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Rhonda - 01 Oct 2004 01:30 GMT
We have a cat, Bear (aka "Typhoid Beary") who came to us 2 years ago
with a URI from the Humane Society. Until then, there had only had
non-sniffly cats in this house.

He has had a couple of outbreaks since then and most of our cats
developed a URI. Now we have new cats, and he has a URI again. Once he's
sneezing, I don't know if it's already past the point that isolation
would help. One of our new kittens is now sneezing. Shoot.

Do any of you have multiple cats where one has URI's and the rest do
not? Do you isolate in outbreaks or just ride it through -- knowing
they've all been exposed?

Thanks,

Rhonda
Mary - 01 Oct 2004 02:13 GMT
>Do any of you have multiple cats where one has URI's and the rest do
>not? Do you isolate in outbreaks or just ride it through -- knowing
>they've all been exposed?

If one has it, they all will most likely get it. Use amoxycillin or clavamox. I
buy fish amoxy because you can get it without a prescription. I mix 3x 250 mg
capsules with 15 ml of water to give me one bottle of amoxy drops for cats
(empty powder from capsules). Cost .29 cents a bottle instead of $10. Give
regular amoxy cat dosage by weight. Some use olive leaf extract for URI. I take
the powder from one capsule and mix it with 1 cc of tuna juice then give them
that once. You get it from a health food store. I take it one of your cats must
go outdoors in order to get the URI and bring it home? The only time my cats
have ever gotten URI is when I first adopted them from a shelter and once when
they went to the holiday hotel for cats and got it from another cat. They never
got it again.
Leslie - 01 Oct 2004 02:35 GMT
remember that antibioctics will not treat a virus
                                                                         
                                                        "you can tell alot
about a people or person in how they treat animals"
Rhonda - 01 Oct 2004 04:47 GMT
Hi Mary,

Thanks for the message.

Our cats don't go outside, but first got URI's from Bear. Bear came home
with it from the H.S. The vet has told me that most cats with URI's
become carriers and may get infections off and on through their lives.

We haven't treated with antibiotics because she is pretty sure it is one
of the two URI viruses. We did treat with eye antibiotics once when he
developed secondary conjuntivitus.

This time, we thought it was from his tooth infection (he has oral
surgery scheduled for next week.) When one of the kittens started
sneezing today, my heart sank. I just don't know whether to separate
those 2 from the others, or if it's too late. In fact, I don't know
whether to separate Bear if and when he gets another one -- or if
they're all exposed once his symptoms appear.

Thanks for answering, and I hope this is the last one for all of us!

Rhonda

>>Do any of you have multiple cats where one has URI's and the rest do
>>not? Do you isolate in outbreaks or just ride it through -- knowing
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> they went to the holiday hotel for cats and got it from another cat. They never
> got it again.
Robert Claeson - 03 Oct 2004 08:09 GMT
What is URI and how is it spread?  I'll look into google, but any help is
appreciated.

Bob
Nan - 03 Oct 2004 11:43 GMT
>What is URI and how is it spread?  I'll look into google, but any help is
>appreciated.
>
>Bob

Upper Respiratory Infection
--

Nan and the furkids

A wise man talks because he has something to say;
a fool talks because he has to say something.
Rhonda - 03 Oct 2004 19:33 GMT
Yep, upper respiratory infection, spread by sneezing.

Rhonda

> What is URI and how is it spread?  I'll look into google, but any help is
> appreciated.
>
> Bob
AC - 22 Oct 2004 22:15 GMT
Just like the common cold in humans, symptoms & treatment. Antibiotics are
definitely NOT required, unless the cat's sick for extended periods, or
develops secondary infections.

> What is URI and how is it spread?  I'll look into google, but any help is
> appreciated.
>
> Bob
 
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