http://www.catster.com/answers/question/help_with_diagnosing-35146 I have aleady been to the vet 3 times, but I seem to stay sick. I am a 7 month old DSH. I have always been underweight and underdeveloped compared to my brother. My symptoms are: Yellowish-Dark brown pus in the ear canal Swelling/redness in the ear flap Swollen red gums Loose stools Generally smells unhealthy Straining when urinating Asthma Mum got me at 4 months of age, I had been outdoors. I was noticibly underweight and had ear mites but seemed to be otherwise ok. Within 1 week I presented the other symptoms. The vet just says its the worms and bladder cystitis. 2 months ago I puked up a foot long round worm and the vet gave me a full spectrum dewormer than again a month later. My fur got a bit healthier but I didn't gain weight at all, two days ago we went back and I was given some amoxicillin, but Mums really worried about the fact that there is so much wrong and I have never been healthy. Tested negative for feline lukemia. Does anyone have any other thoughts? Asked by Jules Ambrose Edison en-us Copyright Catster 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 08:17:31 GMT Wed, May 23rd 2012, 01:17 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Catster.com catsters@catster.com catsters@catster.com http://www.catster.com/answers/question/help_with_diagnosing-35146#answer-105012 My vet was just talking to me the other evening about a 10 month old Siamese that was failing to thrive. Turned out that an exploratory surgery uncovered a torsion in the intestines,which once corrected fixed the problem. Probably expensive, but perhaps visible with an ultrasound??

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]]> Thu, Oct 8th 2009, 10:39 GMT Thu, Oct 8th 2009, 03:39 GMT http://www.catster.com/answers/question/help_with_diagnosing-35146#answer-105012 http://www.catster.com/answers/question/help_with_diagnosing-35146#answer-102635 Some cats just have better Genes than other cats. A way that you can start your cat on a path to a healthy life is to feed a species appropriate diet for an obligate carnivore. A high protein wet food that is preferably grain free is going to get your cat on the right path. Often vets will just prescribe drugs,or prescription food that is loaded with carbs, when things can be prevented through proper diet alone. read a site called catinfo.org A Raw diet is also something to consider there is a forum on Catster where you can start to learn about it.

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