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My cat is 13. About 5 months ago I rescued 2 two week old kittens until they could be given away. My cat, Peanut is always the mother of every pet in the household. True to his nature, he cared for these kitties too and bathed them and such. A few weeks later he came down with a terrible case of ear mites. I took him to the vet for treatment. He began loosing weight, pulling out his hair and show signs that it was hard to swallow after eating. Sometimes he grinds his teeth too after eating. I took him back to the vet and they checked his mouth and nothing was visible. They charged $200 for blood work and the results came back that his kidneys, thyroid and all other areas were fine. He has been on one cycle of steroids, two cycles of antibiotics and a food supplement. I am feeding him soft food mixed with baby formula and baby cereal and he is still loosing weight. Now I am having a really hard time treating him for fleas. He keeps re infesting. I have treated the yard, the house and used advantage, Pronyl, and Adams shampoo. Yes, believe it or not he will sit through a bath. Of course there are several weeks between these applications but within a day of a bath or treatment he is infested again. I am sure we all say this about our pets, but Peanut has never been a normal cat. He is very intelligent and loving and unusual and I love him as one of my children. I am at a loss and do not have more money to keep giving to the vet. Do you think it is possible he could have gotten a parasite from the kittens while bathing them and helping them use defecate? Please help! He is so very skinny and weak.