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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2004Chronic cold - please advise
My cat has an immune disorder disease and is suffering from a constant cold, with snot running out of his nose all the time. Although the cat (1 year) has been having this problem since birth, the little guy is extremely lively and playful. I know there is no cure, since the underlying disease is the weak immune system. But I just would like to learn if there is anything I can do for my cat to support his immune system, so that he can fight his cold better. I am giving him like 4 steam inhaltions with camomille per week: I put him in a carrrier, put a kettle of steaming water where I put in the camomille outside the cage and put a huge blanket around the kettle and carrier. Actully my cat seems to enjoy this procedure and his symptoms have eased. But if there is anything besides this I can do to make life (in regards to his cold symptoms) easier for him, please let me know. > My cat has an immune disorder disease and is suffering from a constant cold, > with snot running out of his nose all the time. You have not mentioned taking him to the vet, why is that? There is no cure for a cold but your cat has worse than that. He needs to see the vet. The vet might have you use sudafed (he has to give you the dosage, you can't figure it out yourself, it could be dangerous) or L-lysine if the symptoms are herpes related. Your cat might have allergies that cause the congestion and facilitate the respiratory infectiosn, and a shot a couple of times a year could be all he needs. Please take your cat in. There are times when the things we can do are not enough. >My cat has an immune disorder disease and is suffering from a constant cold, >with snot running out of his nose all the time. I have a midget skunk wtih the same problem. I give him baby decongestants. My vet prescribed them. They're over the counter. As your cats problem is immune related, how about some immune boosters such as interferon and immunoglobulin? I used this with my FLV+ kitty. There are also herbal and homeopathic immune boosters you could try. Keeping her stress free and giving good food is always a good idea as well. Good luck. (...) > interferon and immunoglobulin? I used this with my FLV+ kitty. There are also > herbal and homeopathic immune boosters you could try. Echinacea might be worth a shot. Vit C, assuming megadoses are as safe in cats as they are in humans? Steve. One of the best immune system enhancers I know of is MELATONIN. It is actually banned in Britain but available freely in the US. You give your cat this and his immune system will improve considerably. See www.lef.org and search for melatonin there where you can get a huge amount of data on its therapeutic properties. Iain >>My cat has an immune disorder disease and is suffering from a constant cold, >>with snot running out of his nose all the time. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >herbal and homeopathic immune boosters you could try. Keeping her stress free >and giving good food is always a good idea as well. Good luck. ... >'o'< Rescued Cats & Kittens Needing Homes >'o'< www.celiahammond.org >'o'< > My cat has an immune disorder disease and is suffering from a constant cold, > with snot running out of his nose all the time. Although the cat (1 year) has [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > besides this I can do to make life (in regards to his cold symptoms) easier > for him, please let me know. Homeopathics can work well in situations like this. Homeopet has a website and a remedy called "nose relief" that works great for my kitty who has bouts of sinusitus now and then. There is also a remedy called F3 for colds and flu that did wonders the few times my Burmese had a bad enough cold that he had snot blocking his airway--always cleared up the problem in under three days. I don't know where you could get some of that, but perhaps you have a naturopathic vet around who could help you out. To be frank, I wouldn't advise going the antihistimine or decongestant route. These kinds of medicines do nothing but treat the symptoms, and cannot help whatever underlying issue may be causing the problem. They're not good for people to use, so I can't imagine why they'd be good for cats either. In any event, good luck! dragon >From: dragonlynx@my-deja.com (Dragon) >Homeopathics can work well in situations like this. Homeopet has a >website and a remedy called "nose relief" that works great for my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >could get some of that, but perhaps you have a naturopathic vet around >who could help you out. You could try finding a holistic or homeopathic vet at www.altvetmed.com if you live in the U.S. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm I love the book called "the very healthy cat". Vitamins, and a high quality diet will go a long way to help boost his immune system. > My cat has an immune disorder disease and is suffering from a constant cold, > with snot running out of his nose all the time. Although the cat (1 year) has [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > besides this I can do to make life (in regards to his cold symptoms) easier for > him, please let me know.
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