Hi everyone!
My partner and I recently brought home two adorable munchkin cross kittens - one is almost 6 months old and other is almost 8 months. They're half-sisters, who share the same father.
We love them to absolute bits, but they've certainly put us through the wringer these last few months. They both came down with Upper Respiratory Infections almost as soon as we took them home - the younger one was very, very sick and stopped eating, and the older one was much better but had an eye infection.
After some antibiotics, they both now are largely over the symptoms. However, the younger kitten does still have some cloudy eye discharge (we've got her on eye drops) and a tiny bit of nasal discharge. Today, I found a tiny blob of green nasal discharge, which almost gave me a heart attack because our vet told us that this is an indicator of the secondary bacterial infection returning. I think I'm just panicking though, as she's otherwise super happy, eating like normal, drinking like normal, and sprinting around like a kitten should.
We've had them for two months now, and my question is - how long can it take for a kitten to fully get over URI symptoms?
It feels like the younger kitten is still getting over the tail end of the viral symptoms, but it's been quite a long time, and I honestly get anxiety every time I notice anything even remotely wrong with her (even if she's acting normal) as I'm scared she's going to get as sick as she was at the beginning.
Anyone with advice / experience with URIs - we'd love your advice!
My partner and I recently brought home two adorable munchkin cross kittens - one is almost 6 months old and other is almost 8 months. They're half-sisters, who share the same father.
We love them to absolute bits, but they've certainly put us through the wringer these last few months. They both came down with Upper Respiratory Infections almost as soon as we took them home - the younger one was very, very sick and stopped eating, and the older one was much better but had an eye infection.
After some antibiotics, they both now are largely over the symptoms. However, the younger kitten does still have some cloudy eye discharge (we've got her on eye drops) and a tiny bit of nasal discharge. Today, I found a tiny blob of green nasal discharge, which almost gave me a heart attack because our vet told us that this is an indicator of the secondary bacterial infection returning. I think I'm just panicking though, as she's otherwise super happy, eating like normal, drinking like normal, and sprinting around like a kitten should.
We've had them for two months now, and my question is - how long can it take for a kitten to fully get over URI symptoms?
It feels like the younger kitten is still getting over the tail end of the viral symptoms, but it's been quite a long time, and I honestly get anxiety every time I notice anything even remotely wrong with her (even if she's acting normal) as I'm scared she's going to get as sick as she was at the beginning.
Anyone with advice / experience with URIs - we'd love your advice!