jonesy4000
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We took our nearly 9 month old EM to the vet today for a checkup and to address some period limping. It's his first visit since he completed his final round of puppy checkups and vaccinations several months ago. He's been limping periodically, which I understand is a fairly common symptom of growing pains. However, after the visit I'm concerned about two things: 1. Is he underweight, and 2. is my vet giving me bad advice?
1. He's about a week shy of 9 months and currently 128 lbs. Based on all of the growth charts I've seen, this is quite small. Depending on where you look, average weights seem to be around 155 lbs. for a 9 month old male EM. Should I be concerned?
2. The vet advised that we switch over to adult food in order to slow his growth. I understand that he's concerned about the growing pains, but this seems really early to make that switch. And is slowing his growth what we want at 128 lbs.? This is the same vet that recommended having him neutered at 6 months, which we've ignored.
Any advice? Am I giving too much credit to the internet and not enough to the vet, or does he perhaps not know as much about giant breed dogs as he should?
1. He's about a week shy of 9 months and currently 128 lbs. Based on all of the growth charts I've seen, this is quite small. Depending on where you look, average weights seem to be around 155 lbs. for a 9 month old male EM. Should I be concerned?
2. The vet advised that we switch over to adult food in order to slow his growth. I understand that he's concerned about the growing pains, but this seems really early to make that switch. And is slowing his growth what we want at 128 lbs.? This is the same vet that recommended having him neutered at 6 months, which we've ignored.
Any advice? Am I giving too much credit to the internet and not enough to the vet, or does he perhaps not know as much about giant breed dogs as he should?