I would recommend though – before you
actually give him whatever medicine you give him – to research and make
sure that there is no side effects for kittens – some of the medicine can
be very toxic to kittens..
From:
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Marissa Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006
5:32 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: "Bonyness"
Thanks everyone for your insight and advice. I'm going to the vet
tomorrow to get the dewormer. I couldn't get an appointment, but at least
I can get the meds. I'll let you know if he improves. Thanks
again!!!
MJ
catatonya
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Cats do go through a 'lanky' looking stage at about that age.
They're pudgier as kittens and then again as adults....... but if the vet says
Slinky has tapes I would go ahead and ask for the med. now and not wait.
t
Marissa Johnson
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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!!
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