Well we went and saw the new vet today. He read his entire chart from the first vet. He also looked at the x-rays and bloodwork from yesterday. He says that Marcus is too small (2lbs 8oz at almost 7 months). The problem as some of you who have read my other threads is that Marcus doesn't like to eat at all. We've been through so many different dry and wet food and he doesn't like any of them. Recently we have been homecooking to see how that works and he doesn't like that either. I explained that he just doesn't like to eat much. The dr looked at me like I was crazy and told me to hang on for a minuet. He took Marcus in the back to see if he would eat anything. They put four different foods in front of him. After a while the dr popped his head back in and said "I've noticed something odd. Marcus won't eat out of a bowl". I explained that he won't at home either and to put the food on the floor. He went back and then came back in another few minuets. "Let's see if he will eat with you in here, he must just be scared or nervous since he's not eating". He put Marcus down with all the different foods and left us alone for 10 min. When he came back he said "Still nothing?" with a shocked look on his face. I tried to explain again that he doesn't enjoy eating anything. I think he finally believed me. I told him how I have to hand feed every meal or make it a game by throwing each piece one at a time like fetch. We did rule out a collapsed trachea and liver shunt. His creatin (sp?) levels were low. I think he said that had to do with the kidneys? (If that's wrong, I was a bit confused).
He put him back on baytril for the next two weeks. But he said that if Marcus wasn't eating enough that all the antibiotics in the world wouldn't help. He said that he wants him to weigh 3 or 3.5 lbs by the end of next week. WHAT???
It's taken him over 3 months to get from 1 lb 4oz to 2lb 8oz. You think he will put on another pound in the next week. I seriously doubt it. So after everything is said and done, still no answers. We go back next week to discuss it again. The next step is a specialist so that's probably where we will end up. I didn't like the new vet today.
He wasn't listening to me and acted as if I were making up everything I said. I'm his mommy and I know what he does and doesn't do. Maybe the dr just doesn't have much experience with these tiny guys. Sorry to go so long, just needed to vent again today. Thanks everyone!