If there's a thread on this particular question, I can't seem to find it. I'm sorry if this is redundant but I need help.
Long story: On August 21st, after a bad rain storm we heard a kitten crying for help in the bushes next to our driveway. We don't know where she came from. She was virtually lifeless. We brought her inside, wrapped her up in cotton towels, and I stayed up all night gently feeding her KMR. She took some but had no energy to move. By morning though I was able to stand her up and feed her wet cat food, she ate a little. By the time I got home from work she was alert and I could hear something going in her chest. I brought her to the vet. Diagnosis: Pneumonia and she was administered Clavamox twice daily. She never really got better, she always had nasal congestion but seemed to behave normally, she became an eating, affectionate kitten. By day 8 when I got home from work her breathing was labored, that was 72 hours ago. Another vet visit and her she was given Azithromycin (sp) and an anti-viral and an anti-wormer. She's tested negative for feline leukemia and aids. So we don't have to worry about that. Her breathing was very labored by that evening, and she could only eat slowly and had zero energy. 36 hours later she was improved by far. Breathing still labored a bit but eating heartily, playful and purring. Today she's the same but her breathing is still labored but she's otherwise in good shape. The doctor said it will take a few days for her breathing to improve. I need someone with experience to tell me how much longer it will take her breathing to return to normal? Is there anything else besides a vaporizer treatment that I can do? I've been keeping the bedroom warmish, she seemed a little cold, so I've been keeping it between 70 and 72 degrees. Anything else I can do? How long before I see respiratory improvement?
-Nervous kitten momma
Long story: On August 21st, after a bad rain storm we heard a kitten crying for help in the bushes next to our driveway. We don't know where she came from. She was virtually lifeless. We brought her inside, wrapped her up in cotton towels, and I stayed up all night gently feeding her KMR. She took some but had no energy to move. By morning though I was able to stand her up and feed her wet cat food, she ate a little. By the time I got home from work she was alert and I could hear something going in her chest. I brought her to the vet. Diagnosis: Pneumonia and she was administered Clavamox twice daily. She never really got better, she always had nasal congestion but seemed to behave normally, she became an eating, affectionate kitten. By day 8 when I got home from work her breathing was labored, that was 72 hours ago. Another vet visit and her she was given Azithromycin (sp) and an anti-viral and an anti-wormer. She's tested negative for feline leukemia and aids. So we don't have to worry about that. Her breathing was very labored by that evening, and she could only eat slowly and had zero energy. 36 hours later she was improved by far. Breathing still labored a bit but eating heartily, playful and purring. Today she's the same but her breathing is still labored but she's otherwise in good shape. The doctor said it will take a few days for her breathing to improve. I need someone with experience to tell me how much longer it will take her breathing to return to normal? Is there anything else besides a vaporizer treatment that I can do? I've been keeping the bedroom warmish, she seemed a little cold, so I've been keeping it between 70 and 72 degrees. Anything else I can do? How long before I see respiratory improvement?
-Nervous kitten momma