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| 766.1 | More info, please | EASI::GEENEN | Illud cape et ei fibulam adfige! | Fri May 27 1994 13:35 | 6 |
| I've never heard of this, Karen. Can you give us an idea of the
symptoms, please? Is the cough sporadic or more frequent? Where are
these far ranging areas? I'd like to learn more about it. Thanks for
any info you can provide.
Carl
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| 766.2 | It's not new, but is rel. unknown. | STOWOA::FALLON | Moonsta Cattery | Fri May 27 1994 14:18 | 11 |
| Carl,
I have heard from breeders in western NY state up through NH.
Someone I talked to last nite seemed to think that someone in Canada
had mentioned it too. I don't actually know much about the symptoms
other than it turns into the pneumonia. The Nels Pederson book
discusses it. Do you have the book? If not, I can bring it in and
write what it has to say next week. I do think it is more like loss of
apetite, upper resp sort of symptoms. Not so much the cough like in
dogs. Has anyone in your area had kitties with strange upper resps?
Perhaps this would explain it.
Karen
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| 766.3 | Always curious | EASI::GEENEN | Illud cape et ei fibulam adfige! | Fri May 27 1994 19:30 | 20 |
| Our little Joe Mao, who died of FIP last Dec. 31, had an unexplained
URI for some months before his death. There was never any coughing
or fluid buildup like is found with pneumonia, just a lot of
sneezing and nasal discharge. Two different vets could not find the
handle on Joe's problem. We would try an antibiotic for a month and
that seemed to work, only to have the URI return after a few days of
being off the antibiotic. The URI didn't kill Joe, but it sure
weakened his immune system to the point where the FIP could gain a
stronghold.
So I'm always curious about any mention of feline URIs. I've not
heard of this one and would like to know more. I don't have the
Nels Pederson book, so any info you could easily enter here would
be most appreciated by me.
BTW, which Pederson book are you referring to? Is this the same N. C.
Pederson who writes articles about feline diseases for veterinary
publications? In my FIP and FeLV readings, his name comes up a LOT.
Carl
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| 766.4 | | SPEZKO::FRASER | Mobius Loop; see other side | Sat May 28 1994 15:03 | 8 |
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Both Beau and Spike had kennel cough a couple of years ago, and
it took a while for my vet to diagnose it, as it has been
relatively rare in cats. It looked like a regular URI, except
for the bloody sneezes. They were both effectively treated
with Gentocin (sp?) and have had no recurrence.
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| 766.5 | Kennel Cough in dogs | HOTLNE::CORMIER | | Tue May 31 1994 10:09 | 10 |
| In dogs it's very easy to diagnose - a gagging, hacking cough. Not
sure how it manifests itself in cats, though. Dogs pick it up not only
from kennels, but from other dogs. So if your dog is a roamer and
comes in contact with another roamer who has it, you dog will most
likely come down with it. For cats who are typically always roaming,
it could probably spread very easily. Dogs can be vaccinated against
it with a nasal spray. Most kennels require a certificate or note from
a vet attesting to the fact that your dog has been vaccinated before
permitting it to board.
Sarah
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| 766.6 | | STOWOA::FALLON | Moonsta Cattery | Tue May 31 1994 12:15 | 9 |
| Hi Carl!
Yes, it is the same Neils Pederson. I have the book of Cattery
Management. I didn't bring it in today but will try to remember
tomorrow. He is the same man that is also running the seminar on fip I
wrote about in the silver lining note. He is pretty good with cat
stuff, that's for sure! I am glad to see someone devoting so much time
to feline research.
regards,
Karen
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