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So I know that members one this site can't really help with medical situations (outside of offering some great tips, and sharing similar experiences) , and that a vet is always the best option, but I wanted to ask for some helpful advice, because I can't take my kitten to the vet right now due to the current virus situation. (And I don't know when will I be able to but he is slowly at an age when he should be neutered as well).
My kitten Kovu have been really sick in December right around Christmas. He had a fever, he was sneezing, then he wasn't eating and after a while he couldn't breathe and smell things (which did not help with the not eating issue). It was bad because our preffered vets are in a smaller office and they weren't working around Christmas time, so we had to take him to a different vet and the treatment (and the price) was less than satisfactory compared to our preferred vet. Thankfully after the holidays they were open again, and my baby was finally able to get better. But it has taken 4 vet visits (to these 2 different vets) a lot of antibiotics, injections and other stuff (and lots of syringe feeding on my part).
They said that he has FIV and FeLV, but I don't know if the situation he is in now is normal for cats with FIV. The vets said that flare ups will happen sometimes, but in my eyes the issue never fully flared down in the first place.
My problem is, that even after so many months, he is still sneezing, still has a runny nose, so this problem never fully stopped and I think that he actually had this issue since his mom brought the kittens to us when they were around 6 weeks old. My mom says that on top of him not being the healthiest kitten, it could be a weather issue too, because the kittens were born in September when it was already cold and the weather is still too damp and humid here (I have a mild cold as well). Will this get better in the summer? Or is his situation can only improve by medical treatment? Would it be dangerous for us to neuter him in his current health (because of the anesthesia)?
I know that he probably never be as healthy as my other boy, but I still want him to improve. He grew a lot since then so even though he is not as big yet as other cats in his age, he is progressing in his own speed. He is energetic, full of life, in good spirits, eating and using the litter just fine, but I don't think it's normal that he is constantly living in this state (my girl cats have some issues too due to them growing up in the streets unfortunately, but those are less serious, easier to help with, and not that scary as this.)
I guess what I want to know the most is do you guys think that this is normal for cats with FIV and can I do anything for him at home until I'm able to take him to the vet? (Sorry for the longness of this post and for any potential grammatical issues, english is not my first language). And thanks for any help in advance.
My kitten Kovu have been really sick in December right around Christmas. He had a fever, he was sneezing, then he wasn't eating and after a while he couldn't breathe and smell things (which did not help with the not eating issue). It was bad because our preffered vets are in a smaller office and they weren't working around Christmas time, so we had to take him to a different vet and the treatment (and the price) was less than satisfactory compared to our preferred vet. Thankfully after the holidays they were open again, and my baby was finally able to get better. But it has taken 4 vet visits (to these 2 different vets) a lot of antibiotics, injections and other stuff (and lots of syringe feeding on my part).
They said that he has FIV and FeLV, but I don't know if the situation he is in now is normal for cats with FIV. The vets said that flare ups will happen sometimes, but in my eyes the issue never fully flared down in the first place.
My problem is, that even after so many months, he is still sneezing, still has a runny nose, so this problem never fully stopped and I think that he actually had this issue since his mom brought the kittens to us when they were around 6 weeks old. My mom says that on top of him not being the healthiest kitten, it could be a weather issue too, because the kittens were born in September when it was already cold and the weather is still too damp and humid here (I have a mild cold as well). Will this get better in the summer? Or is his situation can only improve by medical treatment? Would it be dangerous for us to neuter him in his current health (because of the anesthesia)?
I know that he probably never be as healthy as my other boy, but I still want him to improve. He grew a lot since then so even though he is not as big yet as other cats in his age, he is progressing in his own speed. He is energetic, full of life, in good spirits, eating and using the litter just fine, but I don't think it's normal that he is constantly living in this state (my girl cats have some issues too due to them growing up in the streets unfortunately, but those are less serious, easier to help with, and not that scary as this.)
I guess what I want to know the most is do you guys think that this is normal for cats with FIV and can I do anything for him at home until I'm able to take him to the vet? (Sorry for the longness of this post and for any potential grammatical issues, english is not my first language). And thanks for any help in advance.
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