a lot of kittens go through a gangly, scrawny stage around that age--so i'd keep an eye on him to see if anything changes, but wouldn't necessarily panic..... the tapeworm itself could be causing him not to be getting all the nutrients from his food. that said, i'm an overprotective mom, and i'd call the vet and talk to him about it--an appointment may not be necessary, but my vets know that i'm always gonna ask the questions...
MC
On 8/1/06, Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi again all. Some of you may have seen this in another post I sent, but I thought I should send it with a more appropriate subject.Slinky is about 15 or 16 weeks old (we're guessing) and tested positive for FeLV when I took him to the vet just over a week ago. The vet said everything else looked good except that he has tapeworm (which they called me about after I left - said they'd treat it when I went back in 3 weeks for the next round of vaccinations).He's been eating pretty well (I think...not sure how much he's supposed to eat, but I refill his food dish about every other day usually) and has been very active and friendly. I've also noticed lately that he's grown a lot in the two weeks I've had him.But lately I've noticed that when I pet him, I can feel his front "shoulders" sticking up behind his neck. I can also feel his ribs if I press a little. I'm not sure if this is normal (could he be growing faster than he's putting on weight and will catch up later?) or if I should be worried.I've been changing his food (from purina kitten chow to Innova Evo dry...will add canned soon as well) and also took him on a 5.5 hour road trip this weekend, so he's had a bit of adjustment going on, but that hasn't seemed to faze him much.As I said, he seems healthy. But should I be worried about his "bonyness"? Should I take him to the vet this week? I didn't ask the vet about "bonyness" when I was there (hadn't noticed it), but he was about 4 pounds and they seemd to think that was fine.What do you all think? Thanks for your support and advice!!MJ
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