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"Joe Pitt" wrote:

One of my own had a URI and the joint pain. My vet gave me pills to help
with the pain. That was about a year ago when he was a little kitten and he
is fine now.

Thanks. I'm glad to hear that. I've heard that because URIs are based
on the feline herpes virus and the feline calcivirus, which I guess
don't leave the body (is that correct?), that the symptoms can "recur"
in times of physical or emotional stress for the cat, such as travel,
vaccines, etc. Has that happened for your kit?

The normal treatment is an antibiotic for the infection and possibly
interferon to help thier immune system. The vet can also give you an
appetite enhancer. Cats won't eat if they can't smell the food so you can
try the real smelly canned food also.

The upper respiratory infection symptoms have pretty much disappeared,
and thankfully, he's been eating for a while; we're just waiting for the
joint swelling to go down before he comes back home.

If you have the time why don't you volunteer at the shelter.

It's certainly a thought. I will give it some serious consideration.

Mike