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Conference misery::feline

Title:	Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected
Notice:	purrrrr...
Moderator:	JULIET::CORDES_JA

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1079
Total number of notes:	28858

667.0. "Ears,eyes and fur loss" by VISE::LEVESQUE (Never ever enough) Mon Nov 29 1993 11:05

    
              (10yrs)
     On of my older cats Cocoa has alot of problems that the vet doesn't
    seem to be able to fix. She has developed problems with her ears,eyes
    and butt. Her eyes are half open and runny looking. Her ears get full
    of junk (not earmites the vet checked) and she chews and licks the
    hair from around her butt. Her butt is a smooth as a babies bottom.
      I have two other cats that are perfectly healthy. Cocoa has had this
     problems ongoing for almost a year. The vet manages to cure it for
     6-8 week intervals by giving cocoa a cortizone shot. This works
    wonders for a while. He and She (the vets) have givin different causes
    for cocoa's problems. He said she had a yeast enfection and She said
    its a Fungus. I hate seeing the poor cat on the roller coaster ride
    in health. I'm giving Tufts a try this week and see what happens.
    Any ideas out there? I 've tried different food with poor results
    and not much else has changed in her life.
    
    BAL

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
667.1	Good results in the past...	WECARE::FALLON		`Mon Nov 29 1993 11:50`	10
	May I suggest (depending on your location) a trip to the Countryside Veterinary Hospital. They sort of "specialize" in cats. I had sent someone else there with a tough problem that wasn't being completely taken care of by a very good and reputable vet. I think their knowledge was just limited. I would also suggest that you make the appointment with Brian Holub, DVM. He is a member of the Winn Foundation along with the hospital being AVAH approved and therefore is more than up to date. the number is 508-256-9555 and you may say that I referred you. Karen
667.2	ooops..	WECARE::FALLON		`Mon Nov 29 1993 11:50`	2
	ps. it is in Chelmsford MA not too far from route 495.
667.3		MAYES::MERRITT	Kitty City	`Mon Nov 29 1993 11:56`	10
	If it was only the hair loss...my guess would be it was some type of allergy (flea or food)...but because of the other symptoms...I'm at a loss. The eye problem sounds like some type of infection.... I would definitely go for a second opinion at a specialist! Please keep us posted.... Sandy
667.4	Update ?	KAHALA::JOHNSON_L	Leslie Ann Johnson	`Thu Dec 09 1993 12:42`	3
	So anybody know what happened to this cat ? Leslie
667.5	Away on business. Sorry	VISE::LEVESQUE	Never ever enough	`Thu Dec 16 1993 05:08`	23
	She still recovering from many trips to the Vet and Tufts. She has a severe yeast effection thats quite stubborn. Daily treatments of ear goop and constant ear cleaning is the prescription. My wifes trip to Tufts with cocoa was an eye opener. They wanted to put cocoa out and then dig all the junk out of her ears. First there would have to be lots of blood work and other test, before they could put her out. The cost was alot. We opted to do some serious cleaning on our own with the vets instructions and change her cat litter brand. The litter is suspected of irratting her skin and eyes somewhat. Its been changed for a week now and she shows much improvement. Were about a week and a half into the ear treatments and things are starting to look better. While at Tufts we also found out cocoa has a thyroid condition and a heart mumur. The thyroid condition is strange because she manages to keep on her weight. Hopefully everyhting will work out. I hate to see her put out at Tufts unless its really a must. She likes in home health care. Our two other cats are doing just fine, so's the dog. BAL