Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-14 Thread jbero tds.net
URIs in a mother can certainly be transmitted to the kittens after birth. It depends on the phase of infection the mother is in. If she is infectious when the kittens are born, certainly transmission is possible. If the infection is resolving, she will be less likely to transmit disease and will

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-14 Thread Laurieskatz
Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI? URIs in a mother can

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-13 Thread Patricia . A . Elkins
My experience has been that the kittens will get the URI and it can be a killer. I would personally get the mom on an antibiotic right away and get some antibiotic that can be given to the kittens from birth. Just the tiniest amount can save kittens. It is by far the best idea to

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-13 Thread Laurieskatz
] On Behalf Of patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 12:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI? My experience has been that the kittens will get the URI and it can be a killer. I would personally get the mom

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-13 Thread Patricia . A . Elkins
. I wish you and them the very best of luck! Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com Sent by: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org 13-Apr-2009 13:23 Please respond to felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To felvtalk@felineleukemia.org cc Subject Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
-Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 12:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI? My

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-13 Thread Laurieskatz
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI? I'd probably use Azithromycin, preferably. Gloria On Apr 13, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Laurieskatz wrote: Thank-you for this. The five babies were born last night. The mom sounds like she has mucous in her throat when she

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-12 Thread TANYA NOE
In my experience many times they do pick up the URI. URI's are very contagious. They can usually be treated with mild antibiotics a short time after birth though and are usually ok. All cases are different though. I hope they thrive and do very well. Tanya --- On Sun, 4/12/09,