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Expert: - 9/30/2009


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Hi i have a 8 year old persian cat i give her a can of cat food every 2 weeks as a treat only other then that she is always on hard kitty food.Well last night i gave her , her treat of canned cat food i only gave her 2 tablespoons of it and she ate it pretty good.Well today this evening after i came in to find that she has threw up everywere.It is brown in color i also noticed she has diareah i had to clean up her behind becouse it was all over her.Well she acts tired now and she wont eat her hard cat food or drink her water she only nibbled at a cat treat.I noticed last week she had a snotty nose yellow snot but i didnt think anything of it becouse i know persian cats tend to tear up and have a little discharge from there noses due to there pug faces.But now i am thinking differently,she has had a upper respitory infection before a while back and she is showing the same symptoms of that only difference is the vomiting and diareah.Can you please tell me what you think this all could be from?And does upper respitory infections cause diareah and vomiting also?Thanks so much for your time i really appreciate it

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Evelyn,

While I am not a vet, it seems to me you should get your kitty to a veterinarian as soon as possible.  It might be minor, but it sounds as if she has an upper respiratory problem and should be looked at by your vet before it gets more serious.

Concerned regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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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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