The reason I ask this is I got my cat from the shelter when he was between four to six weeks old. He was so tiny he could fit in my two hands. He came from a litter, and I adopted him as soon as they put him on the floor. Love at first sight! Anyway, he had been neutered maybe a day or so before I got him. The thing that's disturbing is the Humane Society performed two surgeries on him (according to my vet). They first tried to spay him because they must have thought he was a girl, but then when there were no ovaries, they neutered him (there were incisions in both places). The Humane Society put on his sign that he was a girl, and I was in for a big surprise when I took him to the vet for his first check up and was told he was a boy. It's funny because I never wanted a boy cat but I fell in love with him, and he's the most wonderful cat I've ever had.
He is eleven years old now, and he's always been a very large adult. He weighs 13 1/2 pounds and has always weighed close to this. He is so large I can't keep him in one of those regular sized cat carriers (or I can't even shut the door). I have to keep him in a bigger carrier. People always comment on how large he is. Is he extra large because he was neutered at such a young age or is it just because he's male? Is nurturing before eight weeks bad for a cat's health? He has always been a very healthy cat until the past three months. He has a chronic nasal infection that my vet and I have been fighting for nearly three months
He is a long haired gray cat, most likely an Angora mix. I just love him.
As for the nasal infection, we believe it started because he had some bad teeth. There were three teeth on the left side of his mouth that all had to be extracted. The infection didn't clear up right away and took three rounds of antibiotics to show significant improvement (oral antibiotics and injections). Then he seemed a lot better for two weeks with some sneezing here and there, but then the infection came back worse than ever. He was put under for a nasal flush but it didn't help. We started new oral and nasal antibiotics the past two weeks and began getting him injections as well. There still hasn't been much improvement and now has little appetite. We took him in today and the vet changed the oral antibiotic to a stronger one. We will continue the shots and nasal antibiotics. We see the vet again in two days and I pray my cat can get better.
He's also getting an x-ray in about a week and a half because the doctor is getting new equipment.
He is eleven years old now, and he's always been a very large adult. He weighs 13 1/2 pounds and has always weighed close to this. He is so large I can't keep him in one of those regular sized cat carriers (or I can't even shut the door). I have to keep him in a bigger carrier. People always comment on how large he is. Is he extra large because he was neutered at such a young age or is it just because he's male? Is nurturing before eight weeks bad for a cat's health? He has always been a very healthy cat until the past three months. He has a chronic nasal infection that my vet and I have been fighting for nearly three months
He is a long haired gray cat, most likely an Angora mix. I just love him.
As for the nasal infection, we believe it started because he had some bad teeth. There were three teeth on the left side of his mouth that all had to be extracted. The infection didn't clear up right away and took three rounds of antibiotics to show significant improvement (oral antibiotics and injections). Then he seemed a lot better for two weeks with some sneezing here and there, but then the infection came back worse than ever. He was put under for a nasal flush but it didn't help. We started new oral and nasal antibiotics the past two weeks and began getting him injections as well. There still hasn't been much improvement and now has little appetite. We took him in today and the vet changed the oral antibiotic to a stronger one. We will continue the shots and nasal antibiotics. We see the vet again in two days and I pray my cat can get better.
He's also getting an x-ray in about a week and a half because the doctor is getting new equipment.