Mike
March 14th 05, 10:14 AM
I have a few strays that I want to bring inside but I don't want to
infect the cat I already have with any diseases. These strays do seem
to have an URI/ herpes virus that will be treated and they will be
tested for FeLV and FIV. I'm also concerned about FIP as well as
Chlamydiosis. Is there anyway to test or check for either of those two
diseases?
I'm worried that the doctor may misdiagnose them with just an URI when
it could be something worse. The strays are around 9 months old and
their sister died at around 4 months of age from either an URI or some
unknown disease as no tests were done on her. Her symptoms were: loss
of appetite, lethargy, shaking in 60 degree Fahrenheit weather, open
mouth breathing in 80 degrees weather, sneezing, chronic runny nose
(yellow), runny/watery eyes, and some sort of eye infection. I also
suspect she developed some neurological damage and she also stopped
growing (she was very small compared to her siblings). She was treated
with penicillin and an antihistamine but there was no response and she
eventually died.
One of the strays seems to be underdeveloped, as her teeth aren't
growing properly while her siblings are fine. She also has sneezing,
watery eyes, runny nose (clear), and an ulcer on the tongue. The one
male did have an eye infection but it's been cleared up. The other two
appear to be very healthy and only sneeze occasionally, but then so
does my inside cat. Based on all this info I can't decide if I should
just continue to keep these cats outside or if it's safe to bring them
in and expose them to my healthy 7 y/o cat. I'm so worried that
something will be overlooked, such as FIP and Chlamydiosis.
When they go to the vet, are there any tests that they should have
done other than the FeLV/FIV and a fecal test? What should be checked
out and treated before bringing them inside? Should they ever be
brought inside and exposed to my healthy cat?
infect the cat I already have with any diseases. These strays do seem
to have an URI/ herpes virus that will be treated and they will be
tested for FeLV and FIV. I'm also concerned about FIP as well as
Chlamydiosis. Is there anyway to test or check for either of those two
diseases?
I'm worried that the doctor may misdiagnose them with just an URI when
it could be something worse. The strays are around 9 months old and
their sister died at around 4 months of age from either an URI or some
unknown disease as no tests were done on her. Her symptoms were: loss
of appetite, lethargy, shaking in 60 degree Fahrenheit weather, open
mouth breathing in 80 degrees weather, sneezing, chronic runny nose
(yellow), runny/watery eyes, and some sort of eye infection. I also
suspect she developed some neurological damage and she also stopped
growing (she was very small compared to her siblings). She was treated
with penicillin and an antihistamine but there was no response and she
eventually died.
One of the strays seems to be underdeveloped, as her teeth aren't
growing properly while her siblings are fine. She also has sneezing,
watery eyes, runny nose (clear), and an ulcer on the tongue. The one
male did have an eye infection but it's been cleared up. The other two
appear to be very healthy and only sneeze occasionally, but then so
does my inside cat. Based on all this info I can't decide if I should
just continue to keep these cats outside or if it's safe to bring them
in and expose them to my healthy 7 y/o cat. I'm so worried that
something will be overlooked, such as FIP and Chlamydiosis.
When they go to the vet, are there any tests that they should have
done other than the FeLV/FIV and a fecal test? What should be checked
out and treated before bringing them inside? Should they ever be
brought inside and exposed to my healthy cat?