[YorkshireLass]

Am I missing an obvious reason for a collie's appetite to go bananas?

She is 5, can be a bit greedy and often nibbles on grass/licks soil 
As of last Thursday-ish, she's been ravenously hungry, nearly taking my fingers off when I offer food, and inhaling her main meal in seconds.
What is niggling is that she's not put on weight - if anything her ribs are more prominent. I'm going to dig out the scales if I still have them and weigh her tonight.
I have wormed her (Drontal) and if she's like this during the week then off we go to vet. I'm giving her extra food!
No significant change in routine, exercise, weather...?

Thoughts?

[jaykay]

Drinking more? Peeing more?
Is she spayed?

[YorkshireLass]

No apparent change in drinking/peeing habits.
No she's not spayed, last season was a few weeks ago...

No external signs of anything- lumps, bumps, scratches, eyes fine, ears still attached... Nothing unusual around the back end either.

[jaykay]

The drinking/peeing question was about diabetes, which can result in increased appetite but not increased weight. Dad's first sheepdog was diabetic, I have one of her daughters who is going that way too.

Something has increased her metabolic rate then. She isn't pregnant I don't suppose?

[little blue]

have you checked her REALLY well for lumps & bumps?
tumours, benign or malignant, can cause  weight loss but increased appetite

[YorkshireLass]

How suddenly would these things come on?
She was checked over last month as her boosters were due - all fine then.
Hope no pups    she was crated next to an entire dog for a couple of hours, after her fertile period - judged as best I can - but people can always misjudge...

[colliewoman]

I was always taught a sudden increase in appetite was a good indication that a particular mating was succesful
I would get her checked out, were there's a will(y) there's a way

[jaykay]

where there's a will(y) there's a way

  I shall remember that one 

[YorkshireLass]

I was always taught a sudden increase in appetite was a good indication that a particular mating was succesful
I would get her checked out, were there's a will(y) there's a way

Oh lordy.
Righto.

Anything I should be doing/not doing in between now and vet visit?? Just in case?

[doganjo]

Nope, just crossing your fingers   Hope it's something simple and easy to sort out.

[Mammyshaz]

Just a suggestion, measure Daily water intake if possible, and check faeces for colour and odd smell ( not normal smelling dog s...t. Take a fresh urine sample to vet appt ( lots can be found and eliminated in a pee test
Good luck, hopefully something simple going on.

[jaykay]

Yes, taking urine along would be a good plan.

How to get a urine sample from a bitch? Lurk, armed with a frying pan, until she squats, then slide it under 

[manian]

another option could be overactive thyroid
Mx

[sabrina]

My first thought also was thyroid, better to get the vet to check her out.

[YorkshireLass]

Vet booked for Wednesday evening  Though I bet it feels like a long wait! 

Urine sample collection would be interesting...she has a kind of...rotational...sprinkler...approach 

For now I'm giving her extra food, but not crazy amounts.