HollyandSpader(GA) said:
All of the guys are sneezing, especially Henry. I put lysine in their food. Is there anything else I can do? They are all active and eating and drinking, pooping and peeing normally. @-)
Thanks!
Holly
as long as they are eating etc ok, as far as i know, really only lysine (and even then, i think it only helps if it's a herpes flare up) and time will help a kitty cold virus.
With the other common kitty cold, the calici virus, i think they can get sores in their mouths from that.......not sure what, if anything, can be done for those, if they've got that. my kids have only gotten the herpes/rhinotracheitis.
but from all i've read, the main concern for a cat with a cold is not eating- or getting a secondary bacterial infection, like pneumonia. but then of course they'd have a fever and look/act sick, and from what i understand, that would tend to happen after having the cold for a while first.
i've got a girl who has been sneezing for over 4 weeks now, but otherwise is fine!! she does have nasal congestion, but it doesn't stop her from eating, playing and demanding skritches.
*she* will have to see the vet if there's no change soon, though, because it's just been too long. maybe she's got a nasal polyp or something.
i'm pretty sure a herpes flare only lasts 10 days, and the other cats never got it, so she's gotta have something else going on.
i hope your 'kids' get over their cold quickly!! and i hope they don't do what my girl Raven does, walk right up to the top of the bed when i'm sleeping and sneeze in my face!! lol
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