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Thanks so much for your help! Jasper appears to be totally healed from the URI. He doesn't wheeze, snort, or snore anymore--it looks like the azithromycin did the trick. I really appreciate all the support!

Hey everyone! It's so nice to have the time and peace of mind to post a happy introduction post on here--in the five weeks I have had Jasper he has had a severe URI and giardia, and has been on four rounds of antibiotics, two deworming treatments, subcutaneous injections, and a period of force...

My kitten Jasper fast asleep after a hard day's work of eating, sleeping, and destroying the blinds!

Thank you so much! I wouldn't say I have a definite answer about his diarrhea--but the vet did a fecal exam and found "a ton of cysts" that she believes to be giardia (she mentioned coccidia but his medication is geared toward giardia). He is on metronizadole every 12 hours and 5 days of...

Thanks lvmygrdn! Jasper has a persistent URI as well and parasites (vet thinks giardia) so your explanation is very relevant and helpful. Much appreciated! Well, Jasper is the definition of a picky cat. I offered him teeny tastes of a bunch of different things to see what he was interested in...

This is so helpful! I went to grab some Nutro Natural Choice today, but it said it is for adult maintenance--would that be a problem for a kitten? He likes the Nutro kitten chicken soft loaf a lot so I got some more of that and will revisit the Natural Choice depending on what y'all think. I...

Okay, so I didn't hear much in response to my last update but I have another and could really use some advice. Jasper got a course of azithromycin, his last dose was yesterday. He made a huge recovery on this med, and was to the point where he breathed normally about 90% of the time--he would...