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Conference misery::feline

Title:	Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected
Notice:	purrrrr...
Moderator:	JULIET::CORDES_JA

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1079
Total number of notes:	28858

817.0. "WHAT A WEEK!" by ICS::GROEZINGER () Fri Oct 14 1994 11:44

    I took my Andie to the Acton Emergency Hospital last Saturday
    night because I noticed blood and the fact that she was making
    frequent trips to the litterbox with  no results.  To make a long
    story short, she was diagnosed with FUS and is doing much better
    on the antibiotics and the IAMs diet.  As if that wasn't enough,
    the next day she started sneezing and coughing and ended up
    catching my cold!  I know, I know.  No vet will ever agree with
    me, but I believe she caught it from me.  I took her again to the
    vets last night because she is so miserable.  He gave me more
    antibiotics and advised me to continue the extra TLC.  Its sooooo
    pitiful!  I wish I could teach her to breadth out of her mouth
    rather than suffer trying to breadth through that stuffed up nose
    of hers :-(  Anyway, she isn't a whole lot better today, but boy
    is she getting lots of care, love and medicine!  
    
    My poor Andie.  I was going to put a little VICKS on her nose,
    but didn't want to upset her more last night.  Instead I agreed
    to let her lay on my side of the bed with the electric blanket
    all night to stay warm.  She slept well but I worried just the
    same.  
    
    I just needed to let everyone know my little Andie has had quite
    a week of it!
    
    Thank you, everyone,
    
    Judie

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
817.1	get well Andie!	LUNER::DREYER	Love me, love my cats!	`Fri Oct 14 1994 12:05`	5
	Judie, I hope Andie is feeling better really soon. I'm so sorry to hear about the FUS. Laura
817.2		JULIET::CORDES_JA	Four Tigers on my Couch	`Fri Oct 14 1994 12:06`	11
	Did your vet give you any decongestant for your cat? My vet did this when Onyx and Joey had their colds. I'd give them 1/4 tablet. It seemed to help a bit. Yeah, the vet probably wouldn't agree but I swear I caught my cold from Joey. He turned and sneezed in my face one day as I was holding and comforting the poor sick boy. A few days later I came down with a cold. Gives me the impression that colds can be passed on via our pets. Jan
817.3	But there are some that CAN catch!	HOTLNE::CORMIER		`Fri Oct 14 1994 12:20`	5
	Now that's funny, but my vet said that pets CAN catch some viruses from us. My Dad had a very bad cold once with laryngitis, and his dog ended up with the identical symptoms 1 week later, right down to the laryngitis! Sorry about Andie. Hope she's feeling better.
817.4		USCTR1::MERRITT_S	Kitty City	`Fri Oct 14 1994 12:37`	11
	poor little Andie. My vet has suggested to me to put a tiny drop of Afrin nose spray (which is a natural salt/water mixture) in my cats nose when it is so stuffed, but I'll tell it's NOT an easy task!!! I have also been told to put a very small amount of Vicks under his his chin in a place where he can't easily lap it off. Poor baby...I hope he is feeling better soon. Sandy
817.5	nose drops	DBSALF::PEDDIGREE		`Wed Nov 02 1994 05:04`	9
	I think she could have "caught cold" from having her immune system so stressed and perhaps from you. Those vets! My vet once recommended (spelling is wrong here) Neo-Synefrin - the weakest children's strength - for my cats stuffy noses and it worked wonders (drops not spray, although I couldn't imagine using a spray on a cat). Best wishes for a speedy recovery! cyndi
817.6	they work!	ROMEOS::BALZERMA		`Wed Nov 02 1994 10:20`	10
	Cyndi, I used the Neo-Synepherine (or whatever) drops for Callie as well, and it was amazing how quickly it helped. Being an Exotic, she has teenie nostrils and I can not begin to imagine trying to use a spray!!!! :'D Marlene