Shiloh is now 16 weeks old. He is a blue burmese male from New Zealand. I took him to the vet for his health check 3 weeks ago (at 13 weeks), he was a bit dehydrated and not eating, but now he is eating well (about 6oz both dry and canned in a day), he poops normal and drinks, and plays like a normal kitten.
However, when I took him to the vet today, the vet said he didn't gain much weight, nor did he look like he'd grown much at all. He's already gotten his 2 vaccinations, but the vet said that the breeder had vaccinated him a bit too early. We did a FIV/FeLV test, and both came back negative. So the vet went ahead and did a profile blood sample to see if there was anything wrong with him internally (liver, kidneys, etc). We won't get the results till Monday. Other than his small thin size, the doc said he was perfectly normal in every other aspect.
Does anyone have any insight on this? Do burmese just typically grow slower than usual? He is much smaller and lighter than a 3 month old persian who was twice his weight and size that was there at the vet's office. I'm a bit worried because he really doesn't look much bigger than when I got him, and he is on the thinner side, but they do say that burmese cats are muscular built. He shows no sign of illness at all. He was one of the smallest in his litter of 7, where the largest kitten in his litter was literally twice his size! I emailed the breeder today, but have yet to hear from them.
Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
However, when I took him to the vet today, the vet said he didn't gain much weight, nor did he look like he'd grown much at all. He's already gotten his 2 vaccinations, but the vet said that the breeder had vaccinated him a bit too early. We did a FIV/FeLV test, and both came back negative. So the vet went ahead and did a profile blood sample to see if there was anything wrong with him internally (liver, kidneys, etc). We won't get the results till Monday. Other than his small thin size, the doc said he was perfectly normal in every other aspect.
Does anyone have any insight on this? Do burmese just typically grow slower than usual? He is much smaller and lighter than a 3 month old persian who was twice his weight and size that was there at the vet's office. I'm a bit worried because he really doesn't look much bigger than when I got him, and he is on the thinner side, but they do say that burmese cats are muscular built. He shows no sign of illness at all. He was one of the smallest in his litter of 7, where the largest kitten in his litter was literally twice his size! I emailed the breeder today, but have yet to hear from them.
Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!