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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2006Another Lacey Question
I'm sorry to be so needy lately, but well...I feel like I'm over my head here and the stress from DH doesn't help. For several hours all I've heard is "take her to the vet, you have to take her to the vet...she has pneumonia, she's going to die..take her in the morning and leave her with the vet." ARRRGGHHHH! I realize we're both a little tense because of Selena and we don't want to lose Lacey, but I really think she's OK and she drools worse when she's stressed. And taking her and leaving her at the vet would definitely stress her. We did enough stressing tonight trying to get her out from under the bed. Why do they insist on lying under the middle of a king size bed? We had to take the mattress and box spring off the frame to get to her! So, tonight, after I discovered the filter of my old humidifier was yucky and moldy and I couldn't find a spare filter, I went to Walmart and bought a new humidifier. This is a Vick's Cold Mist humidifier. I have Lacey set up in a small bathroom and the humidifier running. We've turned the thermostat up so that the A/C doesn't kick on very often so that she doesn't get cold. After about 1 1/2 hours I went in to give her a dose of antibiotics and noticed that her nose is now running. This is a first. I'm assuming this is a good sign. A sign that the humidifier is helping. Am I right? I was going to move her to the back bedroom tonight so that DH can use his bathroom, but if this is working I'm going to leave her in the smaller room tonight and move her tomorrow. Thank you for putting up with my questions. Julie and Lacey > I was going to move her to the back bedroom tonight so that DH can use his > bathroom, but if this is working I'm going to leave her in the smaller room [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Julie and Lacey Check with TED that you can use Vicks moisture as remember that a cats olafactory senses are WAAAAAY more sensitive than ours, and what doesn't smell to you could actually be uncomfortable to them. The runny nose will be because the humidifier is helping clear the nasal passages. You can help Lacey by wiping her nose to help her feel better. :o) Helen M > Check with TED that you can use Vicks moisture as remember that a cats > olafactory senses are WAAAAAY more sensitive than ours, and what doesn't [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Helen M The humidfier is made by Vick's company but is only water. Based on what you had told me earlier I decided cool water mist would be the best thing for her so that is the way I went. I was hoping that the runny nose was a result of the humidifier and might mean she'll start feeling a little better soon. Thanks Helen. Julie I'd assume that is good. It's the gunk loosening up so she can breathe better. Poor family!! I can't really think of anything else that will help. I hope she gets better quickly now. I swear something is going around in kitty land. There have been upchucky kitties all over my diabetes board. (and unrelated to the DB) > I'm sorry to be so needy lately, but well...I feel like I'm over my head > here and the stress from DH doesn't help. For several hours all I've heard [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Julie and Lacey > I'd assume that is good. It's the gunk loosening up so she can breathe > better. Poor family!! I can't really think of anything else that will help. > I hope she gets better quickly now. I swear something is going around in > kitty land. There have been upchucky kitties all over my diabetes board. > (and unrelated to the DB) I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps the cat sitter brought something in on her clothes since my cats haven't been around any other cats. Then again, it might just be something that's in someone's system and it got out. We only vaccinated for rabies this year at the vet's recommendation. Maybe not being vaccinated had something to do with it. I am hoping that Lacey will be the last of the four. The vet assured me that since the other three have had this they have built up an immunity but this morning at 5:30 a.m. Sam had an asthma attack <sigh>. During the time he was feeling bad I had been giving him Albuterol twice daily just before his Flovent. When he seemed to recover I stopped giving the Albuterol. Maybe he's not quite over his cold yet. I'll go back to the Albuterol/Flovent regimen for another week and see how it goes. Is your diabetes board the same one you posted the tabby pictures from? What a cutie!! I'd like to find a friendly diabetes board to participate in. I'm not real pleased with the yahoo group I've been reading. Julie > > I'd assume that is good. It's the gunk loosening up so she can breathe > > better. Poor family!! I can't really think of anything else that will help. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie Please come join!!!! I find it incredibly helpful and more knowledgeable than the yahoo groups. I would absolutely love to see you there and I think you would find the help very good. RE : Sam, keep in mind this is the worst ragweed season in 50 years. Pearl has been worse too. > I went to Walmart and bought a new humidifier. This is a Vick's Cold Mist > humidifier. I have Lacey set up in a small bathroom and the humidifier [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > running. This is a first. I'm assuming this is a good sign. A sign that > the humidifier is helping. Am I right? Far be it from me to be a cat expert, but if she was so blocked up and her nose is now running I would take it as a good sign. Tweed > I'm sorry to be so needy lately, but well...I feel like I'm over my head > here and the stress from DH doesn't help. For several hours all I've heard [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and we don't want to lose Lacey, but I really think she's OK and she drools > worse when she's stressed. <snip> LOts and lots of purrs and best wishes for Lacey to recover really soon, Polonca and Soncek If Lacey was stressed while you were away and was at some point exposed to the Herpes virus she could have flare-up. As many as 80% of cats have been exposed to herpes virus for most cats it's dormant and flareups up with stress. I am sending purrs your way. Fuga I've been unable to keep up with things here, but I'm so very sad to hear about how bad things have been with your clowder lately. I hope that Lacey feels *much* better soon and that things return to their normal peaceful ways very soon. Fox (the d*g) gets hayfever every spring and summer and would like to sympathize with Lacey over the sneezing. He spends a lot of time at present sneezing. You poor things. You're such a good cat-Mom. Our cats wish we treated *them* as well as you treat your mob. Hugs, Tish >I'm sorry to be so needy lately, but well...I feel like I'm over my head >here and the stress from DH doesn't help. For several hours all I've heard [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >Julie and Lacey |
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