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Hello. I am new here, so I am sorry if I'm not choosing the right area to ask this. I really need some fellow cat parent advice on this respiratory situation for my boy.
My Avery (8 yo mixed domestic shorthair) has been suffering from a URI (or multiple URIs) since January.
He did have a URI in late November that seemed to go away after a round of Clavamox. His brother did, too, but his brother didn't need antibiotics since he has a stronger immune system and can fend off the virus faster, thus not needing the antibiotic to protect against secondary infection.
In January, Avery's sneezing started up again and gunk eyes. We took him in and the relief vet (our vet was out of town) and he was prescribed eye antibiotics and clavamox.
The back and forth to the vets continued as he would seem better then start sneezing again and getting eye gunk. All in a, he was on 3 rounds of clavamox and a couple of the the eye antibiotics. He ended the third round on Feb. 22 but has sparingly had a few sneezes here and there since. We have added L-Lysine to his regimen, which I thought helped, as the vet feels it is a lengthy herpes flare up.
He also was given famciclovir with the second round of antibiotics by the relief vet but had a reaction where he was instantly groggy and lethargic so we stopped that.
We have fountains for water, feliway diffusers, and stress reduction methods in play.
I thought we were finally over this bout but the past couple of days the sneezing has picked up again.
I reached out to my vet (our regular vet who I love is back and did see him for the most recent visit) and she wants me to monitor for a couple more days since he has no other symptoms. If it persists, we have the option to try azithromycin (a different antibiotic) or do a PCR upper respiratory panel.
Has anyone had a similar situation and would you recommend trying the azithromycin first to avoid another stressful vet visit (those visits do not help the stress factor, which I know can make herpes flare ups worse) or go straight to the PCR panel?
Thank you so much,
A worried cat mom
*If you're on Instagram, my boys are @thegreybrothers - I am that crazy cat mom!!
My Avery (8 yo mixed domestic shorthair) has been suffering from a URI (or multiple URIs) since January.
He did have a URI in late November that seemed to go away after a round of Clavamox. His brother did, too, but his brother didn't need antibiotics since he has a stronger immune system and can fend off the virus faster, thus not needing the antibiotic to protect against secondary infection.
In January, Avery's sneezing started up again and gunk eyes. We took him in and the relief vet (our vet was out of town) and he was prescribed eye antibiotics and clavamox.
The back and forth to the vets continued as he would seem better then start sneezing again and getting eye gunk. All in a, he was on 3 rounds of clavamox and a couple of the the eye antibiotics. He ended the third round on Feb. 22 but has sparingly had a few sneezes here and there since. We have added L-Lysine to his regimen, which I thought helped, as the vet feels it is a lengthy herpes flare up.
He also was given famciclovir with the second round of antibiotics by the relief vet but had a reaction where he was instantly groggy and lethargic so we stopped that.
We have fountains for water, feliway diffusers, and stress reduction methods in play.
I thought we were finally over this bout but the past couple of days the sneezing has picked up again.
I reached out to my vet (our regular vet who I love is back and did see him for the most recent visit) and she wants me to monitor for a couple more days since he has no other symptoms. If it persists, we have the option to try azithromycin (a different antibiotic) or do a PCR upper respiratory panel.
Has anyone had a similar situation and would you recommend trying the azithromycin first to avoid another stressful vet visit (those visits do not help the stress factor, which I know can make herpes flare ups worse) or go straight to the PCR panel?
Thank you so much,
A worried cat mom
*If you're on Instagram, my boys are @thegreybrothers - I am that crazy cat mom!!