Next week I am taking my 9-month old cat Chivu, to the vet to be neutered.
Although he is basically a happy, healthy looking cat, there are things that worry me, most of all his seize.
Chivu is the only survivor of a litter of 4.
Two kittens died when they were 11 and 14 days old.
The 3rd kitten was put down because of cerebellar hypoplasia.
The vet and me suspect that all this happened because the mother infected the kittens with Feline Panleukopenia during the pregnancy.
She had never had her shots before she came to and apparently it is possible for a mumcat to not be visibly ill and still pass on the virus to her unborn kittens.
All my three cats have been fully vaccinated by now.
Chivus mother is a normal sized domestic shorthairs (4 kilo), his brother is pretty big (6.5 kg).
Chivu, on the other hand, stayed very small. He weighs only 2.5 kg and looks more like a kitten than the young adult male, he is.
Last time I took him to the vet, was 2 months ago because he had been vomitting a few days.
The vet could find nothing wrong with him, gave him some pills against the vomitting and put it down to food allergy.
It probably was, because the vomitting stopped and only returned once when I put the Tecni-cal kibble back in his diet.
Could his small seize only be the result of his difficult start or could sometthing else be wrong?
Are there specific test I should ask for, or am I just overly worried?
His eyes are clear, his coat is shiny and seems happy enough.
Only thing is, he's not much of an eater, but that is not too uncommon.
The two boys I had before weren't great eaters either.
Any suggestions would really be welcome.
Although he is basically a happy, healthy looking cat, there are things that worry me, most of all his seize.
Chivu is the only survivor of a litter of 4.
Two kittens died when they were 11 and 14 days old.
The 3rd kitten was put down because of cerebellar hypoplasia.
The vet and me suspect that all this happened because the mother infected the kittens with Feline Panleukopenia during the pregnancy.
She had never had her shots before she came to and apparently it is possible for a mumcat to not be visibly ill and still pass on the virus to her unborn kittens.
All my three cats have been fully vaccinated by now.
Chivus mother is a normal sized domestic shorthairs (4 kilo), his brother is pretty big (6.5 kg).
Chivu, on the other hand, stayed very small. He weighs only 2.5 kg and looks more like a kitten than the young adult male, he is.
Last time I took him to the vet, was 2 months ago because he had been vomitting a few days.
The vet could find nothing wrong with him, gave him some pills against the vomitting and put it down to food allergy.
It probably was, because the vomitting stopped and only returned once when I put the Tecni-cal kibble back in his diet.
Could his small seize only be the result of his difficult start or could sometthing else be wrong?
Are there specific test I should ask for, or am I just overly worried?
His eyes are clear, his coat is shiny and seems happy enough.
Only thing is, he's not much of an eater, but that is not too uncommon.
The two boys I had before weren't great eaters either.
Any suggestions would really be welcome.