Long story short, i rescued a kitten when she was 5 weeks old and very sick with FHV and\or FCV on top of being heavily infested with round worms. For her flu, which lasted a whole month, she has had 2 shots of antibiotics, steam therapy, and Vyralis (lysine). She is still on 250mg twice daily of Vyralis. I give her quality canned food and quality kibble on the side for snacks.
She turned 3 months old this week.
She was feeling a lot better last month so she has received her first set of basic shots. 3 days later, she started having flu symtoms again. Energy level and appetite reduced to 50% of her usual. She still had enough food in her, with my help.
IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS now, and she is not getting better.
The vet saw her for free last week, she weighed 3lbs, did not have pneumonia, and seemed ok besides the noises coming from her nose and slight loss of energy and appetite. No eye discharge, no sores, no fever. She ate alright enough.
Thing is, she doesnt sneeze very often, and when she does, nothing comes out. I dont even see discharge. Just pig like sounds and snoring. Once or twice a day, she will have sneezing fits that dont produce any mucus. So the vet reckoned it was a simple flare up, that she had no signs of infection, so she didnt want to give her antibiotics again. We still had some Doxycycline preprared and delivered for her just in case, as it is special made for her size and took 3 days to arrive. It arrived yesterday, but Pixie was feeling better yesterday morning, so the vet told me to not give the meds and wait and see. She was making less nose noises, and was more motivated to eat on her own (I've been motivating her to eat by having her eat off my fingers the pas 3 weeks). I though, FINALLY, this crap is clearing off. But then somewhere in the afternoon, she got bad again. Only thing i can see is that i cleaned her ears (she has a polyp down one of her ear canals, so i have to flush her ear out so the wax wont get stuck in there behind the polyp).
She slept very hard all evening, had to really motivate her to eat, she wouldnt even wake up when i made noises, wouldnt follow me around.
She slept all night.
This morning, she is still making noises that sound like when you are washing windows, and she's lost more will not eat. It took an hour with breaks to get a tablespoon of food in her with her lysine. She slowly let me feed her about a tablespoon of kibble.
She plays a little bit, but not nearly as enthusiastically as before.
Called the vet, said she is bad again, and i feel like they dismiss me. Told me to keep watching her and we'll see.
I'm doing everything i can for her. She lives alone with me, it's quiet and non stressful. She has lots of fun toys that i rotate once in a while to keep things fresh and new. She has great food. She has lysine and steam therapy 2-3 times a day, 1cc of saline in her nose once a day, etc..
What is going on??? The vet says i should get used to her having flare ups, but why is it still not better after 3 weeks?
I dont think she has pneumonia now, as her breathing is not rapid (20-30bmp), she doesnt cough, is not dehydrated, but her breathing seems strained all the time and i'm tired of seeing her like this.
I call in at the clinic when i have questions, but i feel like i'm the annoying crazy cat lady now and no one seems worried this is dragging on so long.
Is there nothing else i can do?
Have you ever seen that, intense flare ups that last for 3+ weeks?
I cant see another vet, as i have NO money. Her first few weeks have cost me almost 2k of money i dont have. I'm behind on all my bills now.
This is so frustrating...
She turned 3 months old this week.
She was feeling a lot better last month so she has received her first set of basic shots. 3 days later, she started having flu symtoms again. Energy level and appetite reduced to 50% of her usual. She still had enough food in her, with my help.
IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS now, and she is not getting better.
The vet saw her for free last week, she weighed 3lbs, did not have pneumonia, and seemed ok besides the noises coming from her nose and slight loss of energy and appetite. No eye discharge, no sores, no fever. She ate alright enough.
Thing is, she doesnt sneeze very often, and when she does, nothing comes out. I dont even see discharge. Just pig like sounds and snoring. Once or twice a day, she will have sneezing fits that dont produce any mucus. So the vet reckoned it was a simple flare up, that she had no signs of infection, so she didnt want to give her antibiotics again. We still had some Doxycycline preprared and delivered for her just in case, as it is special made for her size and took 3 days to arrive. It arrived yesterday, but Pixie was feeling better yesterday morning, so the vet told me to not give the meds and wait and see. She was making less nose noises, and was more motivated to eat on her own (I've been motivating her to eat by having her eat off my fingers the pas 3 weeks). I though, FINALLY, this crap is clearing off. But then somewhere in the afternoon, she got bad again. Only thing i can see is that i cleaned her ears (she has a polyp down one of her ear canals, so i have to flush her ear out so the wax wont get stuck in there behind the polyp).
She slept very hard all evening, had to really motivate her to eat, she wouldnt even wake up when i made noises, wouldnt follow me around.
She slept all night.
This morning, she is still making noises that sound like when you are washing windows, and she's lost more will not eat. It took an hour with breaks to get a tablespoon of food in her with her lysine. She slowly let me feed her about a tablespoon of kibble.
She plays a little bit, but not nearly as enthusiastically as before.
Called the vet, said she is bad again, and i feel like they dismiss me. Told me to keep watching her and we'll see.
I'm doing everything i can for her. She lives alone with me, it's quiet and non stressful. She has lots of fun toys that i rotate once in a while to keep things fresh and new. She has great food. She has lysine and steam therapy 2-3 times a day, 1cc of saline in her nose once a day, etc..
What is going on??? The vet says i should get used to her having flare ups, but why is it still not better after 3 weeks?
I dont think she has pneumonia now, as her breathing is not rapid (20-30bmp), she doesnt cough, is not dehydrated, but her breathing seems strained all the time and i'm tired of seeing her like this.
I call in at the clinic when i have questions, but i feel like i'm the annoying crazy cat lady now and no one seems worried this is dragging on so long.
Is there nothing else i can do?
Have you ever seen that, intense flare ups that last for 3+ weeks?
I cant see another vet, as i have NO money. Her first few weeks have cost me almost 2k of money i dont have. I'm behind on all my bills now.
This is so frustrating...
