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| 532.1 | See your vet | CLUSTA::TAMIR | | Fri Mar 27 1987 16:03 | 10 |
| I'd rush the kitty to the vet pronto. URI in a kitten can be fatal.
My Chauncey arrived from the breeder with a URI and the vet put
him on antibiotics and it cleared up in a few days. It came as
a surprise when she told me this is quite often fatal in a little
kitten (might not be as bad in an adult cat). My advice (and
experience) is to have the vet check your newcomer asap!
Good luck, and keep us posted!
Mary
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| 532.2 | | VAXWRK::DUDLEY | | Fri Mar 27 1987 19:13 | 5 |
| re .1
Heartily concur! Get going!
Donna
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| 532.3 | Clear Eyes | NEXUS::MORGAN | Walk in Balance... | Sat Mar 28 1987 18:21 | 11 |
| The cat is 10 months old so it may qualify as a adult. Bradly got
an injection and antibotic pills. My real concers is that I got
Bradly as a companion for my first cat Alex. I've seen Alex sneeze
once or twice in the last week. Unfortunately, Alex will not take
medicine. So injections are called for.
Bradly sneezes and snuffles but his eyes are clear so I'm hoping
that both cats will make it. What is the normal duration of URI?
And since this is a virus, can humans catch it?
Mikie?
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| 532.4 | Don't worry | PUZZLE::CORDESJA | | Mon Mar 30 1987 16:59 | 4 |
| URI is species specific so there is no chance of you or your family
catching it.
Jo Ann
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| 532.5 | it's over, thank God. | NEXUS::MORGAN | Walk in Balance... | Mon Apr 06 1987 04:43 | 14 |
| Both cats are well and raising hell now.
The infection seems to last about 1.5 weeks in previously health
cats.
It seems to start with constant sneezing, which evolves into sneezing
and coughing. After this comes the super runny nose, uncontrolable
salivating, and spraying sneezes everywhere. This seems to lead
to congestion in the lungs. After all this it seems to dry up with
the sneezing disappearing first and thr runny nose last.
I thought it'd never end.
Mikie?
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| 532.6 | Is my kitten gonna be ok???? | CADSE::LUBY | | Tue Aug 25 1987 16:05 | 23 |
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Hi,
I just got a kitten about 1-1/2 half weeks ago. Since I got
him he has been sneezing. Not a lot though although when he
does, he always manages to get me in the face or ear. His
eyes are clear and his nose is only slightly crusty. He has
been VERY playful so I don't think this has been bothering
him too much although he did fall of the back of the couch
after one of his sneezes.....
Anyhow, we went to the vet last night for shots and I told her
about his sneezing. She looked at him and then just gave me
some liquid medicine to give him. Amoxycillen or something
like that. I didn't think it was anything to worry about and
then I came across note 532 today. Is this really dangerous???
What should I be watching for? I would hate to lose this little
guy because he has become very special.
Thanks for listening (reading)..
Karen
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| 532.7 | Sure, he is! | 25217::SCHREINER | Go ahead, make me PURRR... | Wed Aug 26 1987 13:07 | 10 |
| I would say your kitty is going to be just fine. Make sure you
give the amoxicillian faithfully - FOR THE FULL 10 DAYS!
You'll probably see a big improvement in the "stuffyness" within
3-4 days, but, just like penicillian for people, amoxicillian should
be used for the full term.
Good Luck!
cin
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| 532.8 | Sounds like same virus. | LABC::ALLEN | Equestrian Lady | Wed Aug 26 1987 15:48 | 15 |
| I just took Sy to the vet again on Monday night because he was sneezing
and sure enough he has a respiratory virus also. The vet explained
that once a cat has the virus they can get it very easily. But
since Sy had never had it before we assumed he caught it from the
vets office when he was there 2 weeks ago for the entire day.
He is also taking amoxicillian (for 10 days) twice a day. I also
started him again on his vitamins (which he loves) and he already
eats as much RD as he wants.
I'm sure he will be fine in a couple of days.
As in .7, keeping giving the medicine.
la
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| 532.9 | keep that medicine coming! | GALWAY::SMARTIN | | Thu Aug 27 1987 13:49 | 8 |
| re .7
My two kitties had a 'cold' when they arrived. Vet gave them some
pink stuff to take with an eyedropper... (one loved it the other
hated it). Seems the real problem is that they are too tiny at
6-8 weeks to deal with the infection. Anyway my kitties are a
year and a half old, with no re-occurance.
Sally
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| 532.10 | He's all better!!! | CADSE::LUBY | | Thu Aug 27 1987 18:41 | 16 |
|
Thanks for all your responses.
re .9
That pink stuff with an eyedropper is what I have and he
hates it. It takes two people to give it to him, and he
is just a baby.
In case you were wondering, I haven't heard a sneeze out of
him since the first day. I think he must have been just about
over it by the time I got the medicine. But just to be safe,
he is still getting it. (and hating it)
Thank you!
Karen
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| 532.11 | eyedroppers | CIRCUS::KOLLING | | Thu Aug 27 1987 20:36 | 13 |
| About giving "that pink stuff" with an eyedropper: once my vet
gave me not an eyedropper but a thing like a hypodermic needle,
well, that is, it's shaped like a hypo but it doesn't have a needle,
just a short little dispenser. It's lightweight plastic and about
the length of an eyedropper. the nice thing about it is that when
you're manuvering to get it into the cat's mouth, and holding it
upside down, the pink stuff doesn't drip out like it drips out of
an eyedropper. I haven't described what it looks like very well
-- it's sort of like a cylinder with a piston in it.
Karen (and Sweetie and Holly, with next door neighbors Jasper,
Toulumne, Sasha, and Kaleef.)
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| 532.12 | Might Work | 25192::MECLER | FRANK | Fri Aug 28 1987 11:43 | 18 |
| Re. .11
What you are describing is a hypodermic syringe without a needle.
You need a prescription to own one in Massachusetts. They do work
better than a dropper but the dropper that comes with the "pink stuff"
- it's either amoxicllin or ampicillin or hetacillin - has a
calibration mark to deliver the right dose.
What has worked for me has been to immobilize the kitten using my
hand or a towel and at the first yeow of protest stick the dropper
tip in the protesting orifice and start slowly squeezing the medication
toward the back of the tongue. A protective swallow reflex accompanied
by a lot of squirming ensues. Once the squirming is overcome the
medication can be delivered.
Good Luck,
Frank
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| 532.13 | no, it's not something horrid | CIRCUS::KOLLING | | Fri Aug 28 1987 18:17 | 11 |
| NO, I knew I hadn't described this gizmo correctly. It's not a
hypodermic needle without a syringe. It's a lightweight plastic
cylinder with a plunger and nothing resembling a needle on it, just
a little 1/4 inch plastic tube on the bottom where the antibiotic
is dispensed. It is calibrated, so you can tell the correct amount
to load it with. It's so nice not to have the extra complication
of the pink stuff oozing out of the eyedropper that I thought I'd
tell people about this gizmo, but now I've probably terrified everyone
into visualizing some monstrous dangerous object, when it isn't
like that at all.
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| 532.14 | Monoject's the name, syringe's our game | CLUSTA::TAMIR | | Fri Aug 28 1987 20:32 | 9 |
| It is officially called a syringe. A hypodermic (which means below
the skin) needle is attached to a syringe. Syringes are commonly
used in the medical profession for everything from administering
liquid medication to irrigation. It's much more accurate than an
eyedropper (air bubbles), and alot less messy. Keep it clean and
it will serve you well...I really recommend you sterilize it before
storing away, and then sterilize it before you use it again.
Mary, who has years of experience with these things
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