Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I still suspect my indoor cat caught a URI from ME 2 days after I started sneezing with a runny nose. Kiwi is a 10 month old kitten who came from shelter 6 months ago 24 hours after a vet pronounced him healthy. His only contact with with another cat (healthy--who has never been sick) was four months ago, and he hasn't even touched a grocery cart or other fomite outside the home for weeks.
Initially he just sneezed a lot, then developed a clear watery discharge from one eye (which has resolved), but then developed a lot of nasal congestion and clear nasal discharge--just like me. His breathing seems normal, he still eats (like me!), but now spends more time in my bed. He coughs maybe twice/day, sneezes more often. He is now on sickness day 8, while I am on day 10 with minimal head/nasal congestion.
WHERE else could he have gotten a URI?
I still suspect my indoor cat caught a URI from ME 2 days after I started sneezing with a runny nose. Kiwi is a 10 month old kitten who came from shelter 6 months ago 24 hours after a vet pronounced him healthy. His only contact with with another cat (healthy--who has never been sick) was four months ago, and he hasn't even touched a grocery cart or other fomite outside the home for weeks.
Initially he just sneezed a lot, then developed a clear watery discharge from one eye (which has resolved), but then developed a lot of nasal congestion and clear nasal discharge--just like me. His breathing seems normal, he still eats (like me!), but now spends more time in my bed. He coughs maybe twice/day, sneezes more often. He is now on sickness day 8, while I am on day 10 with minimal head/nasal congestion.
WHERE else could he have gotten a URI?
It could have developed on its own. It doesn't have to be transmitted from another cat or form another place. It could have started with allergies and morphed into something else. Please take your cat to the vet to get treated before it develops into pneumonia. 8 days is more than long enough to wait for it to resolve on its own. He more than likely needs medical attention.
Rowan 123, thanks for your response. I think you were right to suggest a vet, and I was starting to think the same.
Yes, I suppose a cold could just develop on its own and we might never know. I still tend to believe it was my URI.
I was about ready to take him to the vet, but on day #9 he woke up tremendously improved--full of energy and with greatly reduced nasal congestion. His breathing and lung sounds remain normal, he has a wonderful appetite, and his sneezing is down to once or twice/day. So we didn't visit the vet after all, and I am very relieved.
I just began Lysine (tho' he didn't like the chews) and Ecobalance which is supposed to support the immune system--I can hardly believe either started to work overnight, though.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
