Geesh, I haven't posted in a while so thought I'd put up a nice update just in case anyone is really interested in what's going on in the world of my nutty pets.. We've figured out that at 9 years of age that Cosmo is developing allergies. That's the cause of the acne, dirty ears and the eye discharge. So when we did our vet check we took bloodwork just in case and then he got a shot of depomedrol (steroid). The improvement was dramatic. We also put him on derm caps but I'm not sure if he will stay on them long term. Cosmo has always had a bit of a sensitive stomach and I think they give him a little diarrhea. Of course it is hard to tell exactly as I switched his food too. I put both of the cats on Blue Buffalo sensitive skin formula. It had the best nutritional label I could find in petsmart and wasn't full of a lot of grains and fillers. It is mostly meat and is supposed to have the omega fatty acids that will help his allergies.
It is a much richer food than they are used to and I think it will just take a few weeks to adjust. His blood values were perfect, not one single value was off and he looks like a much younger cat. Teeth in great shape - because I only feed hard food.
I also bought them a cat tree so they could exercise a bit more and they seem to be really enjoying the climb.
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