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Cat with persistent congestion
I rescued a stray 15 days ago. She had a bad Upper Respiratory
Infection with discharge both from her eyes (a little) and nose (really ugly) and open-mouth breathing. The vet put her on Clavamox for systemic treatment. Her discharge remained yellow/green so after five days I switched her to Baytril. Within two days, the discharge color changed to clear and within five days completely subsided. What is left now, after ten days of treatment with Baytril, is open-mouth breathing. When she does try to breathe through her nose I can hear her two rooms away. I've added chlorpheniramine for the past five days, but it doesn't seem to bring much relief. I'd really like to get her over this so I can release her into the general population, as she is feeling pretty lonely in the isolation room. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow but would appreciate suggestions/options I can discuss with the vet (my vet is very open to discussing different options, in particular in view of keeping the costs managable for the rescue). Thanks! |
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"pah41071" wrote in message om... When she does try to breathe through her nose I can hear her two rooms away. ..........have you tried sitting under a blanket tent with the cat and a steamy bowl of water? buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"pah41071" wrote in message om... When she does try to breathe through her nose I can hear her two rooms away. ..........have you tried sitting under a blanket tent with the cat and a steamy bowl of water? buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"buglady" wrote:
.........have you tried sitting under a blanket tent with the cat and a steamy bowl of water? Place the cat in a small room with a vaporizer. In addition, try squirting some saline mist into the cat's nostrils. |
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"buglady" wrote:
.........have you tried sitting under a blanket tent with the cat and a steamy bowl of water? Place the cat in a small room with a vaporizer. In addition, try squirting some saline mist into the cat's nostrils. |
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"pah41071" wrote in message om... I rescued a stray 15 days ago. She had a bad Upper Respiratory Infection with discharge both from her eyes (a little) and nose (really ugly) and open-mouth breathing. The vet put her on Clavamox for systemic treatment. Her discharge remained yellow/green so after five days I switched her to Baytril. Within two days, the discharge color changed to clear and within five days completely subsided. What is left now, after ten days of treatment with Baytril, is open-mouth breathing. When she does try to breathe through her nose I can hear her two rooms away. I've added chlorpheniramine for the past five days, but it doesn't seem to bring much relief. I'd really like to get her over this so I can release her into the general population, as she is feeling pretty lonely in the isolation room. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow but would appreciate suggestions/options I can discuss with the vet (my vet is very open to discussing different options, in particular in view of keeping the costs managable for the rescue). Thanks! Has the cat been FIV FeLV tested? We've had a lot of cats (too many) rescued recently with URI that tested + |
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"pah41071" wrote in message om... I rescued a stray 15 days ago. She had a bad Upper Respiratory Infection with discharge both from her eyes (a little) and nose (really ugly) and open-mouth breathing. The vet put her on Clavamox for systemic treatment. Her discharge remained yellow/green so after five days I switched her to Baytril. Within two days, the discharge color changed to clear and within five days completely subsided. What is left now, after ten days of treatment with Baytril, is open-mouth breathing. When she does try to breathe through her nose I can hear her two rooms away. I've added chlorpheniramine for the past five days, but it doesn't seem to bring much relief. I'd really like to get her over this so I can release her into the general population, as she is feeling pretty lonely in the isolation room. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow but would appreciate suggestions/options I can discuss with the vet (my vet is very open to discussing different options, in particular in view of keeping the costs managable for the rescue). Thanks! Has the cat been FIV FeLV tested? We've had a lot of cats (too many) rescued recently with URI that tested + |
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we often use zithromax (.1 cc per 2lbs of cat) for URI and for bad cases of
URI, we zithromax in combination with baytril. "pah41071" wrote in message om... I rescued a stray 15 days ago. She had a bad Upper Respiratory Infection with discharge both from her eyes (a little) and nose (really ugly) and open-mouth breathing. The vet put her on Clavamox for systemic treatment. Her discharge remained yellow/green so after five days I switched her to Baytril. Within two days, the discharge color changed to clear and within five days completely subsided. What is left now, after ten days of treatment with Baytril, is open-mouth breathing. When she does try to breathe through her nose I can hear her two rooms away. I've added chlorpheniramine for the past five days, but it doesn't seem to bring much relief. I'd really like to get her over this so I can release her into the general population, as she is feeling pretty lonely in the isolation room. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow but would appreciate suggestions/options I can discuss with the vet (my vet is very open to discussing different options, in particular in view of keeping the costs managable for the rescue). Thanks! |
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we often use zithromax (.1 cc per 2lbs of cat) for URI and for bad cases of
URI, we zithromax in combination with baytril. "pah41071" wrote in message om... I rescued a stray 15 days ago. She had a bad Upper Respiratory Infection with discharge both from her eyes (a little) and nose (really ugly) and open-mouth breathing. The vet put her on Clavamox for systemic treatment. Her discharge remained yellow/green so after five days I switched her to Baytril. Within two days, the discharge color changed to clear and within five days completely subsided. What is left now, after ten days of treatment with Baytril, is open-mouth breathing. When she does try to breathe through her nose I can hear her two rooms away. I've added chlorpheniramine for the past five days, but it doesn't seem to bring much relief. I'd really like to get her over this so I can release her into the general population, as she is feeling pretty lonely in the isolation room. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow but would appreciate suggestions/options I can discuss with the vet (my vet is very open to discussing different options, in particular in view of keeping the costs managable for the rescue). Thanks! |
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"Wendy" wrote ...
Has the cat been FIV FeLV tested? We've had a lot of cats (too many) rescued recently with URI that tested + Yes, I always run an FIV/FeLV test first thing. Turns out she had a huge polyp and all is well now after the surgery. Let's hope the vet got it all out so it won't regrow. Thanks for everyone's tips and thoughts. |
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