Hi,
I'm new to this forum but read a lot of useful things and I'm hoping that you can help me with my concerns in regards to my six month old bengal girl Aura. I've been to the vet and she doesn't seem to know much about the breed.
Aura has the tendency to sniff, or actually snort up, all of the dust that is available for her to smell, leaving her nose with filled with dried-up black dust. She was sneezing a lot and the vet gave her some antibiotics. No she doesn't sneeze much anymore but still has these black pieces stuck to her nose. Is this a bad thing? Can I help her get rid of that?
She is now six months old and her coat is very spikey. At the breeders I saw that every cat had a smooth silky coat, and Aura still feels silky, but the spikes in her hair looks less smooth. I've tried the furminator and a rubber comb but that only seems to have made things worse. I'm also giving her some salmon oil and she does shine, but still spikey. Now I don't know if there is something wrong or not, she still plays, and is very active and affectionate. Could it be that her hairs are just too long or is there actually something wrong? The only advice from my vet was that I should just wait.
The last thing is her weight. She is now six months old and weighs 2,7 kilograms. Since I've been worried about her health I decided to weigh her more often. And now she weighs the same as she did 3 weeks ago. I read that kittens grow 100 grams per week but she hasn't been growing that fast. Is this normal? How can I get her to grow? She is not a food-obsessed cat. I leave her some food and she rarely finishes all of it. I've tried several kinds of food, especially Hill's. I've just bought Taste of the Wild, since that was the food she got at the breeders, hoping that this will trigger some hunger and growth.
These maybe very stupid questions but no one in my environment seems to know a lot about it and I can't let it go. I've grown so attached to her that these things worry me all the time.
I uploaded a picture of her coat. It's very dark but you can see the coat sticking out. And one where she is looking at me funny
I hope you can help me with my questions.