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Hey there,
I've had an American Wire Hair kitty (a rescue from a breeder after things "didn't work out" and she got dumped) since March, and she's had a slew of health problems since then. She's not even 2 years old. She has an upper respiratory infection that does not seem to go away (sneezing and at least some snot daily, although not as bad as the giant snot wads she used to projectile sneeze when we first brought her home) and a minor case of gingivitis. She has been taken to the vet twice, once for the cold, and once for the gingivitis. We've tried 4 kinds of antibiotics, and none are fixing things (also needed a de-worming pill for tape-worm, but that's another story... gross). She is also getting 1.25 ml of l-lysine twice daily from a syringe. The gingivitis is NOT severe, but it IS persistent, and her breath REEKS. The vet says she does not have tartar build up (i.e. it's not the teeth). Does anyone have any idea what might be done about this? I'm hesitant to take her back to the vet just to get more antibiotics that won't work. The poor thing has been a good sport -- she is such a well-natured cat, but I'm getting tired of the constant health issues and am wondering if anyone has any ideas about what the issue might be. I feel so bad for the poor kitty--and for my wallet.
For the record, we do have one other cat, Minnie, that we almost had to give up because of aggression issues. She is far less aggressive now, but still not overly thrilled to share "her" space with the new resident kitty. It's possible that Peppermint could be stressed out because of the lack of a welcome from the other cat, but she seems to do just fine (in fact, she's so playful that she is often the one to instigate any scuffles that may occur).
Also, she refuses to eat most wet food. Despite her gingivitis, she only wants to eat dry food, with the exception of smelly tuna sometimes.
If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. I'm just unsure about what we can do, although I already love this cat and am willing to do what it takes to see her get well. I've never seen such an unhealthy cat, before.
I've had an American Wire Hair kitty (a rescue from a breeder after things "didn't work out" and she got dumped) since March, and she's had a slew of health problems since then. She's not even 2 years old. She has an upper respiratory infection that does not seem to go away (sneezing and at least some snot daily, although not as bad as the giant snot wads she used to projectile sneeze when we first brought her home) and a minor case of gingivitis. She has been taken to the vet twice, once for the cold, and once for the gingivitis. We've tried 4 kinds of antibiotics, and none are fixing things (also needed a de-worming pill for tape-worm, but that's another story... gross). She is also getting 1.25 ml of l-lysine twice daily from a syringe. The gingivitis is NOT severe, but it IS persistent, and her breath REEKS. The vet says she does not have tartar build up (i.e. it's not the teeth). Does anyone have any idea what might be done about this? I'm hesitant to take her back to the vet just to get more antibiotics that won't work. The poor thing has been a good sport -- she is such a well-natured cat, but I'm getting tired of the constant health issues and am wondering if anyone has any ideas about what the issue might be. I feel so bad for the poor kitty--and for my wallet.
For the record, we do have one other cat, Minnie, that we almost had to give up because of aggression issues. She is far less aggressive now, but still not overly thrilled to share "her" space with the new resident kitty. It's possible that Peppermint could be stressed out because of the lack of a welcome from the other cat, but she seems to do just fine (in fact, she's so playful that she is often the one to instigate any scuffles that may occur).
Also, she refuses to eat most wet food. Despite her gingivitis, she only wants to eat dry food, with the exception of smelly tuna sometimes.
If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. I'm just unsure about what we can do, although I already love this cat and am willing to do what it takes to see her get well. I've never seen such an unhealthy cat, before.
