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My husband and I recently brought in one of my apartment complex’s resident community cats that we feed. We call him Binx and the poor guy was literally on the brink of death so we brought him in out of the cold and rushed him to the vet the next day. He has what the vet suspects is a really bad upper respiratory infection so he was given an antibiotic shot, a steroid shot and also tested for FeLV which was negative. Vet said if we hadn’t brought him in he wouldn’t have made it. It’s been about a week since we’ve had him in our bathroom and so far his appetite has come back along with drinking water normally and his bathroom habits are normal as well. He is still a little sneezy that occasionally produces a small amount of mucus which is thankfully no longer blood tinged and almost clear now. However he still seems a little wheezy at times like he’ll be breathing fast while he is resting. Is there anything I can do to help him get cleared up quicker? We run our shower for a little bit sometimes and steam up the bathroom for him like the vet suggested but I’d rather avoid a high water bill if other alternatives are available. Another thing is he seems kind of lonely and depressed at times but we have other cats in our household (which are vaccinated) so he can’t leave the bathroom and he’s not well enough to go back outside with his other feline buddies yet. He’s a very sweet and affectionate boy but I can’t sit in the bathroom all the time and hangout with him which he seems to love when I do lol I’ve never had a cat this sick before so any advice would be greatly appreciated in helping his recovery process.