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Buddy had a vet appointment today. (In a previous post I talked about her.)
This morning, during our normal greeting and feeding on the porch, I fed her a little then picked her up and put her in the bathroom.
She did not like it. I provided her crate which she got in for safety. She did come out to eat eventually.
When I came back home to pick her up, she was back in the crate. I closed the door and took her to the vet. She did very well.
She had her eye checked out. She was treated with a shot for worms, and I was given one by mouth worm treatment today and one for two weeks from today.
The thing in her eye turns out is a lesion from cat herpes. Which was what I was afraid of... i also spoke with the vet about buddy's occasional sneezing and I've heard her make a sound I guess is a cough (I am not sure I've heard a cat just cough), and how lately I've heard meow raspy like she's losing her voice. The vet said there was nothing going on with her nose and throat. I am concerned.
I've spoken to a couple of vets. One told me if the cat did have herpes there were ways to make it manageable and that if I brought buddy inside the chances of patches catching it were low.
However this vet today said feline herpes is airborne. I couldn't find that information anywhere. Did she just mean it's so easy to come in contact that it might as well be airborne? Also the vet wanted to try all treatments before going the antibiotic route.
Buddy is currently recovering from a stressful day. She had a flee bath, ear drops and eye ointment. She is safe in the bathroom with her self heating mat and her crate. She's already forgiven me and we've had several pet sessions and belly rubs.
My indoor cat is livid. Every time I come out of the bathroom she hisses. Took her a bit to stop pouting and come out and play. I got feliway for buddy in the bathroom, but I guess I should have gotten a second one for the living room for Patches. She never had to share her space in the five years she's owned me.
Since I already have an indoor cat, how do I keep her safe from getting kitty herp?
I live in a tiny one bedroom, there isn't much room. I am scared of keeping buddy shut up in a bathroom, it seems unfair. ( But she also has a scratch on her head from a mean Tom cat who's been coming around trying to make his way on the porch. Buddy is tough, once he got mean, trying to take over her porch she scared him off.)
I am torn between keeping Buddy inside and safe and keeping Patches safe from illness. Advise?
This morning, during our normal greeting and feeding on the porch, I fed her a little then picked her up and put her in the bathroom.
She did not like it. I provided her crate which she got in for safety. She did come out to eat eventually.
When I came back home to pick her up, she was back in the crate. I closed the door and took her to the vet. She did very well.
She had her eye checked out. She was treated with a shot for worms, and I was given one by mouth worm treatment today and one for two weeks from today.
The thing in her eye turns out is a lesion from cat herpes. Which was what I was afraid of... i also spoke with the vet about buddy's occasional sneezing and I've heard her make a sound I guess is a cough (I am not sure I've heard a cat just cough), and how lately I've heard meow raspy like she's losing her voice. The vet said there was nothing going on with her nose and throat. I am concerned.
I've spoken to a couple of vets. One told me if the cat did have herpes there were ways to make it manageable and that if I brought buddy inside the chances of patches catching it were low.
However this vet today said feline herpes is airborne. I couldn't find that information anywhere. Did she just mean it's so easy to come in contact that it might as well be airborne? Also the vet wanted to try all treatments before going the antibiotic route.
Buddy is currently recovering from a stressful day. She had a flee bath, ear drops and eye ointment. She is safe in the bathroom with her self heating mat and her crate. She's already forgiven me and we've had several pet sessions and belly rubs.
My indoor cat is livid. Every time I come out of the bathroom she hisses. Took her a bit to stop pouting and come out and play. I got feliway for buddy in the bathroom, but I guess I should have gotten a second one for the living room for Patches. She never had to share her space in the five years she's owned me.
Since I already have an indoor cat, how do I keep her safe from getting kitty herp?
I live in a tiny one bedroom, there isn't much room. I am scared of keeping buddy shut up in a bathroom, it seems unfair. ( But she also has a scratch on her head from a mean Tom cat who's been coming around trying to make his way on the porch. Buddy is tough, once he got mean, trying to take over her porch she scared him off.)
I am torn between keeping Buddy inside and safe and keeping Patches safe from illness. Advise?
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