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About Norman Auspitz
Expertise
I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience
I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.

Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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Cats - 4 week old kitten seems slow in motor skills

Expert: Norman Auspitz - 11/5/2009

Question
"hello....I have a litter of 6 kittens....they are about a month old.....all are
up walking and playing and behaving normally.....with the exception of one
.....she seems a bit slow....her balance seems off and she sleeps alot. I have
been supplement feeding her, not forcefully.....she takes it on her own.....just
not alot.....her respiratory and heart rate seem faster than the others......can
it be that she is just not as mentally developed as the others?....I love her so
much.....so that doesnt bother me at all.....I just do not want to loose
her......she hardly ever engages in play......thank you for any help here...."

Answer
Kimberly,

I have no idea what is wrong, but you may want to run this kitten by your veterinarian. I am not a vet, but I would wonder if there is a heart problem or something like that given the breathing and heart rate problems you are talking about. It sure does not sound like this kitten is developing normally and that is usually not a good sign. However, your vet can probably check this kitten out and maybe give you an idea what may be happening.

Please let me know what you find.

Best regards... Norm.

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