Hi all,
I was recommended to this site by a friend just a few days ago. My cat Ollie is about a year old. He was a stray that became a frequent visitor around my apartment complex. After asking around, it was confirmed that he was a stray and he did not belong to anyone. He was so sweet and friendly that I decided to take him in. His breathing sounded abnormal (wheezing) and he did sneeze but I thought this was just due to him being outside during allergy season. After taking him to the vet, getting his initial shots, and boosters the wheezing has stopped but the sneezing still happens- somedays are more frequent than others. I took him to the vet and he did test positive for FeLV and they told me that there was nothing I could do for the sneezing, that it was just a symptom of FeLV.
I couldn't believe this to be true so I took him to another vet for a second opinion (both vets are highly recommended and well respected). And the second vet gave me the same answer but added that I could try Lysine treats, but he said its a "hit or miss" solution for the sneezing. Ollie will not touch the treats whole and I tried breaking them up and mixing them into his food but I swear he sniffs them out and swats them out of his food dish. I tried researching on google for some help but got zero solutions, just further info about the virus. I've also tried changing his food from dry to wet and then back to dry with immune support, and also tried about 5 different litters. I noticed that he will sneeze while in his litter box and while eating at his dish. But like I said before, it's very random when it happens. One day he could sneeze 3 times and the next day he could sneeze 30 so I have a hard time putting the blame on his litter or food.
Anyway, I read through some of the threads on here and I noticed the mention of "powder" and "Claritin" but I'd like more info on each another with specific info on how they helped and if these methods are safe to try, or if you had approval from a vet beforehand.
Any tips are welcomed and appreciated! Thank you,
Clay
I was recommended to this site by a friend just a few days ago. My cat Ollie is about a year old. He was a stray that became a frequent visitor around my apartment complex. After asking around, it was confirmed that he was a stray and he did not belong to anyone. He was so sweet and friendly that I decided to take him in. His breathing sounded abnormal (wheezing) and he did sneeze but I thought this was just due to him being outside during allergy season. After taking him to the vet, getting his initial shots, and boosters the wheezing has stopped but the sneezing still happens- somedays are more frequent than others. I took him to the vet and he did test positive for FeLV and they told me that there was nothing I could do for the sneezing, that it was just a symptom of FeLV.
I couldn't believe this to be true so I took him to another vet for a second opinion (both vets are highly recommended and well respected). And the second vet gave me the same answer but added that I could try Lysine treats, but he said its a "hit or miss" solution for the sneezing. Ollie will not touch the treats whole and I tried breaking them up and mixing them into his food but I swear he sniffs them out and swats them out of his food dish. I tried researching on google for some help but got zero solutions, just further info about the virus. I've also tried changing his food from dry to wet and then back to dry with immune support, and also tried about 5 different litters. I noticed that he will sneeze while in his litter box and while eating at his dish. But like I said before, it's very random when it happens. One day he could sneeze 3 times and the next day he could sneeze 30 so I have a hard time putting the blame on his litter or food.
Anyway, I read through some of the threads on here and I noticed the mention of "powder" and "Claritin" but I'd like more info on each another with specific info on how they helped and if these methods are safe to try, or if you had approval from a vet beforehand.
Any tips are welcomed and appreciated! Thank you,
Clay