Hello!
I just adopted a new kitten that previously was treated for an upper respiratory infection (likely herpes, they said). She is not showing symptoms currently, but she's only three months old, so it wasn't long ago that she had the infection. She was treated with antibiotics for the cold symptoms and an eye infection.
I have another cat at home who has never had any symptoms of upper respiratory infection. She is up to date on her vaccinations.
Since bringing home the new kitten, we have had the cats separated in different rooms (because we were going to do the slow introduction over the course of the next week). But now we are questioning if we should even keep the new kitten because I couldn't stand risking the health of my current cat. I also wouldn't want to act as a carrier of the virus on my clothes and potentially transfer it to friends' cats etc.
What do you guys think I should do? Would you adopt a cat that had been treated for upper respiratory infection knowing that it could potentially flare up again in the future or that your new cat could be acting as a carrier?
I just adopted a new kitten that previously was treated for an upper respiratory infection (likely herpes, they said). She is not showing symptoms currently, but she's only three months old, so it wasn't long ago that she had the infection. She was treated with antibiotics for the cold symptoms and an eye infection.
I have another cat at home who has never had any symptoms of upper respiratory infection. She is up to date on her vaccinations.
Since bringing home the new kitten, we have had the cats separated in different rooms (because we were going to do the slow introduction over the course of the next week). But now we are questioning if we should even keep the new kitten because I couldn't stand risking the health of my current cat. I also wouldn't want to act as a carrier of the virus on my clothes and potentially transfer it to friends' cats etc.
What do you guys think I should do? Would you adopt a cat that had been treated for upper respiratory infection knowing that it could potentially flare up again in the future or that your new cat could be acting as a carrier?