Re: no weight gain and more

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:03:04 -0500, "MauiJNP" <jmh1116@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>Between Cali's last two vet visits (Dec 20 and Jan 02), she had absolutely
>no weight gain. Is this normal? She was 20 weeks old yesterday. She is
>still finishing all her food and getting some training treats. The last 3
>days she threw up in the morning once (only water, not food). Yesterday she
>tested positive for ringworm so they gave her meds. Could the ringworm and
>throwing up be the reason she didn't gain weight or do I need to increase
>her food intake? The vet seemed to think it was no big deal that she didn't
>gain weight. She didn't say about to increase food or alter anything but I
>didn't ask either.

This is a problem because you really need to rely more on your vet,
who has expertise and has actually examined the dog, instead of
usenet. If there is something about your vet that makes it hard to
ask questions, look around at different vets. If you are shy about
asking questions, get your nerve together or get someone to go with
you and ask or prompt you to ask. If you forget, take notes with you
with the questions you want to ask or, for times like this when you
don't know you'll have a question until you get there, take a note
that reminds you to ask anything you need to clarify or feel more
confident in the diagnosis or advice. There are various things that
can be the cause for the lack of weight gain, with various "fixes" to
go with them. The best person to tell you what causes and what fixes
was your vet, but you left there without taking advantage. As I
recall, this isn't the first time this has happened. Nip the problem
in the bud by figuring out why exactly and making sure it doesn't keep
happening. In the meantime, my vet doesn't have a problem if I call
his office and ask something I thought of after I left (like "oh, I
forgot to ask if I should increase my dog's food since he isn't
gaining weight"). The staff asks him when he is between patients and
calls me back. I don't abuse that, but they have been willing to do
it the one time I did forget to ask a quick question.

--
Paula
Persons with names like Sierra, Sequoia, Auburn, and Rainbow
can't sing the Blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.
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