Hi Julian -- She does seem to be eating, but seems to be falling behind the rest of
the litter every day in her size/strength rather than catching up. Should I
supplement her diet with kitten replacement milk? or anything else? Thanks so much
for your help, Donna
Julian Barker wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Donna Anastasi
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> >Hi Julian, I was wondering about a 4 week old pup I have that seems to have
> >stunted growth (although at 2 weeks it was the same size as its sibblings).
> >Now it is about 1/2 the size as the biggest pup. (It is an argente cream pup.
> The
> >argente cream spot pup is also smaller than the rest, but not so much so as this
> >one). I remember in an earlier email you had used the term "failure to thrive"
> >and was wondering if that could be the case here.
> >
> >
>
> Possibly. There can be many reasons for it. At this age they should be
> eating solid food, make sure this one is. Check the teeth and check
> generally for any injury.
>
> If there is nothing seriously wrong small pups normally catch up.
> --
> Julian
>
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