into separate freezer bags and freeze, thawing as needed. It puts weight on in a very short time not to mention gloss of coat.
To store: make into hamburger patty size, place on a cookie sheet on waxed paper and when frozen place in a bag.