We got our two 8 week old kittens on Sunday from the SPCA. We brought them to the vet the same day for their free health checkup (same vet we had with Tigger). They said that Monte (our male kitten) most likely had a URI because he was sneezing and goobery-eyed. They also said there was no point in keeping him separate from Katina (the female) because she was most likely already incubating the virus due to being in the shelter as well.
We've been giving Monte antibiotics since Sunday night, and he's insanely active - definitely getting better. Katina is slowing down now, sneezing occasionally, and has one eye with some boogers in it. She eats a lot, so there is definitely no loss of appetite showing. She's also been drinking a lot of water (this may SEEM like a lot to us, because we rarely saw Tigger at a water dish). Compared to Monte, Katina spends much more time at the water dish. Rob noticed she had some really runny poop as well tonight. Usually by the time we get home, it looks like a patty, its light brown (vs. Monte's dark brown), and he saw it pretty much running out, followed by a small turd.
Could this be a result of an oncoming cold? I am going to call our vet tomorrow and see what they say as well. Originally they told us to look out for Monte, because he was so quiet and lethargic when we got him, and didn't want to eat anything the first day - just sleep. Now they seem to be swapping places and I'm not sure if it is because of the URI being passed from one to the other.
They both have been tested for FeLV and FIV - results came back negative. They also were dewormed and had the Adult FVRCP (not sure what that is, but it is on the adoption certificate).
Any help would be greatly appreciated! These are our fur-children and we are definitely paranoid "parents"!
We've been giving Monte antibiotics since Sunday night, and he's insanely active - definitely getting better. Katina is slowing down now, sneezing occasionally, and has one eye with some boogers in it. She eats a lot, so there is definitely no loss of appetite showing. She's also been drinking a lot of water (this may SEEM like a lot to us, because we rarely saw Tigger at a water dish). Compared to Monte, Katina spends much more time at the water dish. Rob noticed she had some really runny poop as well tonight. Usually by the time we get home, it looks like a patty, its light brown (vs. Monte's dark brown), and he saw it pretty much running out, followed by a small turd.
Could this be a result of an oncoming cold? I am going to call our vet tomorrow and see what they say as well. Originally they told us to look out for Monte, because he was so quiet and lethargic when we got him, and didn't want to eat anything the first day - just sleep. Now they seem to be swapping places and I'm not sure if it is because of the URI being passed from one to the other.
They both have been tested for FeLV and FIV - results came back negative. They also were dewormed and had the Adult FVRCP (not sure what that is, but it is on the adoption certificate).
Any help would be greatly appreciated! These are our fur-children and we are definitely paranoid "parents"!
