Hi, Nina, I am sorry that Timmy is having sneezing and congestion - but please don't jump into the conclusion that he is going to be positive - I understand that their eye lids shows when they don't feel in general and sounds like he has some type of bug like FVR? - I can never remember the abbreviation) which can cause lots of cold like symptoms - a couple of my kitties are sneezing at my house, too. And my colleague was just telling me that her cat had really bad sneezing and congestions, and before you knew the rest of the kitties start sneezing, too. But it was just temporary -
Tim might have some fever, too - have you checked his temperature? But even if he does, again it can be caused by some bug which many many of my kitties have had in the past(whenever they had high fever, I immediately went to the place "oh no - they have FIP - they are going to die! - and all of them got better in a couple of weeks - but that's how I react...) I so completely understand your debate about doing the blood test - I am trying to put myself in your shoe right now to see what I would do - I am very compulsive when coming to finding out test results - I put too much weight on these things - my sister who lives in Japan (who is actually psychic in a confidential sort of way - once told me when I found out that my Riki tested positive for FIV and I was all freaking out because I did not know what to do and she oddly told me that, well, positives and negatives have such a thin wall between - positives can be negative and negative can be positive, so don't think about it too much. I did not know what she meant by it - but a couple of years later, I did - because Riki ended up being negative - and others who I thought negatives ended up being positives on other virus - she told me not to worry about those things too much, but rather focus on how they are doing - I guess what I am saying that you are going to take care of Timmy exactly the same way as you would whether he is negative or positive - if somehow it's going to help you finding out the test result in anyway, I don' think it's bad to find out the test result - but again, positive can mean negative, too - right? Sorry, Nina, I might not be helping here - why don't you wait to see how he does for the next couple of days and see if you can help him get rid of the condition?? Whatever it is - time will tell - and also whatever you will face, nothing is going to be the end of the world - you can deal with it, and we are all here for you, Nina - Honestly, I am so sick and tired of being controlled by the test result - I know it's important for obvious reasons - but my Squeekie has been tested negatives and positives and equivocal on FIV for the past three months - back and forth - just don't know what to think of it - she is so perfectly healthy - so I am almost not going to think about it - Regardless, I am praying that Timmy is going to get better so that his mama won't have to worry about at all - And I am so glad that Gypsy is doing better!! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Nina's Timmy Hi Everyone, I just mentioned my Timmy to Michelle L. He's the one that miraculously tested negative, (remember the big debate over PCR testing to determine if FeLV is sequestered in bone marrow?). Anyway, as you know, my household and feral colony has been fighting some sort of bug lately. Tim had some sneezing and congestion and his third eyelids have been up for over a week now. I'm starting to get concerned. I should probably take him in to be tested while he's exhibiting symptoms, (because he's more likely to show positive then), but when it comes right down to it I'm chicken about what I'll learn. He seems perfectly healthy, except for his eyes, well he's a bit more skittish, but he can't see as well! I have him on IA and TF when I can get him to eat it. Do you think I should worry? Do you think I should have him tested? I'm trying to figure out exactly what good it will do me to know for sure he's positive, (I'll never know for sure he's truly negative). My first bottle baby, Queen Ursula, had nictating membranes for a couple months at one point. The vets were never able to tell me why. An AC acquaintance told me it was because she didn't want to see how crowded the house was with cats at the time. Who knows, she may have been right. The condition went away without any other indications ever presenting themselves. Grace is doing much better. She's still sleeping more than usual, but yesterday she was very naughty, so I take that as a good sign. When she starts beating up Kimba again, I'll know she's made a full recovery. Thanks, Nina
