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Cats with feline herpes
How common is herpes in cats? I never knew there was such a thing
until I was at the local animal shelter a few weeks ago and they had two of them up for adoption (they are still there). The cats are isolated from the other cats and the shelter wants them to be adopted together by someone who knows they are getting special needs cats who will need medication for the rest of their lives. They have to be indoor cats and cannot be in a household with other cats. I would consider adopting them but I already have 3 cats. Someone has come through as a financial sponser for them so they will stay at the shelter however long it takes to find someone to adopt them. |
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I have had 2 cats with herpes. One lived until 12 yrs of age and my
McDuffy is 8, and big and fat. The herpes manifested itself with eye problems. McDuffy gets eyedrops and l lysine daily. He goes to an eye specialist and we hope to get this lastest flareup under control. Outside of the eye stuff, both cats are and were energetic, fun, healthy, loving, and just plain wonderful. i would definitely not worry about the herpes. |
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On 29 Apr 2005 10:40:29 -0700, "stonej"
wrote: How common is herpes in cats? I never knew there was such a thing until I was at the local animal shelter a few weeks ago and they had two of them up for adoption (they are still there). The cats are isolated from the other cats and the shelter wants them to be adopted together by someone who knows they are getting special needs cats who will need medication for the rest of their lives. They have to be indoor cats and cannot be in a household with other cats. I would consider adopting them but I already have 3 cats. Someone has come through as a financial sponser for them so they will stay at the shelter however long it takes to find someone to adopt them. very from what I have seen here. I have 4 cats and when we rescued the 3 rd one I got my education with feline herpes. It never goes away but can be kept at bay. Stress can cause flare ups. I have found that the anual shots may also cause flare ups. I give all 4 cats l-lysine 500 mg a day. If I stop the virus comes back in full force, esp with Catfive. I ran out last week and he already has a goopy eye, so now I got to put in the ointment because I forgot to get the L-lysine and they went without for a week. Live and learn soft |
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"soft" wrote in message ... On 29 Apr 2005 10:40:29 -0700, "stonej" wrote: How common is herpes in cats? I never knew there was such a thing until I was at the local animal shelter a few weeks ago and they had two of them up for adoption (they are still there). The cats are isolated from the other cats and the shelter wants them to be adopted together by someone who knows they are getting special needs cats who will need medication for the rest of their lives. They have to be indoor cats and cannot be in a household with other cats. I would consider adopting them but I already have 3 cats. Someone has come through as a financial sponser for them so they will stay at the shelter however long it takes to find someone to adopt them. very from what I have seen here. I have 4 cats and when we rescued the 3 rd one I got my education with feline herpes. It never goes away but can be kept at bay. Stress can cause flare ups. I have found that the anual shots may also cause flare ups. I give all 4 cats l-lysine 500 mg a day. If I stop the virus comes back in full force, esp with Catfive. I ran out last week and he already has a goopy eye, so now I got to put in the ointment because I forgot to get the L-lysine and they went without for a week. Live and learn soft Our youngest cat Blaise has herpes - at least that's what we think and the vet agrees. He gets "goopy" eye - left or right but not both and more common sneezing. Stress is definitely a factor. We have decided not to pay for the very expensive definitive test. He is now 20 months old and we have given him lysine and ointment for three flare-ups (one when we first got him). When he is taking medication, we keep him inside and mostly apart from our other cat. Otherwise, he is normal, active, wrestling with our other cat and going outside - he stays in our yard and the adjoining yards with our other cat and a few neighbor cats. Ann |
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