When my Ridgeback got really sick last year from some unknown disease and lost 25lbs, I had to feed all day to get weight on her. One of the things I fed her was cottage cheese. I mixed it with rice and boilded chicken. I still give her a little bit in her dog food every now and then. If you feed them Innova, look at the ingredients. Cottage cheese is one of them. Canned Salmon is also very good.