I know, it is quite vague. I expect it depends on the type of URI. There
are all sorts of URI so it would make sense incubation periods would be
different.
You may know this based on your veterinary knowledge, but you can find out
what strain of URI it is based on laboratory testing. I can't imagine
anyone would want to do that though unless it was something life
threatening.
On Nov 16, 2007 10:05 AM, Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Gosh- could that time frame be anymore vague! 2-17 days is a long time
> period! I will ask my mom how she feels about it...she is very protective
> of LeeRoy- even tho she's not a cat-person- b/c he's the sweetest little boy
> ever- the nicest cat in the world- a real "people-cat" and she wouldn't want
> him to come down with the funk. I know technically they were probably
> already exposed to some degree since I don't have an iso room- altho this
> downstairs room is about as isolated as you can get without having a
> separate ac/heat, etc. And Yoda and the B/W originally had the same URI
> anyway. Yoda is the only one from that group of 4 kittens (Metro AC orphans
> but not a litter) that the URI eye symptoms haven't come back on yet since
> he kicked it in September (the other 2 have been adopted ("Tippi" and
> "GoGo"-- I like to think it's b/c I spent A LOT of time cleaning them with
> kitty wipes, cleaning ears- Tippi's were the worst I'd seen in my 30 years-
> and my dad was a vet!, brushing them, pumping them full of high-qual food
> and supplements and giving them exercise and love...so frankly, they looked
> better than most of the other cats!) I have not let loose of Yoda
> though (added him to the condos for adoption)- even tho I know someone would
> grab him up b/c he's "buff"-colored and freaking adorable, altho he is kind
> of an a$$, but the cuteness makes up for it! So he's been living the high
> life since I took him in so he certainly hasn't had any stress that would
> bring the URI back out. I even moved and the little booger loved his new
> room and got to truly "bird watch" for the first time and he never even
> missed a beat! So much for moving causing stress on my cats!
> -Caroline
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:47:54 -0600
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Question about URI contagion
>
>
> 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
>
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