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BeeneybabeUK - 27 Aug 2005 00:23 GMT
Hi folks, as a newbie to this site/forum I'm writing to ask whether an
of you might have any suggestions to some symptons one of my moggies i
displaying as it has so far stumped my vet!

I have a black and white moggie of around 9 years old.  He has, in th
last few months starting eating, and especially drinking water
excessively.  He has become almost solid around his tummy and where h
licks his white fur area especially on his front legs and under hi
chin, he has started leaving a yellow stickiness.  

He has had in-depth blood profiles at the vets, all of which have com
back with normal results.  A few years back he had all of his teet
(apart from one!) removed due to cat flu before we homed him but he ha
no current problems in his mouth to cause these issues and he has bee
wormed and all of his injections are up to date.

The only remaining thing left for the vets to do is carry out a urin
sample as they didn't manage this on his last visit but I'm curious t
know if anyone else has experienced any symptons with their cats whic
are along these lines just so I might be able to suggest the vet look
in this area.

Apart from the above symptons he is acting quite normally and appear
to be quite content, but his size is becoming a worry to me so an
thoughts on this would be gratefully appreciated....

Thanks in advance

--
BeeneybabeUK
Karen - 27 Aug 2005 03:12 GMT
> Hi folks, as a newbie to this site/forum I'm writing to ask whether an
of you
> might have any suggestions to some symptons one of my moggies i
displaying as
> it has so far stumped my vet!
>
> I have a black and white moggie of around 9 years old.  He has, in th
last
> few months starting eating, and especially drinking water
excessively.  He
> has become almost solid around his tummy and where h
licks his white fur area
> especially on his front legs and under hi
chin, he has started leaving a
> yellow stickiness.
>
> He has had in-depth blood profiles at the vets, all of which have com
back
> with normal results.  A few years back he had all of his teet
(apart from
> one!) removed due to cat flu before we homed him but he ha
no current
> problems in his mouth to cause these issues and he has bee
wormed and all of
> his injections are up to date.
>
> The only remaining thing left for the vets to do is carry out a urin
sample
> as they didn't manage this on his last visit but I'm curious t
know if anyone
> else has experienced any symptons with their cats whic
are along these lines
> just so I might be able to suggest the vet look
in this area.

> Apart from the above symptons he is acting quite normally and appear
to be
> quite content, but his size is becoming a worry to me so an
thoughts on this
> would be gratefully appreciated....
>
> Thanks in advance

--
BeeneybabeUK

have they checked his thyroid? It's not always done on a blood panel unless
asked for.
treeline12345@yahoo.com - 29 Aug 2005 01:58 GMT
> 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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