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Expert: - 3/6/2010


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I have taken my cat to a vet over a problem with him scratching his eyes all they did was gave me medication for ear mites and fleas and some antibiotics but no luck he has scratched himself into a bloody mess and has had a cone around his neck to stop him from scratching. It has been almost 3 months he has had this special collar on and i am really lost as to what to do please help this is breaking my heart he is still playful but starting not to eat as much i have also changed his diet in case of allergies any ideas please help.

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Brad,

Remember, I am not a vet, but it sounds to me as if they are on the wrong track.  I would get a second opinion.  They should have found the root cause of the eye problems, and made sure you knew what it was.  As to food allergies, as unlikely as that may be for a cause, I would change foods to something that has no corn, no wheat, and no soy, especially any glutens.

Most eye problems are cleared within a ten days to two weeks with proper treatments.  At this point there seems to be much more going on if the cat is scratching at his eyes.  That is a very extreme response for any kind of eye issue.

So, when you get a second opinion, you need to relate all the treatments your boy has had includung medications and durations.

Another resource you may try is the fanciers health e-mail group. To subscribe send an e-mail to:

fanciershealth-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


This group is monitored by feline specialist vets and they are pretty good!!!!!  However, it is no replacement for a second veterinary examination of your boy!

Please let me know what you find.

Best 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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