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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005bleh
Well, I've had a cough and sore throat since Sunday. I don't know if the cough is tearing up my throat badly enough to be sore or if they're two separate problems. I stayed home weds and thurs, hoping to be better by today, but no, I just feel even worse and have transitioned to the sneezing stage and feel like crap. I'm going to get an appt at the dr's today, because a few years ago I put it off too long and found out I had a bronchial infection ... I don't think this is on that level, but still. And I feel bad about missing work, so I guess I kind of feel like my boss will take me more seriously if I go to the doctor. Not that he hasn't taken me seriously, but I know he's always surprised by how often I'm sick. I am too =/ Sorry, I didn't mean to whine. What I meant to say is that grouchie Oscar seems to know I'm sick. I've heard you guys talking about nurse cats, but Oscar ... well, I never would have pegged Oscar. But last night, I felt just awful, awful, awful. DH encouraged me to take some cold meds, after which I felt awful, my stomach hurt, and my eyes were wide open. Anyway, with all of this, Oscar jumped up next to me and started purring. That isn't unusual, but normally she only does it for a minute or two, then disappears. Last night, I swear she stayed by my side for at least half an hour, purring up a storm, and the oddest thing -- her tail wasn't twitching, just still. This is the cat whose tail *always* twitches when humans are petting, just to be clear that she might strike at any moment. She accepted my skritches the whole time. I really think she was trying to comfort me. Oscar's love feels especially good because, being sick, DH and I have been trying not to touch; this is the second time I've been sick in a few weeks, and in between my two sicknesses, he got sick, too. We're pretty cuddly and huggy, so this is definitely taking its toll on me, too.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Well, I've had a cough and sore throat since Sunday. I don't know if > the cough is tearing up my throat badly enough to be sore or if [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Oh, no - it looks like Ping & Tennessee somehow managed to spread their colds via usenet! Bad Kitties! Purrs that you feel better soon. --? 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 On 2005-03-18, Magic Mood Jeep© penned: > Oh, no - it looks like Ping & Tennessee somehow managed to spread their > colds via usenet! Bad Kitties! > > Purrs that you feel better soon. Er, I know you were joking, but could I get Oscar sick by letting her cuddle with me? By the way, I'm back from my doctor. She says that I most likely have a viral bronchitis that's been spreading through the community and that I should be on the upswing by Sunday. In the meantime, I get to gargle saltwater! *sigh* Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Oh, no - it looks like Ping & Tennessee somehow managed to spread >> their colds via usenet! Bad Kitties! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > and that I should be on the upswing by Sunday. In the meantime, I > get to gargle saltwater! *sigh* I don't think people can communicate their colds to cats and vice versa. I'm not surprised to hear that bronchitis is going around over there. That stuff always comes from Asia and it was bad here in the last couple of months. I had acute bronchitis about 6 weeks ago, think I caught it on my weekend in Singapore, but many people here in Thailand were hacking and coughing too. I was coughing so hard and all sorts of phlegm was coming up and it hurt right down into my chest. I ended up on antibiotics (Zithromax) and prednisone. After I started the meds, it went away in about 5 days. I hope you get better soon! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> On 2005-03-18, Magic Mood Jeep© penned: >>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album I don't know. I think some of it can. Mom used to keep back a little bit of amoxicillan from our medication for the cats because sometimes they seemed to pick up what we kids had. But I know most forms don't jump species. > I don't think people can communicate their colds to cats and vice > versa. I'm not surprised to hear that bronchitis is going around over [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > started the meds, it went away in about 5 days. > I hope you get better soon! That sounds like bacterial bronchitis (it responded to antibiotics); the one going around here is viral, which means you can't really do much to kill it, though my doc did recommend gargling salt water (yuck!). Apparently, white phlegm = viral, yellow or green = bacterial. I haven't been coughing *that* hard; a few years ago I had bronchitis, and my cough sounded so bad that people told me I sounded like I was dying. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I hope you feel better soon. Cats are always full of surprises...Oscar must know you're down and wants you perky:) > I hope you feel better soon. Cats are always full of surprises...Oscar must > know you're down and wants you perky:) Thanks =) The amazing part isn't that she knows I'm down; it's that she cares =P Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> I hope you feel better soon. Cats are always full of >> surprises...Oscar must know you're down and wants you perky:) > > Thanks =) The amazing part isn't that she knows I'm down; it's that > she cares =P Of course she cares... she has to care... you feed her! :) Hope you feel better soon. Jill Long-distance purrs from Philly are joining Oscar's in-house purr therapy, so you'll feel better ASAP. In the past, I've had kitties who've acted as thermometers. If, the moment I got up from the sofa, said cat(s) parked right where I'd been sitting a moment before, chances are that I was running a fever. They loooooved that extra-warm spot that Meowmy so thoughtfully left behind for them to sit on. :o) Harmony also could let me know if I had a fever by applying her little wet nose to my bare arm while I was napping. If it felt like a purring ice cube was touching my arm, my temperature was probably elevated. The colder it felt, and the higher I jumped when Miss Harmony made unexpected contact with her nose, the higher my temperature probably was. ;o) I can't wait to see what Captain and Stanley have in store, the first time they see that their Meowmy is under the weather. ;o) Donna >Long-distance purrs from Philly are joining Oscar's in-house purr therapy, >so you'll feel better ASAP. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Donna Hope they don't bounce too much ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Long-distance purrs from Philly are joining Oscar's in-house purr therapy, > so you'll feel better ASAP. Thank you =) Oscar even put up with me holding her and kissing her back for a few minutes just now. I must really be sick! > In the past, I've had kitties who've acted as thermometers. If, the moment I > got up from the sofa, said cat(s) parked right where I'd been sitting a > moment before, chances are that I was running a fever. They loooooved that > extra-warm spot that Meowmy so thoughtfully left behind for them to sit on. > :o) Awww! I really need to check my temp a few times when I'm not sick. I have no idea what my normal temp is. > Harmony also could let me know if I had a fever by applying her little wet > nose to my bare arm while I was napping. If it felt like a purring ice cube > was touching my arm, my temperature was probably elevated. The colder it > felt, and the higher I jumped when Miss Harmony made unexpected contact with > her nose, the higher my temperature probably was. ;o) Awww =) My doc apologized for her cold hands. I told her that actually, they felt good on my face =) She said the only people who say that are sick people =P > I can't wait to see what Captain and Stanley have in store, the first time > they see that their Meowmy is under the weather. ;o) Knowing them, more mischief! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Long-distance purrs from Philly are joining Oscar's in-house purr therapy, > > so you'll feel better ASAP. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > My doc apologized for her cold hands. I told her that actually, they felt > good on my face =) She said the only people who say that are sick people =P Cool hands when you are sick are the most wonderful things. > > I can't wait to see what Captain and Stanley have in store, the first time > > they see that their Meowmy is under the weather. ;o) > > Knowing them, more mischief! Hope you get to feeling better. This crud has been awful and it is like you don't just get it once. Bleh is right. > Hope you get to feeling better. This crud has been awful and it is like you > don't just get it once. Bleh is right. Thank you! Yeah, I was out sick for two days a few weeks ago, and now this. We get unlimited sick leave, but that doesn't stop the work from piling up, and the schedules don't slip. Which makes you kind of wonder why they bother to track our hours at all, but I digress ... I have a theory that the frequent temp fluctuations in Colorado throw newbie bodies for a loop, while native Coloradans seem to be fine. My boss is a Colorado native and is never sick ... I think he suspects there's something desperately wrong with me. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Hope you get to feeling better. This crud has been awful and it is like you >> don't just get it once. Bleh is right. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Colorado native and is never sick ... I think he suspects there's something > desperately wrong with me. Well, I am almost never sick either, and I have used up 40 hours of paid time off between my headache/sinus/coldcrud stuff. Wait til he gets hit with it. > I have a theory that the frequent temp fluctuations in Colorado throw newbie > bodies for a loop, while native Coloradans seem to be fine. My boss is a > Colorado native and is never sick ... I think he suspects there's something > desperately wrong with me. Every time Rob was re-assigned to a new post, we would spend at least 30 days catching diseases that we'd either not been exposed to at our previous residence, or which had mutated differently than the ones we'd already had. In return, everyone we exposed ourselves to caught our diseases, if they hadn't been exposed by others who moved from our old area. Pam S. >> I have a theory that the frequent temp fluctuations in Colorado throw >> newbie [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. I sure know that routine. Similar to the airplane cold. I seldom catch a cold. Even when the kids bring one home from school. But if I have to fly anywhere.... I just pray that I don't get a bad cold until the return trip so I can recover at home. Jo > I sure know that routine. Similar to the airplane cold. I seldom catch a > cold. Even when the kids bring one home from school. But if I have to fly > anywhere.... I just pray that I don't get a bad cold until the return trip > so I can recover at home. Hrm. I flew out to DC (used to live there) a few weeks ago and got a cold the week thereafter. A week and a half later, this. I wonder if the first cold knocked me down for the second one. My doc said they've been seeing tons of cases of this bronchitis I have. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Hope you get to feeling better. This crud has been awful and it is like >> you don't just get it once. Bleh is right. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > boss is a Colorado native and is never sick ... I think he suspects > there's something desperately wrong with me. IMHO Anytime you go to an unfamiliar place you contact different germs. Years ago I noticed that when we hired new people they almost always came down with a cold. Sometimes they also gave it to everyone in the office. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. MLB >> I have a theory that the frequent temp fluctuations in Colorado throw >> newbie bodies for a loop, while native Coloradans seem to be fine. My boss [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > down with a cold. Sometimes they also gave it to everyone in the office. > Best wishes for a speedy recovery. MLB Maybe, but I've been in Colorado for over two years now ... Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Lots of purrs and best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Well, I've had a cough and sore throat since Sunday. <snip> > Oscar's love feels especially good because, being sick, DH and I have been > trying not to touch; this is the second time I've been sick in a few weeks, > and in between my two sicknesses, he got sick, too. We're pretty cuddly and > huggy, so this is definitely taking its toll on me, too. Oh dear! I hope you're better by now. Purrs if you aren't. I'm glad Oscar is looking after you. Suz&Spicey > Oh dear! I hope you're better by now. Purrs if you aren't. I'm glad Oscar > is looking after you. > Suz&Spicey Thank you! I am getting better, although I'm not 100%. From what I read, my cough will probably linger for over a month, and I'm still coughing up lots of ookie stuff. I also have the "loose tooth" feeling that accompanies sinus problems. But I *am* feeling better. Today I even left the house! Very exciting. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca
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