Oddly enough, I just picked up a fact sheet that says incubation is between 2-17 days. I don't know if that helps you.
On Nov 16, 2007 9:40 AM, Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If he were at my house, I'd probably go ahead and mix him with the others. > They've probably already been exposed anyhow. Sounds like he's responded > well to your loving care. FYI - I also had good luck with a dose or two of > Zithromax for kittens with URI. > Gloria > > > > On Nov 16, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Caroline Kaufmann wrote: > > Does anyone know how long a URI is contagious? I picked up a B/W approx. > 6 mth old kitten from the adoption location last Sat. b/c he'd been > suffering from a URI- mostly affecting the eyes (no sneezing) for 2-3 weeks > and it just wasn't getting better. Poor thing had started to rub off the > fur around his one eye from rubbing at it so much. I had this same kitten > back at labor day for about 3 weeks when I took in 4 kittens who all had > URIs in various degrees of severity. He was the oldest and he got well the > fastest after treatment with Amoxy and Terramycin. Well, when he was added > to the "condo" at the store to be "on display" for adoption, I guess the > stress of that shortly thereafter brought the eye problems back and he's > been suffering off and on since then. I tried to stop by as much as > possible to clean and treat his eyes, but it's hard b/c the store closes at > 6:00. He is also one of those cats "prone" to tear stains regardless of a > URI and with the white fur on his face, he looks really bad being on display > with tear stains and eye funk (he looked sick- which looks bad for our > no-kill agency), so I decided to take him home and put in him the downstairs > room and just not mix him at all with my other two fosters Yoda and LeeRoy. > Well, I've had him since last Sat. and this time, he's on Clavamox (and > Terramycin in the eyes) and I'm feeding him tons of wet food (Wellness > kitten)- they only get dry at the store- and pumping him full of > supplements. He gets to run around the house when I am home b/c the other > foster kittens have a big room to romp, so they stay closed in there and > away from him But, I know he's lonely and needs some kitty-socialization > and he and Yoda may remember each other! He's doing SO MUCH better- it's > unreal. I know it's probably mostly because he is having fun, not stressed, > eating like a piggy and getting love (that probably helps more than the > meds...sigh). *So, if he is no longer having inflamed red eye tissue and > green discharge, is he okay to mingle now? He's not sneezing and he doesn't > really have any eye discharge at all*, besides his regular eye boogers > that he is prone to getting. He does not act like a sick cat (runs around > like a maniac). I haven't seen green eye funk since the day after I brought > him home (Sunday) b/c he improved almost instantly. I just wanted to know > if anyone knows if he's been on the antibiotic almost a week now, & showing > no signs of infection, can he be mingled with the other two kittens for > play-time, or should I wait longer? > Thanks, > Caroline > > ------------------------------ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble > challenge with star power. Play > Now!<http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct> > > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
