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The Journey of General Kael

Weight Update

8 weeks - 12.6 pounds
10 weeks - 18.1 pounds
11 weeks - 21.6 pounds
14 weeks - 28.8 pounds
17 weeks - 34.5 pounds

Kael is very underweight. I'm in the process of upping his food. He has a great deal of catching up to do to get where he needs to be. His food has been switched to Blue Buffalo. He had his last round of shots this morning and the vet said he looks great even with being underweight. It bothers me though so I'm slowly upping the amount of food he eats. I'll try to update at 20 weeks, hopefully his weight will be closer to what it needs to be by then.

Weight Update

8 weeks - 12.6 pounds
10 weeks - 18.1 pounds
11 weeks - 21.6 pounds
14 weeks - 28.8 pounds

I almost forgot to post! I'll update again at 17 weeks.

Kael's First Post - Info & Stats

As of today, May 29th 2008, Kael is exactly 12 weeks old. Since we brought him home he has doubled in size and has been putting on almost exactly 3 pounds per week.

We've spoken to our vet about what type of shape he should be in and how much he should be fed. He has said that he would like Kael to be kept on the thin side. Throughout his growth we should continue to be able to feel at least 3 of his ribs on each side. He said that we should not free feed at all. He wants his growth to continue nice and steady so as not to put too much weight on his joints which could cause a lot of damage as he gets older.

Here is is weight progress so far.

8 weeks - 12.6 pounds
10 weeks - 18.1 pounds
11 weeks - 21.6 pounds

He will be weighed again at 14 weeks. If it's possible I will try to get him weighed at 3 months old on May 6th.

~Kael's Mommy