I adopted Caspian (I've posted about him before under the name Liam, but I changed his name) at six weeks old and we had a rough start but he seemed to be doing a lot better. I just took him to the vet yesterday for the first time to get his first round of shots (he's 8 weeks now but I just couldnt take him to the vet right away) and Im worried about how the vet sounded. He actually thought that he way younger than 8 weeks from his size and didnt even give him all his shot because he thought he was too small for them. He didnt do a worm test either because he thought he was just too small for it.
So Im just wondering if he is not growing the way he should. When he was weighed at the vet yesterday he was 1 pound, 2 ounces. Do you think that small for 8 weeks? We found out he has ear mites and he also had fleas when I got him (the previous owners didnt take care of them at all) so the vet said it was likely he could have some kind of worm so could that be affecting his growth?
And the last question I have is do you think 6 months is too long to wait to get him neutered? When I asked the vet the age they start to neuter he said he likes to wait until 6 months because he likes them to have a chance to fully develope their penis with the hormones still there. Im not sure if thats a reasonable thought or if its just crazy. So whats your thoughts on that?
Sorry for it being so long im just a very curious person
So Im just wondering if he is not growing the way he should. When he was weighed at the vet yesterday he was 1 pound, 2 ounces. Do you think that small for 8 weeks? We found out he has ear mites and he also had fleas when I got him (the previous owners didnt take care of them at all) so the vet said it was likely he could have some kind of worm so could that be affecting his growth?
And the last question I have is do you think 6 months is too long to wait to get him neutered? When I asked the vet the age they start to neuter he said he likes to wait until 6 months because he likes them to have a chance to fully develope their penis with the hormones still there. Im not sure if thats a reasonable thought or if its just crazy. So whats your thoughts on that?
Sorry for it being so long im just a very curious person