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Kittens Still Sneezing - Advice Needed
Archer (10-week-old kitten) is still sneezing a LOT. I haven't heard Ozzy
sneezing lately even though he's in the same room with his brother. Tayla (3-year-old cat) is still sneezing, though not as much as Archer - but her right eye is "weeping". I just got off the phone with my vet (the sainted Dr. French ;), and he said that they all have a herpes virus (which is what he diagnosed 10 days ago). He said he'll going to prescribe another round of Clavamox for them for me to pick up this afternoon, but the Clavamox is only given to stave off secondary bacterial infections they might get because their immune systems have been weakened by the herpes virus. He said he would leave it up to me whether or not I want to give them another round of Clavamox, but if they are otherwise healthy - playing, eating, and drinking - which they are, it is not *imperative* that they get the Clavamox. He said he could prescribe them nose or eye drops to take care of symptoms if they should become bad, but that that won't get rid of the virus either. He said the virus will just have to play itself out and that it could quite a while before they are all symptom-free. Dr. French also said that, even with strenuous cleaning (I wash their bowls with hot, soapy water and we "wash" our hands well with Purell Hand Sanitizer every time we leave on of their rooms), the herpes virus is airborne and highly contagious and the fact that Demi, Jessie, and Sammy are not showing any symptoms after 11 days in the same house is very good news (I'm guessing that they have very healthy immune systems from being indoor only, premium food fed, and are "throwing off" the shedded virus without becoming symptomatic). Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Do you think I should go ahead and treat them with another round of Clavamox, or as long as they're otherwise healthy just let the virus run its course? -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters he http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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Kittens Still Sneezing - Advice Needed
You could try giving them L-lysine. IIRC it interferes with the replication
of the herpes virus. We've used it on a number of cats and have seen improvement. You can pick some up at a health food store. It comes in 500 mg pills that can be split, ground up and put in wet food. It mustn't have much of a taste as I've never had a problem getting it into the cats this way. I don't think another round of Clavamox will do all that much good if the kitties are eating and aren't running a fever. I'd watch that weeping eye closely and if it appears to be getting worse see if you can talk the vet out of some eye ointment. If this goes on for too long you might want to ask the vet whether he thinks something like benedryl might help. One of my former fosters had that help with chronic weepy eyes and snuffles. Wendy "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Archer (10-week-old kitten) is still sneezing a LOT. I haven't heard Ozzy sneezing lately even though he's in the same room with his brother. Tayla (3-year-old cat) is still sneezing, though not as much as Archer - but her right eye is "weeping". I just got off the phone with my vet (the sainted Dr. French ;), and he said that they all have a herpes virus (which is what he diagnosed 10 days ago). He said he'll going to prescribe another round of Clavamox for them for me to pick up this afternoon, but the Clavamox is only given to stave off secondary bacterial infections they might get because their immune systems have been weakened by the herpes virus. He said he would leave it up to me whether or not I want to give them another round of Clavamox, but if they are otherwise healthy - playing, eating, and drinking - which they are, it is not *imperative* that they get the Clavamox. He said he could prescribe them nose or eye drops to take care of symptoms if they should become bad, but that that won't get rid of the virus either. He said the virus will just have to play itself out and that it could quite a while before they are all symptom-free. Dr. French also said that, even with strenuous cleaning (I wash their bowls with hot, soapy water and we "wash" our hands well with Purell Hand Sanitizer every time we leave on of their rooms), the herpes virus is airborne and highly contagious and the fact that Demi, Jessie, and Sammy are not showing any symptoms after 11 days in the same house is very good news (I'm guessing that they have very healthy immune systems from being indoor only, premium food fed, and are "throwing off" the shedded virus without becoming symptomatic). Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Do you think I should go ahead and treat them with another round of Clavamox, or as long as they're otherwise healthy just let the virus run its course? -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters he http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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Kittens Still Sneezing - Advice Needed
CN, those viruses do have to run their course no matter what medicine
they get. We never had it in our house until a few years ago when we brought home one rescue cat -- now everyone has the virus. Luckily, other than the first time around (when everyone here got sick and I thought I would lose my mind...) we've only had small sneezing flare-ups. I wouldn't do more antibiotics if he doesn't seem to have a bacterial infection. Save it for when they really need it. Good luck, Rhonda CatNipped wrote: Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Do you think I should go ahead and treat them with another round of Clavamox, or as long as they're otherwise healthy just let the virus run its course? |
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Kittens Still Sneezing - Advice Needed
"Wendy" wrote in message
. .. You could try giving them L-lysine. IIRC it interferes with the replication of the herpes virus. We've used it on a number of cats and have seen improvement. You can pick some up at a health food store. It comes in 500 mg pills that can be split, ground up and put in wet food. It mustn't have much of a taste as I've never had a problem getting it into the cats this way. I'm already using the L-Lysine - 500mg split into 2 250mg doses for Tayla and 250mg split into 2 125mg doses for each of the boys. I'm wondering if I should up the dosage. I don't think another round of Clavamox will do all that much good if the I'm thinking that too. kitties are eating and aren't running a fever. I'd watch that weeping eye closely and if it appears to be getting worse see if you can talk the vet out of some eye ointment. If this goes on for too long you might want to ask the vet whether he thinks something like benedryl might help. One of my former fosters had that help with chronic weepy eyes and snuffles. Thanks Wendy! Hugs, CatNipped Wendy "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Archer (10-week-old kitten) is still sneezing a LOT. I haven't heard Ozzy sneezing lately even though he's in the same room with his brother. Tayla (3-year-old cat) is still sneezing, though not as much as Archer - but her right eye is "weeping". I just got off the phone with my vet (the sainted Dr. French ;), and he said that they all have a herpes virus (which is what he diagnosed 10 days ago). He said he'll going to prescribe another round of Clavamox for them for me to pick up this afternoon, but the Clavamox is only given to stave off secondary bacterial infections they might get because their immune systems have been weakened by the herpes virus. He said he would leave it up to me whether or not I want to give them another round of Clavamox, but if they are otherwise healthy - playing, eating, and drinking - which they are, it is not *imperative* that they get the Clavamox. He said he could prescribe them nose or eye drops to take care of symptoms if they should become bad, but that that won't get rid of the virus either. He said the virus will just have to play itself out and that it could quite a while before they are all symptom-free. Dr. French also said that, even with strenuous cleaning (I wash their bowls with hot, soapy water and we "wash" our hands well with Purell Hand Sanitizer every time we leave on of their rooms), the herpes virus is airborne and highly contagious and the fact that Demi, Jessie, and Sammy are not showing any symptoms after 11 days in the same house is very good news (I'm guessing that they have very healthy immune systems from being indoor only, premium food fed, and are "throwing off" the shedded virus without becoming symptomatic). Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Do you think I should go ahead and treat them with another round of Clavamox, or as long as they're otherwise healthy just let the virus run its course? -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters he http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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