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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2005Anti-sneeze/cough purrs, please?
Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. I suspect it's some sort of kennel cough from being in the shelter. (A few of the kitties in there had the sneezies.) They're eating, drinking, and using the litterbox, so whatever this is, it hasn't affected THAT so far. The trouble is, we're being hit by bad weather. Up to 18 inches of snow is predicted from this storm, up to a foot of which has already come down, and more may be on the way tomorrow. Because of this, I don't know how soon I can get the boys to the vet. It depends on how much more snow we get and when I can schedule an appointment. So please purr that it's nothing serious, that the boys shake off their symptoms, and that I can get them to the vet for a physical ASAP no matter what. I want their first days in their new OneTrueHome to start out on the right foot. Er, paw. ;o) Donna, Captain and Stanley in article 981b66daf3c5fd7cbc2de1a983b52c5a@localhost.talkaboutpets.com, Gabey8 at gabey8-@-aol-dot-com formerly dgabriel-at-netaxs-dot-com wrote on 1/22/05 6:32 PM: > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Donna, Captain and Stanley Purrs en route. Maybe you could put a vaporizer on for them or steam up the bathroom for a few minutes of steam therapy. It might help. [[Purrs en route. Maybe you could put a vaporizer on for them or steam up the bathroom for a few minutes of steam therapy. It might help.]] Thanks for a great idea! I set up a vaporizer in the basement a little while ago. The boys were fascinated. Before I put the top on, they thought it was a really neat new kind of water bowl and started drinking out of it. LOL. Then I maneuvered the top into position (between curiously sniffing kitty noses) and turned it on. Pair of fearless fuzzballs that they are, they were more fascinated than alarmed at the new noise. They checked the vaporizer out for a little while, but quickly lost interest as soon as they realized that they couldn't play with it or eat it. I'll keep the vaporizer going and I hope it helps the little guys breathe easier. >on >1/22/05 6:32 PM: [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >the >bathroom for a few minutes of steam therapy. It might help. Purrs from Snowbank Massachusets Suz Macmoosette =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= "People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." --Faith Resnick |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. > > I suspect it's some sort of kennel cough from being in the shelter. (A few > of the kitties in there had the sneezies.) They're eating, drinking, and > using the litterbox, so whatever this is, it hasn't affected THAT so far. Purrs and healthy thoughts and wishes for Captain and Stanley. It is, unfortunately, not unusual to have "kennel Cough" or even an upper respiratory infections after being in a shelter. It is just about impossible to isolate diseases before they happen, sometimes. Calvin, our foster cat, is recovering from an URI. He's doing fine, but I'm afraid that he caught it from Tanada, who had a cold. They kept sniffing under Mandy's door at each other and apparently spread it that way. Since he was in run down condition to begin with, Calvin was very susceptible to Tanada's colb. He's such a sweetie though and seems confused by Tanada's attempts to dominate him. He lets her do her thing and then goes on his own way. She gets frustrated because he won't run from her any more. Pam S. > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one > problem. Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. Nyquil (teasing) sniffling snuffling coughing sneezing so you can rest purrs on the way. (Stop the snow purrs, too.) Jill > So please purr that it's nothing serious, that the boys shake off their > symptoms, and that I can get them to the vet for a physical ASAP no matter > what. I want their first days in their new OneTrueHome to start out on the > right foot. Er, paw. ;o) We'll be purring for the boys. i hear that cats often get the sneezies after coming to a new home from the shelter.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Purrs for your new babies -- my good friend Kristin just adopted a kitty from the humane society and her kitty had an upper respiratory infection, too, and is now on Clavamox. Keep a close eye on them, maybe you can run a vaporizer for them or take them in a steamy bathroom. Christine > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Donna, Captain and Stanley [[ Purrs for your new babies -- my good friend Kristin just adopted a kitty from the humane society and her kitty had an upper respiratory infection, too, and is now on Clavamox. Keep a close eye on them, maybe you can run a vaporizer for them or take them in a steamy bathroom. Christine]] We'll be at the vet ASAP, hopefully tomorrow if all goes well. In the meantime, I do have a vaporizer set up in the basement. They spent all night down there (it's where the cats' food, water, litterboxes, and beds are). They are still sneezing and coughing, but less often. I think it helped them. I'm so glad they're such mellow, tolerant kitties. So far, they've let me handle them any way I like, including combing them, examining their claws and wiping their noses clean, without objection. That will help if I find myself having to dose them with meds. Of course, when (I'm sure it's "when") I get meds to help them get over their respiratory infections, I hope I'll be able to dose them by mixing it into cat food. BOY, will that make life easier. Donna and the Dynamic Duo :o) I was able to get my former feral, Tucker, to take his liquid Amoxycillin by doing the following: I bought vanilla Yoplait (custard style) yogurt and put it on a spoon and let him lick it; he loved it. Then a little at a time I added a bit of the pink medicine on the same spoon "behind" a blob of vanilla yogurt. That tongue just lapped it up like the yogurt. He got used to the flavor and now I'm able to always get him to take this medicine this way. I got lucky. Otherwise, I use pill poppers and they work pretty okay for me, too. I have heard of a product you can get online called "Pill Pockets" and I've actually seen them at a pet store, too. Here's a link I found just now: http://store.yahoo.com/entirelypets/pillpockets.html. I hope this gives you some options if and when the time comes to medicate! Christine > [[ > Purrs for your new babies -- my good friend Kristin just adopted a kitty [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Donna and the Dynamic Duo :o) > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. Anti-sneezy purrs to your little cuties (saw the pics - congratulations!). I hope the respiratory problems clear up pronto. ------ Krista purrs that the youngsters get over their sniffles/coughs >Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. >Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Donna, Captain and Stanley SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html Donna wrote: >Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. >Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. ---------------------<snip>---------------------- Aww! Poor little boys! Our Russian Blue female, Natasha, had a URI when she came from the shelter. Her eyes were seeping too and she needed a cream put in them twice a day. I'm afraid it's just one of those things that happens when you have a lot of cats moving through a limited space. If cuteness cures anything, yours will be right as rain in few days. Regards and Purrs, O J > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one > problem. Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Donna, Captain and Stanley When we first got Lizzie from our local shelter (Dec 12, 2002), she was kinda snuffly & sneezy. She saw the vet the first day we had her, he reccomended just keeping her in a warmer climate & good food. He only reccomended medicating her if it didn't get better in a day or so. But it went away on it's own. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > of the kitties in there had the sneezies.) They're eating, drinking, and > using the litterbox, so whatever this is, it hasn't affected THAT so far. Keep an eye of them. If they start not eating/playing, then it's time to go to TED. We'll be purring for them! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com Purrs on the way. Ann > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Donna, Captain and Stanley >Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. >Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. > >I suspect it's some sort of kennel cough from being in the shelter. (A few >of the kitties in there had the sneezies.) That's probably what it is. Purrs for a smooth transition. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. > > I suspect it's some sort of kennel cough from being in the shelter. (A few > of the kitties in there had the sneezies.) They're eating, drinking, and > using the litterbox, so whatever this is, it hasn't affected THAT so far. Anti-sneezy, anti-cough purrs on the way SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net Lots of purrs and best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. <snip> On Sat 22 Jan 2005 07:32:13p, Gabey8 wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:981b66daf3c5fd7cbc2de1a983b52c5a@localhost.talkaboutpets.com) > So please purr that it's nothing serious, that the boys shake > off their symptoms, and that I can get them to the vet for a > physical ASAP no matter what. I want their first days in their > new OneTrueHome to start out on the right foot. Er, paw. ;o) Welcome to Captian and Stanley! Purrs that they get over their sneezes and sniffles quickly. It can be so worrisome, but it is very very common. SignatureCheryl > So please purr that it's nothing serious, that the boys shake off their > symptoms, and that I can get them to the vet for a physical ASAP no matter > what. I want their first days in their new OneTrueHome to start out on the > right foot. Er, paw. ;o) > > Donna, Captain and Stanley Lots of purrs that Captain and Stanley have only a minor bug that can be treated right away (warming purrs to melt snow on the way as well). I'm sure settling into their new OneTrueHome is going to help a lot in that healing process as well as having a Meowmy and Paw who care. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam...and Mariah Julie Cook <GaDragonfly@comcast.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Anti-sneeze/cough purrs, please?: >Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam...and Mariah Did you add someone recently? :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Donna, Captain and Stanley "Nothing serious" purrs on the way. Sam Purrs coming for the cough and sneezes to disappear and be only a minor upset Good Luck,! The Kitties have got a good home! Jean. P. > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Donna, Captain and Stanley Get Well Soon purrs for the dear litle fellas. Gordon & the TT > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one > problem. > Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. > Captain and Stanley are settling in fabulously. But there's one > problem. Captain is sneezing and Stanley is coughing. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Donna, Captain and Stanley Anti-sneeze/cough purrs crossing the Atlantic. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. Lots of purrs coming your way. Hope all is well, and that the snow melts soon! SignatureSandra |
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