When we adopted Ramman from the SPCA, the told us he was recovering from a URI, which they said is a cat cold. He had a little bit of discharge from his eyes but other than that, he was playful and full of energy. They gave us his meds and instructed us on how to give them and we did up until now. We were nearing the end of his medication (Amoxycillan) (spelling) and we noticed, he wasn't only not getting better, he was getting worse. So the trip to the vet that was supposed to just be a check up turned into a "Make our baby better" appointment.
The told us his previous meds were not strong enough to get rid of whatever he has and she suspects a virus on top of the bacterial infection and gave us stronger meds for him to give twice a day instead of once. He also is getting eye drops three times a day.
He has lost a lot of energy and he has a lot of eye and nose discharge. He's sneezing and coughing a lot. My husband said that he held him for a few hours after the vet appointment and all he did was sleep in his lap. I'm one of those people that would rather have whatever my animal has instead of them having it.
Is there anything other than regularly giving him his meds that would help him feel better? I know that with humans, we usually take hot steamy baths to loosen up any chest congestion and sinus pressure, but what can we do for him? I hate seeing him like this.
The told us his previous meds were not strong enough to get rid of whatever he has and she suspects a virus on top of the bacterial infection and gave us stronger meds for him to give twice a day instead of once. He also is getting eye drops three times a day.
He has lost a lot of energy and he has a lot of eye and nose discharge. He's sneezing and coughing a lot. My husband said that he held him for a few hours after the vet appointment and all he did was sleep in his lap. I'm one of those people that would rather have whatever my animal has instead of them having it.
Is there anything other than regularly giving him his meds that would help him feel better? I know that with humans, we usually take hot steamy baths to loosen up any chest congestion and sinus pressure, but what can we do for him? I hate seeing him like this.