Hello everyone! My cat (Turtle) is 9-1/2 and gets a URI (cold) about once a year, usually after going to the vet for her yearly vaccinations. Last Saturday, two days after the vet visit, she started that sneezing, which, of course quickly went into runny eyes, runny nose, and licking her nose raw because it's running. Went to the vet Monday where she received an antibiotic shot, and a steroid shot. She was much better for about 36 hours, and then started going downhill again. Took her back today, because she's now worse than she's been this whole time, especially worrisome to me is the nose congestion and not eating or drinking (the eating/drinking probably started last night). They gave her subq IV fluids, an antihistamine shot, two meds to take home, and Neo-Poly-Dex with steroid drops for her nose. Has anybody used these as nose drops, and if so, did it help at all with the congestion? She just seems SO miserable and is seems like she's working so hard to breathe through that nose, all that rattling and whistling noise in there. She has no temp and it's not in her lungs at all. I can get her to drink "tuna juice," and she did eat about eight pieces of her regular food after the vet visit. Vet also suggested baby food (meat kind), that I could put it on my finger and stick it in her mouth as a last resort. Read somewhere else if you put it on their paw, they will eat as they clean it off.
I just get so upset when she's sick, I don't know what I'd do if she had a bad illness or something. (She actually took the nose drops--first time anyway--without much difficulty. I was surprised, although that could change!) I know it hasn't even been a week yet, but I'm just so concerned about the congestion/breathing thing. Probably sounds silly, I know.
Thank you!
I just get so upset when she's sick, I don't know what I'd do if she had a bad illness or something. (She actually took the nose drops--first time anyway--without much difficulty. I was surprised, although that could change!) I know it hasn't even been a week yet, but I'm just so concerned about the congestion/breathing thing. Probably sounds silly, I know.
Thank you!