well said, Marylyn.
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: coughing
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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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