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Still new to all this kitten stuff... including how easily they get sick.
The kitten I adopted had a URI when I got him. He was so congested he sounded like a little alien when he would eat or purr. I took him to the vet last Tuesday for it. She told me that there was a chance it was viral, and after spending a bit of time on the fence between watch and wait vs. medicate, went with a convenia injection.
He's quite a bit better now. Breathing is much clearer and less noisy. He eats like a tiny horse, purrs, wants to be around me all the time. He has plenty of playful moments, but seems to sleep more than I'd come to expect from a kitten. Then again, I've mostly been working from home so I'm probably seeing pretty much all of his sleeping time (I certainly wouldn't MIND if he were just a lazy kitten, I just want to be sure it's not because he doesn't feel well).
However, he is still just a little sneezy. And it's possible that he's less active than he could be (I haven't had him long enough to have any established baseline for that, but he doesn't seem especially lethargic... just kinda lazy). In your experience, how quickly have kittens recovered from URIs?
Kitten picture for tax (taken last Monday):
The kitten I adopted had a URI when I got him. He was so congested he sounded like a little alien when he would eat or purr. I took him to the vet last Tuesday for it. She told me that there was a chance it was viral, and after spending a bit of time on the fence between watch and wait vs. medicate, went with a convenia injection.
He's quite a bit better now. Breathing is much clearer and less noisy. He eats like a tiny horse, purrs, wants to be around me all the time. He has plenty of playful moments, but seems to sleep more than I'd come to expect from a kitten. Then again, I've mostly been working from home so I'm probably seeing pretty much all of his sleeping time (I certainly wouldn't MIND if he were just a lazy kitten, I just want to be sure it's not because he doesn't feel well).
However, he is still just a little sneezy. And it's possible that he's less active than he could be (I haven't had him long enough to have any established baseline for that, but he doesn't seem especially lethargic... just kinda lazy). In your experience, how quickly have kittens recovered from URIs?
Kitten picture for tax (taken last Monday):