I haven't had it cultured, but she has been on so many antibiotics,
especially when we first got her, that we
assumed it was a viral infection and tried to treated her with l
lycine and then thullium met which worked.
She is back on l-lycine. It is so much better than it was when we
first got her. She has an occasional sneeze
and one of her nostrils is sometimes wet, but the constant sneezing
and stuffiness in her nose is gone. Her eyes
are clear, and her appetite is great, as is her energy.
I'll check out the bartonella 'henslae' with my vet.
Thanks for your help. I hope you kitty can blow the staff infection.
It is a shame that you have to do Baytril again.
Hopefully a good probiotic will help him tolerate another round.
Jane
On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:48 AM, catatonya wrote:
I talked to the vet today, and the culture came back as a staff
infection!?!?
They are putting him on baytril for 14 days this time, and I'm to
take him back in before the 14 days are over to see if the time
needs to be extended.
I also found an article when I googled chronic uri's on something
called bartonella henslae (I think I spelled the second part right)
that said this was something relatively new. You might want to
check that out.
Did your vet do an actual culture on your cat?
t
Jane Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tonya, I've been dealing with pretty much the same symptoms for the
(almost) year that I've had MeMe. I've
been able to get rid of it with l-lycine and DMG liquid
supplements, but as soon as she is stressed (a trip to the
vet) her one nostril gets runny.
We have also tried antibiotics, without success. We've been able to
clear it up for months on end, but the latest
trip to the vet brought it back. If you haven't used l-lycine or
DMG, you might give it a try.
Jane
On Jan 27, 2008, at 7:25 AM, catatonya wrote:
Hi Guys,
I have a semi-feral cat, Sneaker who has a chronic upper
respiratory problem. He has been to the vet, has been on 2 rounds
of different antibiotics, and had x-rays done to see if there was
any type of mass (cancer, etc...) in his nasal cavities.
We are finding nothing. His discharge (if any) is clear. His
lungs are clear. He simply breathes as if he's got a stuffy nose.
The last thing we did was the x-ray and a culture to see if
there's some kind of weird bacterial thing going on.
I have 5 other cats here, including my positive, and no one else
has this.
Any ideas???
thanks in advance,
tonya
Susan Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In December, Autumn developed bad breath. I checked her mouth and
her gums looked inflamed and a few of her teeth were yellowy.
After Christmas, we went to PetSmart and got her a little red
tooth brush and malt flavored paste. I expected a bit of a fight,
but she loves the flavor and runs to get her teeth brushed every
night. She doesn't like the brushing so much as licking the paste
off the brush, but I am able to get some good, light scrubbing in.
So far: no more bad breath and her gums look healthy. I don't know
if anyone else had success with this? We also use tartar control
treats. I don't usually post because I'm a FeLV noob! However,
I've learned a lot from this list and thought I'd post this since
it worked well for Autumn.
~Susan A.
