Ok, this will probably be sort of a dumb question, but I noticed that Marius has had a lot of "eye bugars" lately. Particularly in the corner of his left eye. Now, I know all animals get "tear stains" and marks in the corner of their eyes, but I always wipe his face off daily. It just seems to be worse, and since he's a white cat, it's really noticable...since it's crusty and dark colored. Is this normal? Is there something wrong with him? Should I not be wiping these things out?

Also, his coat doesn't look as good as it normally does. He has a very close-lying coat, but now it's hard to explain...but it looks "choppy". I have been feeding diet hard food in the morning, some wet food at night, and diet hard food again at bedtime. Is this a food thing, or is it because the weather is changing?
I'm probably just worrying too much, but his little tear marks are bothering me a bit, so I thought I would check with you all.

Thanks!
**hugs**
Karen