worried about puppy weight

hello,my oes is 14 weeks and only weighs 9.9kgs all her bones stick out and her coat is very thin, i have had her 3 weeks,today she started being sick and has diarrhoea the vet gave her anti bs and said not to feed her for 24 hours then give her chicken and rice she has been very quite all day,the vet said he was concerned about her weight but to let her get over this bug then see how she goes he said sometimes you can get a thing go wrong with the blood vessels that can cause liver problems that make the dog small,i would like to know what weight a pup of this age should be,and if any one knows what the vet means also could the bug she has now be anything to do with her poor condition,hope someone can help,jacky :(
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just saw your post. At 14 weeks my Annie was 19.5 pounds(8.8 kg). She was not sick, and I had her for about 5 weeks. How is your pup now?
hi,did not think anyone would reply,she is 25 pounds,12 kg now, she puts on about 2pounds a week,she is now 16 weeks and a fussy eater,but looks a bit better now her coat is growing slowly but no where near like her sister who looks much better, thanks for the reply,
love jacky x
Sounds like they are putting about the same amount of weight on each week. My pup is now 23.5 pounds at 19.5 weeks. From the date of your first post, isn't she closer to my pup's age? Anyway, did the vet deworm her, or test her stool? I believe that worms can slow weight gain and rob nutrition, resulting in possible symptoms like poor coat growth.
Oops! Mine is now 17 weeks. I'm making her grow up too fast, as if she isn't already!
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