Need help asap! My cat is sick...

[pomtzu]

I really don't have any words of wisdom for you, other than to suggest strongly that you find another vet as soon as possible.

Hoping you can find someone that can come up with a solution to your kitty's problems.

Keep us posted please.

[DethEna]

you all are probably right, i need to find another vet. Can anybody suggest me one in Orange County area? I don't trust on-line reviews anymore cuz those 2 were highly recommended... I would take him to LA too but i don't think whole 1hr trip will be good for him now...thank you all for your concerns & advises!

[Karen]

As a human with allergies, I can vouch for the fact that left alone, allergies can lead to things like eye infections and sinus infection - both of which may be what he has now, and ear infections in my case. They need antibiotics, the allergy meds won't touch them.

We do have several Los Angeles area Pet Talk folks who are cat people, let me send a PM to couple and see if they have a recommendation for a good vet for you.

[DethEna]

Thank you so much! I can hardly believe antibiotics will help because like i said i've tried a few already, last one was really strong (wish i could remember the name of it) but didn't seem to help at all...Yes, if i can get referred to a good vet that would be great! I'm gonna get all the paperwork from previous clinics & have him/her look at it too. I also tried to give him kid's benadril (i found few suggestions on-line for allergic cats) and it didn't help either.

[columbine]

You could try a hypoallergenic diet. Look for "limited ingredients" cat food that doesn't have grain in it, which is the cause of many feline allergies.

Also, chlorpheniramine has been proven safe in cats. It comes in 4 mg tablets for humans - cut one in quarters with a knife, then grind one piece up with water and mix it into a little bit of particularly tempting canned food, and see if that helps until you can pinpoint the allergen. Make sure you get JUST chlorpheniramine, not with anything else mixed in (it's usually just called "allergy relief tablets" in the drugstore).

And I agree that you probably need a new vet.

Love, Columbine

[Karen]

Also, with a new vet do explain which antibiotics he's already been given, they can lose their effectiveness after a while. And not every antibiotic will work with everyone. When I had my first-ever ear infection as an adult, I went through 3 courses of different kinds of antibiotics before they had any effect at all - they said it was a "fractious" infection, and kept asking was I sure I hadn't had "X" antibiotic before. I explained that I had never ever taken any antibiotics for anything ... and thankfully the fourth different one actually wiped it out.

The company that made the good allergy med I took for ten + years stopped manufacturing it, so now, if I don't add a decongestant to my allergy meds from March - November, I end up with ear infections. No fun, so tell you baby I can empathize.

[DethEna]

another detail i want to mention. Since i got this cat he always has access to food. Cornish rexes gain weight easily so i was suggested to keep his food bowl always filled so he can stop as he's full. Since i got new kitten i try to do the same with her. I feed my alder cat with Royal Canin adualt food. Kitten gets special kitten food of the same brand. Then i noticed that Tima (older cat) prefers kitten food, and kitten would it Tima's food insted of her's. First i tried to feed them separately but it didn't seem to work well cuz they will steal food from each other as soon as they get chance. So I came up with strange "solution". I mix their food 50%/50% and they can eat anytime again now. Do you think that could be a reason for Tima to get so sick?

[DethEna]

also...Tima has been on the same Royal Canin diet since day one. I started him with the food that i give to the kitten right now till he turned 1yo. So he used to be fed with same kitten food as he gets to eat from new baby now...

[Catlady711]

So I came up with strange "solution". I mix their food 50%/50% and they can eat anytime again now. Do you think that could be a reason for Tima to get so sick?

I doubt that the food mix had anything to do with him being sick, however those foods are balanced for different age ranges for a reason. Kitten food has alot more protien and calories in it than an adult cat needs, and adult food doesn't have enough for a kitten.

Your better bet is to do 2 or 3 feedings a day where you can measure out the food, and make sure each cat stays in it's own bowl with it's own food. I have 7 cats and have to feed them that way because of special diets for some of them.