Wendi and Petie
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First, Skeeter was sick (civvie), but he seems a little better now after Little Noses saline spray, anti-viral eye drops, and continued Lysine. He never lost his appetite, and the sickness was brought on by FHV.
Now, Petie started sneezing one day, then suddenly breathing heavily through his mouth. Petie is still OTJ. I took him to an ER where they put him in an oxygen tent and took x-rays. His lungs were clear, but they thought there might be asthma. The Albuterol did very little. We were there for hours, and he was in about the same condition when I took him home as he was when I brought him there. He ate when he came home, but now it's a struggle to find something he'll eat. He's still mouth breathing, hasn't really slept, and when he starts to sneeze, he will start to cough and gag (he sneezes very hard, and several times in a row). I talked to my regular vet this morning, and she gave me some anti-biotics in case it was a secondary infection. We've been in the bathroom with the hot water running probably about 10 times in less than 12 hours (I haven't slept either). He will settle himself down to eat something he wants to eat (so far only ham and some dried Evo, and a teenie bit of baby food). I can't get his Lysine in him, or his Miralax, and he completely freaks out if I come near him with the Little Noses spray.
I'm out of my mind watching him breathe and puff so hard through his mouth. His tongue and gums are pink, so he's oxygenated, but he panics. I'm worried about what I'm feeding him, and his medications as well.
On top of that, my third cat, another civvie named Scrapper (who is 18) is now sneezing and feeling icky. She is not interested in eating much at all (it's an issue anyway because her kidney values are elevated).
I'm exhausted and it's really scary watching Petie this way. He rubs his nose with his paw, and he really just seems congested. Should I take him back to the vet? Is there anything they can do for him? What else can I do for the other two? Scrapper needs to gain weight, not lose it. I'm totally overwhelmed.
Now, Petie started sneezing one day, then suddenly breathing heavily through his mouth. Petie is still OTJ. I took him to an ER where they put him in an oxygen tent and took x-rays. His lungs were clear, but they thought there might be asthma. The Albuterol did very little. We were there for hours, and he was in about the same condition when I took him home as he was when I brought him there. He ate when he came home, but now it's a struggle to find something he'll eat. He's still mouth breathing, hasn't really slept, and when he starts to sneeze, he will start to cough and gag (he sneezes very hard, and several times in a row). I talked to my regular vet this morning, and she gave me some anti-biotics in case it was a secondary infection. We've been in the bathroom with the hot water running probably about 10 times in less than 12 hours (I haven't slept either). He will settle himself down to eat something he wants to eat (so far only ham and some dried Evo, and a teenie bit of baby food). I can't get his Lysine in him, or his Miralax, and he completely freaks out if I come near him with the Little Noses spray.
I'm out of my mind watching him breathe and puff so hard through his mouth. His tongue and gums are pink, so he's oxygenated, but he panics. I'm worried about what I'm feeding him, and his medications as well.
On top of that, my third cat, another civvie named Scrapper (who is 18) is now sneezing and feeling icky. She is not interested in eating much at all (it's an issue anyway because her kidney values are elevated).
I'm exhausted and it's really scary watching Petie this way. He rubs his nose with his paw, and he really just seems congested. Should I take him back to the vet? Is there anything they can do for him? What else can I do for the other two? Scrapper needs to gain weight, not lose it. I'm totally overwhelmed.
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