Hello,
I have a problem. Is there such a thing as kitty-flu?
About a month ago, Kissy, started sneezing and coughing, had fever and a stopped up nose. I took her to the vet and he put her on antibiotics. She was better in two days and is perfectly fine now. She took 7 days worth of amoxicillin. Two doses a day. Vet told me that her lungs were congested and he suspected she had pnumonia. He said if the antibiotics helped then that was her problem. He did not do any blood work on her.
And now, 6 more of my cats have the same symptoms. I believe a couple of them even have fever like Kissy did when she was ill last month. I haven't been with them much for the last 24 hrs because my husband was in the hospital. Today, when I got home, they were much worse and I am so worried about them. I left them inside while I was gone because I didn't want them in the chill outside. I do not believe it is allergies as fever is involved in this. Can a cat pnumonia germ stay around even when the infected cat was treated?
Both Yellow's eyes are nearly swollen shut and they are as red as blood. Mama has one swollen eye as does Dovey. Turtle has both eyes swollen. Star has one eye swollen. Cleo has one eye swollen. There is a clear liquid running from their eyes. This morning I had to wash their eyes so they could open them. They all looked horrible when I got home this morning. All their noses are running and they are sneezing and coughing like crazy. This is not the herpes virus that cats can get. I have one cat that is on permanent treatment for this and this is not not not the same thing. This is like some sort of illness they are passing back and forth and it appears [to me] to be some sort of bacterial infection but I am only saying that because of the fever involved in this illness. My house is clean so it is not something in there causing this that I am aware of. I keep it aired out. All the cats that are sick have had their shots and they are current with the exception of Turtle and he is going on the 28th to get them along with another cat who is getting fixed. And she is not ill. I just don't understand what is going on with them. It's like two days ago, they were only sneezing a little and 48 hrs later they are really ill. They are not vomiting and they are all still eating and drinking.
I am calling the vet tomorrow to hopefully he will get them some antibiotics without me having to take them all in. Several are having trouble breathing through their noses and their faces look swollen from the cheek bones up. Expecially around the eyes and the temple area. I am running a vaporizer tonight for them. I have used a baby syringe to try and get snot out of their noses to give them some relief which they absolutely hate.
Has anyone experienced this and how did the vet treat it? Or has anyone ever heard of this type of thing? I have a feeling all of them have pnumonia. I sure hope not but that's what I am suspecting.
This is new to me. I can tell they feel bad as they are just laying down sleeping in a corner alone and don't want to be bothered. Usually they are very playful. And until two days ago they were playing. They are listless now.
Thanks in advance for any imput because I am very worried about them
I will probably have called the vet before there is any response to this. I will post on update on what the vet says tomorrow. I am calling him first thing in the morning.
, Jenn
I have a problem. Is there such a thing as kitty-flu?
About a month ago, Kissy, started sneezing and coughing, had fever and a stopped up nose. I took her to the vet and he put her on antibiotics. She was better in two days and is perfectly fine now. She took 7 days worth of amoxicillin. Two doses a day. Vet told me that her lungs were congested and he suspected she had pnumonia. He said if the antibiotics helped then that was her problem. He did not do any blood work on her.
And now, 6 more of my cats have the same symptoms. I believe a couple of them even have fever like Kissy did when she was ill last month. I haven't been with them much for the last 24 hrs because my husband was in the hospital. Today, when I got home, they were much worse and I am so worried about them. I left them inside while I was gone because I didn't want them in the chill outside. I do not believe it is allergies as fever is involved in this. Can a cat pnumonia germ stay around even when the infected cat was treated?
Both Yellow's eyes are nearly swollen shut and they are as red as blood. Mama has one swollen eye as does Dovey. Turtle has both eyes swollen. Star has one eye swollen. Cleo has one eye swollen. There is a clear liquid running from their eyes. This morning I had to wash their eyes so they could open them. They all looked horrible when I got home this morning. All their noses are running and they are sneezing and coughing like crazy. This is not the herpes virus that cats can get. I have one cat that is on permanent treatment for this and this is not not not the same thing. This is like some sort of illness they are passing back and forth and it appears [to me] to be some sort of bacterial infection but I am only saying that because of the fever involved in this illness. My house is clean so it is not something in there causing this that I am aware of. I keep it aired out. All the cats that are sick have had their shots and they are current with the exception of Turtle and he is going on the 28th to get them along with another cat who is getting fixed. And she is not ill. I just don't understand what is going on with them. It's like two days ago, they were only sneezing a little and 48 hrs later they are really ill. They are not vomiting and they are all still eating and drinking.
I am calling the vet tomorrow to hopefully he will get them some antibiotics without me having to take them all in. Several are having trouble breathing through their noses and their faces look swollen from the cheek bones up. Expecially around the eyes and the temple area. I am running a vaporizer tonight for them. I have used a baby syringe to try and get snot out of their noses to give them some relief which they absolutely hate.
Has anyone experienced this and how did the vet treat it? Or has anyone ever heard of this type of thing? I have a feeling all of them have pnumonia. I sure hope not but that's what I am suspecting.
This is new to me. I can tell they feel bad as they are just laying down sleeping in a corner alone and don't want to be bothered. Usually they are very playful. And until two days ago they were playing. They are listless now.
Thanks in advance for any imput because I am very worried about them