Hi there! Anyone who could give me some advice i would greatly appreciate it as i am really worried and could do with some advice from fello cat lovers!
To give you the background: A month and a half ago i adopted a Persian Kitten, when we got him from the breeder she had warned us he had a slight cold so gave us two antibiotics (half to be taken once a day) and also gave us 2 capsules of something called progam to give him once every two weeks, she said to prevent fungal diseases and fleas. He also didnt have any of his vaccinations even though he was 14 weeks when we got him.
The breeder asked us that we see her vet for his first appointment and to get the vaccinations the vaccinations were part of the price of the kitten. We agreed to this even though it was going to take us an hour to travel there, i also presumed that being a registered breeder she would want to make sure that he was given a clean bill of health and wanted to assure her we were responsible adoptive cat parents. She also promised to bring his papers as her computer had broken.
A week came and we couldnt get hold of her to find out about the appointment (i even called round all the vets in her area to find out), by this stage he really wasnt well his nose had thick green slime falling from it, my boyfriend was Orbis Oiling his nose with steam once a day which seemed to relieve him slightly, but the poor little chap was in my mind getting worse and finding it very hard to breathe. I decided he needed to get checked over straight away so we took him to a well respected vet near us. We were told that we had one sick cat, he had an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection with a severe chest infection so he was put on a course of anti biotics.
Over the next 10 days slowly but surely he seemed to be breathing easier, however now we had a new problem, my boyfriend and i seemed to be coming up in huge spots all over us, mine became really severe, after searching on the internet we found it looked like ringworm so on the return trip to the vet he checked the kitten under the ultra violet light. He told us that he was riddled with ringworm and for that amount he must have had it for a length of time, he was however well enough to get his first vaccination which i was very pleased about. We were then prescribed Malseb shampoo and diligently bath him (Which he HATES) 1-2 times a week.
On the next visit we were told that the ringworm had disappeared on his body but his ears were still extremely bad, the vet suggested that we apply the malseb on his ears daily not washing it off. We did this for two days but then noticed that his little ears were scabbing and what looked like the top two layers of skin were peeling off. We have washed it off and since then it has got all crusty and the scabs are rolling back and falling off. Does anyone know whether this is normal, i called the vet and he said if the cat doesnt seem in any pain (he doesnt, his ears just seem a bit itchy) it should sort itself out and the skin should just grow back, it maybe that the malseb was a little strong and burnt the top layer of the skin. I just feel AWFUl for my lovely cat, he is such a happy little soul and doesnt deserve this. I have heard him sneeze a bit over the past couple of days and i am now paranoid he is getting sick again. He lives in a lovely warm house although in the evenings i do air the place for about half an hour could i have given him a cold by doing this as it is getting colder outside? I am also worried that the ringworm infection may still be on his ears and there is now nothing we can do to treat it. Please can anyone help. He is supposed to be getting neutered next week and i dont want to put him under anymore stress. To be honest i think i am stressing more than he is, as long as he gets cuddles he is happy!
He has a VERY healthy appetite he has Science Plan wet food for kittens given to him in the morning and in the evening and has a special Persian dry mix thoughout the day. He also has kitty grass but doesnt yet understand that its there to eat he finds it much better jumping on it!
Also if you could give me some advice on how to approach the breeder, i would not give up my little friend for love nor money but dont you think it is a bit out of order to give us an extremly sick cat with severe ringworm? She must of had an idea, we were told he had a cold but ringworm? We also still have no papers for the cat, even though i have left a message asking for them to be posted.
Sorry about the long feed....some advice would be fab especially for the cat as he just wants his adopted Mummy person to stop worrying!
To give you the background: A month and a half ago i adopted a Persian Kitten, when we got him from the breeder she had warned us he had a slight cold so gave us two antibiotics (half to be taken once a day) and also gave us 2 capsules of something called progam to give him once every two weeks, she said to prevent fungal diseases and fleas. He also didnt have any of his vaccinations even though he was 14 weeks when we got him.
The breeder asked us that we see her vet for his first appointment and to get the vaccinations the vaccinations were part of the price of the kitten. We agreed to this even though it was going to take us an hour to travel there, i also presumed that being a registered breeder she would want to make sure that he was given a clean bill of health and wanted to assure her we were responsible adoptive cat parents. She also promised to bring his papers as her computer had broken.
A week came and we couldnt get hold of her to find out about the appointment (i even called round all the vets in her area to find out), by this stage he really wasnt well his nose had thick green slime falling from it, my boyfriend was Orbis Oiling his nose with steam once a day which seemed to relieve him slightly, but the poor little chap was in my mind getting worse and finding it very hard to breathe. I decided he needed to get checked over straight away so we took him to a well respected vet near us. We were told that we had one sick cat, he had an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection with a severe chest infection so he was put on a course of anti biotics.
Over the next 10 days slowly but surely he seemed to be breathing easier, however now we had a new problem, my boyfriend and i seemed to be coming up in huge spots all over us, mine became really severe, after searching on the internet we found it looked like ringworm so on the return trip to the vet he checked the kitten under the ultra violet light. He told us that he was riddled with ringworm and for that amount he must have had it for a length of time, he was however well enough to get his first vaccination which i was very pleased about. We were then prescribed Malseb shampoo and diligently bath him (Which he HATES) 1-2 times a week.
On the next visit we were told that the ringworm had disappeared on his body but his ears were still extremely bad, the vet suggested that we apply the malseb on his ears daily not washing it off. We did this for two days but then noticed that his little ears were scabbing and what looked like the top two layers of skin were peeling off. We have washed it off and since then it has got all crusty and the scabs are rolling back and falling off. Does anyone know whether this is normal, i called the vet and he said if the cat doesnt seem in any pain (he doesnt, his ears just seem a bit itchy) it should sort itself out and the skin should just grow back, it maybe that the malseb was a little strong and burnt the top layer of the skin. I just feel AWFUl for my lovely cat, he is such a happy little soul and doesnt deserve this. I have heard him sneeze a bit over the past couple of days and i am now paranoid he is getting sick again. He lives in a lovely warm house although in the evenings i do air the place for about half an hour could i have given him a cold by doing this as it is getting colder outside? I am also worried that the ringworm infection may still be on his ears and there is now nothing we can do to treat it. Please can anyone help. He is supposed to be getting neutered next week and i dont want to put him under anymore stress. To be honest i think i am stressing more than he is, as long as he gets cuddles he is happy!
He has a VERY healthy appetite he has Science Plan wet food for kittens given to him in the morning and in the evening and has a special Persian dry mix thoughout the day. He also has kitty grass but doesnt yet understand that its there to eat he finds it much better jumping on it!
Also if you could give me some advice on how to approach the breeder, i would not give up my little friend for love nor money but dont you think it is a bit out of order to give us an extremly sick cat with severe ringworm? She must of had an idea, we were told he had a cold but ringworm? We also still have no papers for the cat, even though i have left a message asking for them to be posted.
Sorry about the long feed....some advice would be fab especially for the cat as he just wants his adopted Mummy person to stop worrying!
