I use the pellets from petsmart also in the past. My last best best cat died last year but I am finally getting a little rescue kitten soon. I will not be using the pellets at first but will gradually introduce them. I hope the new bag of pellets are what you have gotten in the past. I do...
My guy now has heavy beta hemolytic streptococcus that changed from pseudomonas years ago. Now treating with orbax which has turned his thick discharge into watery drips. They have never been that way before which I hope is a good sign that the orbax is working.
the most important thing to do is to have a viral study done so you finally know what is wrong. the test will show you what bacteria is causing all these problems and which medicine will work best. if it is pseudomonas, the likely hood of getting rid of it permanently is slim, but can be held...
just go to the vet and ask for a collection tube for a culture. try to catch it as soon as the cat sneezes it out and bring the tube back to vet. will take a few days for a report and sensitivity result. the hardest part is having the tube handy when the snot flies!
the best advice is for you to do a culture on the snot...my guy has had pseudomonas for two years and has been treated with various antibiotics, lysine, interfeuron, etc. his infection has limited antibiotisc to treat it. now he is on amakacin sub-q and we have to do kidney tests to make sure...
i have found that is is easier and so much less stressful to carry the cats in a large mesh laundry bag and to keep their little heads out for petting and peeking. easy to administer a shot when needed and easy for me to carry into the office without banging on door jambs.
thanks for your input stephanie. norman had a culture done which id'd pseudomonas and the antibiotics sensitive to it. that certainly helped. the l=lysine helped immeasurably!
my guy has been treated for pseudomonas for more than a year now with various antibiotics. it is an infection that is virtually impossible to cure EXCEPT i started to give norman l-lysine treats and what a difference. for now the discharge from his nose has subsided and breathing is quiet and...
apology accepted and i was never never being rude or impudent. i hate paying for something that turns to s--t and has to be discarded, and loved it when i discovered pine litter..smells pretty good the whole time and doesn't track like the clay kind...that will be some trip but i wish you all...
i'm sorry but i can't tell whose response you view as "snarky" i sure hope it wasn't mine since i can find no offense there. btw, i meant that the exquisite cat litter from petsmart was of the pine pellet variety, not clay or clumping. if you misunderstood me than accept my apologies. what does...
really...try either exquisite cat from pet smart or feline pine from any store...i used fresh step for many many years but would never go back to it. the pine pellets are much cleaner and smell like christmas...
years ago i used fresh step for my 3-4 cats with two litter boxes for my indoor cats. then changed to luvs litter, which seemed expensive. then came feline pine which i loved and the cats did too. then i found exquisite cat at pet smart which is the best pine litter that i have found. down to...