Hey there,
I have 2.5 Siamese (the 1/2 is the Himmy).
Sounds like you are doing everything right! Check-ups once a year is kind of important (getting blood work urinalysis). Although if the poo ever smells really rank, you see worms, earmites, they have a sudden behavior change, they've stopped eating and/or drinking, become lethargic - these are things to get them into the vet for.
I do monthly nail clippings - have a vet show you how (or vet tech) as it is verrrry important not to cut into the "pink" which is a nerve ending and if it gets (owch) cut into at all, it will bleed profusely. Be sure to have a little thing of "Kwikstop" available when clipping nails - this will stop the bleeding. First, though, clean off with cold water, then get some Kwikstop mixed with a tiny amount of water on that nail that's bleeding.
I also do monthly ear cleanings. For some reasons my Siamese need double the ear cleanins' (and my Himmy who is 1/2 Siamese, half Persian, that's what makes a Himalayan), they all tend to get their ears dirtier quicker than any other cat.
Make sure you're using porcelein, ceramic or metal feeding dishes as plastic ones collect bacteria very quickly and you'll end up with a case of feline acne (I can tell you how to treat this if you want to keep my name or e-mail or however it works (being pretty darn'd new here myself, lol).
Also, if there is any coughing and no hairball that continues and you check the sound of the breathing and it sounds stressed, this could be asthma, or a very BIG hairball (or a possible blockage).
An easy reference "cat bible" lol is "Cat Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook" by Delbert Carlson D.V.M. and James Giffin, M.D.
For emergency issues, you could enroll in a Red Cross Dog and Cat Certification class. Along with the price of the class comes a book for dogs and for cats (you can take only one if you like) and along with the books comes a DVD you can watch over and over again to keep up with emergency care. Because of this training, it saved my seizure cat's life as I had to give her CPR on the way to emergency because she stopped breathing, twice! It shows all the emergency stuff (3 ways to deal with choking, pad wounds which are always serious, seizures, even the correct way to remove ticks (since they do carry Lyme disease in a lot of cases).
Geez, if I can think of anything else, I'll let ya know. In the interim, if you have any more questions, ask away! :-D
You're a kitty lover, you're a kitty lover!
Warmly,
Julie O'
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Originally Posted by baobei  Hi
My two siamese cats are now around 3 years old and are great cats.
They drink the same boiled water I drink, they eat canned food with the occasional dried food when I am out of town. They get washed every couple of months outside winter.
Behavior and health appears normal apart from the occasional vomiting which occurs around once or twice every few months.
Taking them to the vet this weekend for a check up so I'd really appreciate any suggestions or tips on things the cats are missing health wise and what I should do at the vet.
I think I look after them well but they are my first cats so if there is any thing I am missing, please let me know.
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