Please remember that cats normally sleep around 75% of the time. We
are supposed to sleep over 30%. He may just be doing what cats do.
Please don't read too much into things. It will rob you of the
pleasure of his company. I learned the hard way.
On Feb 22, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Lynne wrote:
Thanks Sally. From what I read on those sites, BooBoo's situation
sounds more chronic than acute. He has a bit of runny nose, snorts
when he eats and occasionally sneezes. It seems to be more of a
nuisance than a problem. I've told the vet about it but he kind of
dismissed it.
Boo has had 2 really good days. His breathing is pretty much normal
now and he went out for fresh air twice today. He was being all
sweet and purring tonight. I'm afraid Bob and I are really spoiling
him. We get our exercise by running upstairs every half hour or so
to tell him what a good boy he is. He's very tired though and
sleeps most of the time. We don't expect a lot from him but he
seems pretty content.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Sally Davis
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: coughing
Hi Lynne
It is one of several viruses that cause most kitty colds/flu it is :
Feline rhinotracheitis virus (feline herpesvirus type 1 or FHV-1)
causes acute respiratory illness known as rhinotracheitis (or feline
herpesvirus infection). The virus affects domestic and wild cats
worldwide.
The following website gives more information
http://www.animalhealthchannel.com/rhinotracheitis/
They can test for it. The other common virus is FCV feline calicivirus
http://www.animalhealthchannel.com/calicivirus/index.shtml
Hope this helps. I assume Junior has the 1st one because of the eye
infection he had a year ago is classic symptom. The FCV causes mouth
ulcers. Junior does not get these.
How is BooBoo doing?
Sally
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sally, when you refer to herpes which herpes virus are you referring
to, the one that is sexually transmitted or the one that causes cold
sores. I just noticed today that BooBoo seems to have a bit of a
discharge from his eyes, nothing I would personally be alarmed
about, kind of like any other animal that gets a bit of gunk in his
eyes. We've started him back on his Doxycycline because the
breathing issue seems to have settled. My vet didn't bother to
culture the fluid on his lungs so who knows what we are dealing with
here. Like I've said, I really like this vet on a personal level
but he is so determined that Boo is going to die, TODAY, that in my
opinion he isn't being conscientious enough. Every time we talk to
him or see him, he says the same thing, "you understand that this is
the end stage" and he doesn't really seem to want to save him.
Gosh, even this very cynical doctor in our building at work asked me
about him yesterday and told me to offer as much paliative care as
is reasonable before euthanizing him. This doc is so funny. He
took time off work to go and assist in the spaying of his dog along
with his vet.
I don't know if you have access to Recovery food but it is the only
thing our BooBoo will eat and he eats a good amount of it. The main
ingredient is chicken liver and fish oil. I tried giving him
regular chicken liver but he turned his nose up at it. It's 2 bucks
a can. I think it's a good deal though because a little seems to
fill him up. Our other pig cat will eat anything you put in front
of him, except this, fortunately.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Sally Davis
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: coughing
This sounds like what I am going through with Junior. He is now off
antibiotics and getting chlorpheneramine to relieve congestion. He
is about the same after a month. I think his is herpes as well. He
also has the eye crud typical of herpes. He has been receiving L
Lysine for over a year. I can only assume it slows the herpes virus
down.
A little over a month ago I decided to change his canned catfood. He
is now eating Blue Buffalo Spa Selects. He likes the fishy kinds the
most. He was having issues with his coat and this was a test to see
if it helped. His fur was all over the house and always came out in
clumps. I am happy to report he is no longer losing fur in clumps.
His coat is still scruffy as my vet calls it, but I think that is
more a grooming issue. Before he was on canned IAMS. He still free
feeds on IAMS multicat. I have se veral porkers in the house, I was
hoping this would help. Not sure it has made any difference other
than the catfood bill going up. I need to weigh one of them to see.
A very nasty day here in VA. Hope everyone is warm.
Sally
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 11:29 PM, catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I'm currently having similar problems with my Sneaker. His lungs
are clear. He has had an upper resp. infection for weeks now,
months really. they did a culture and found he had a staph
infection, but that part is cleared up. He is on his 4th round of
antibiotics..... the vet thinks it's viral and could be herpes. He
hasn't been a ton of help. If anyone has any ideas I would love to
hear them.
tonya
Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Laurie,
This really got my curiosity, my Joey has episodes where his purr
sounds wet, rumbly and his breathing too, is how I would described
it to
my vet. She has checked his lungs when he is having one of these
episodes and says his lungs are clear, that it is contained to his
sinuses. He has never had coughing but I'm curious, can he have asthma
without coughing. These epsodes don't seem to bother him, they affect
me more than him, he doesn't seem to notice them at all.
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