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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2003New cat-resp infection for 3 weeks
Hi everyone. I was supposed to get an abyssinian kitten but decided to go to the pound instead! Arent you proud of me?? Anyway, she is a 1 yr old sweetie who recently had kittens. The day I took her home she was supposed to have been spayed by the clinic but she got the usual upper res. infection which goes around in shelters so I took her home instead. Although I have seen improvement in her energy level and she is eating and drinking like a pig, she is still sneezing a lot , and her eyes are still having some discharge and at night she is mouth breathing bc her nose is so stuffed up. Her breath sounds raspy through her nose. It is worse at night. In the moring she is a lot peppier, too. She is on antibiotics and eye ointment. I think it has been 5 days now. Anyway, is this normal? Also, she really eats and drinks a LOT. More than any cat I have seen. She has 2-3 large semi hard bowel movements/day and around 3 urinations (word?). Could something be wrong? She also farts a lot. > Hi everyone. I was supposed to get an abyssinian kitten but decided to > go to the pound instead! Arent you proud of me?? Yay! Go you! We want pics. :) > Anyway, she is a 1 yr > old sweetie who recently had kittens. The day I took her home she was [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > She is on antibiotics and eye ointment. I think it has been 5 days > now. Antibiotics are for secondary bacterial infections. The cat must fight the virus on her own. This can take up to two weeks, possibly more for her even since she just had kittens and her body is a little weaker than normal. > Anyway, is this normal? Also, she really eats and drinks a LOT. How big is she? Does she seem overweight, underweight? She just had kittens; she may still be in mommy-mode, where she needs to eat more to lactate. You didn't mention how recently she had kittens... If she eats dry food, she will drink more to compensate. If she still seems to be drinking too much, you might want to discuss with your vet having her tested for diabetes. > than any cat I have seen. She has 2-3 large semi hard bowel > movements/day and around 3 urinations (word?). Could something be > wrong? Sounds one movement above normal to me, but ask your vet. She's been through several changes lately and may be eating more due to her recent litter. The more you eat, the more you - well, you know. *G* Oh, I assumed she's been tested for parasites, but do check on that. If she hasn't been tested for worms, have that done. > She also farts a lot. She's adjusting to new everything and may have an upset tummy (esp. since she's sick). If you are worried, ask your vet to check her out. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? If that cell phone was up your a$$, maybe you could drive a little better! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- > Hi everyone. I was supposed to get an abyssinian kitten but decided to > go to the pound instead! Arent you proud of me?? Anyway, she is a 1 yr [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > movements/day and around 3 urinations (word?). Could something be > wrong? She also farts a lot. Congratulations!! I am going to leave it to someone more experienced with respiratory problems to answer your question, but I wanted to thank you for adopting a shelter kitty. I remember the discussion when you originally intended to get an Abyssianian, and I think it is great that you decided to rescue a pound kitty instead. She sounds like a sweetie. I hope all goes well for you. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's integration into our household): Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54 Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56 >> Hi everyone. I was supposed to get an abyssinian kitten but >> decided to go to the pound instead! Arent you proud of me?? . I have to "ditto" what MaryL said, YAY! :) Good luck with the farts and URI... it's almost alway inevitable but treatable especially when the kitty is a little older. :) > Congratulations!! I am going to leave it to someone more > experienced with respiratory problems to answer your question, but [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > MaryL Kate wrote: > Hi everyone. I was supposed to get an > abyssinian kitten but decided to go to > the pound instead! Arent you proud of > me?? Very! <insert enthusiastic cheers and applause here> >Anyway, she is a 1 yr old sweetie > who recently had kittens. The day I took [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > now. > Anyway, is this normal? URI's caught at shelters can be rough. In addition to the treatments she is on, you should start supplementing her with 500 mg of Lysine twice a day. This can be purchased at Whole Foods or health food stores. Be sure to buy it in capsule form and just mix it in with some wet food. The URI is probably herpes related and Lysine stops the virus from replicatng and will help to resolve the URI. >Also, she > really eats and drinks a LOT. More than > any cat I have seen. She has 2-3 large > semi hard bowel movements/day and around > 3 urinations (word?). Could something be > wrong? If you are feeding dry/inexpensive food this could be part of the problem. Since you have just the one cat, I would suggest you switch her to an all canned diet and ditch the dry food. Upping her water intake is good for her and may resolve the heavy drinking you are seeing (and a canned diet is much better for her health.) If it doesn't I think a vet check would be worthwhile. Also, do you know if she is wormed, and is so was a second dose done? If not this would also explain the huge appetite. Having a stool sample checked at this point would be a prudent thing to do. >She also farts a lot. This could be related to worms or be happening because she has had a sudden change in diet if you are feeding something different from what she had at the shelter. Giving her a high quality canned food would be a good idea and should resolve the farting. Wellness is an excellent brand with several flavors (variety is important and you don't want a cat to get stuck on one thing), high quality ingredients and good phosphorus levels. You can find a store locator at http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com Please keep us updated on your new arrival and congratulations for saving a life!!! You won't regret it. :-) Megan  Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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