Re: Dharma:URI - stinky discharge

[Lernermichelle]

Yes, it's a URI if green or yellow.  I would give her lysine (in case it's viral) and Clavamox or amoxicillin.  If that does not work you can try something else, but it might work and they are milder than the other things you can use. I have heard also not to give kittens Baytril. I think it may be because the blindness side effect happens more to kittens? Not sure.    Triaminic, which you can get in the drug store, helps calm the runny and stuffy nose symptoms of cold.  The dosage for an adult cat is .2 (2/10) of a ml, of the orange kind.  I don't know what it would be for a kitten.  It would be hard to measure anything less than .1 (1/10) ml.   Is she on fluids? I have found that to help with colds as well.   Michelle   In a message dated 10/28/2006 6:58:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, my Dharma has some stinky discharge from her nose – it had sort of greenish and yellownish color – could this be bacterial or viral?  I read somewhere that if it’s green, it’s viral and if it’s yellow, it’s bacterial – is it the case?  Or it’s hard to tell by the color?   My vet closed for the weekend, and I am not sure which antbiotics to use .. I was going to baytrill, but I remember my vet saying that not to recommended a kitty less than a year or 6 months old and I am a bit nervous using it (I also have a bad experience with it) ..do you have any suggestions?  Has anyone used baytrill on your kittens?  She is already on intereron, predisolone, and started on epogen and don’t want to give too many things, but I also want to help her URI ---any insight is appreciated..