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Advice on Cat Health
Hi folks, as a newbie to this site/forum I'm writing to ask whether any of you might have any suggestions to some symptons one of my moggies is displaying as it has so far stumped my vet!
I have a black and white moggie of around 9 years old. He has, in the last few months starting eating, and especially drinking water, excessively. He has become almost solid around his tummy and where he licks his white fur area especially on his front legs and under his chin, he has started leaving a yellow stickiness. He has had in-depth blood profiles at the vets, all of which have come back with normal results. A few years back he had all of his teeth (apart from one!) removed due to cat flu before we homed him but he has no current problems in his mouth to cause these issues and he has been wormed and all of his injections are up to date. The only remaining thing left for the vets to do is carry out a urine sample as they didn't manage this on his last visit but I'm curious to know if anyone else has experienced any symptons with their cats which are along these lines just so I might be able to suggest the vet looks in this area. Apart from the above symptons he is acting quite normally and appears to be quite content, but his size is becoming a worry to me so any thoughts on this would be gratefully appreciated.... Thanks in advance. |
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BeeneybabeUK wrote: I have a black and white moggie of around 9 years old. He has, in the last few months starting eating, and especially drinking water, excessively. He has become almost solid around his tummy and where he licks his white fur area especially on his front legs and under his chin, he has started leaving a yellow stickiness. He has had in-depth blood profiles at the vets, all of which have come back with normal results. A few years back he had all of his teeth (apart from one!) removed due to cat flu before we homed him but he has no current problems in his mouth to cause these issues and he has been wormed and all of his injections are up to date. Have they checked for parasites like giardia or cryptosporidium? It's much more common than you would think, like over 8% in the Glasgow area, for example. The licking of his fur and the tummy are possible indications. I have seen many a supposedly "good" vet miss parasites. It's not obvious. Even a good, municipal water supply can harbor parasites. Just a thought since I had suggested the same thing to someone else whose vets had missed parasites. Extremely easy to cure too once the vet gets enlightened. |
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