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My cat is a 4 year old calico. She has been spayed for about 3 years now. She has always been healthy, she has a mammary gland removed once but thats it. Anyway for the past 6 month she has gradually gotten worse. First we noticed that she wont go outside any more (that is fine with me i would rather her be inside anyway) but now she is drinking allot of water and wont come out of the bedroom she acts like she is scared to. And now she is twitching and lose of balance. I know I need to take her to the vet and I will as soon as I get the money for some blood work cause I know thats the first thing they will want to do. So for know can you tell me what it could be. I have read some and think it might me diabetes. Please help.

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Brenda,

I am not a vet, but, yes, it can be diabetes, but, it also could be kidney failure, and maybe something else, altogether. In any case, she needs to see a vet as soon as possible!!!!!!!!!!

Please let me know what you find out.

Concerned regards... Norm.  

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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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