My eldest of three cats, Foofy, recently came down with a "cold." I took her to the vet and they gave me medication to give her every 12 hours (I have it worked out to 8AM and 8PM right now) and I was told to keep her away from the other cats in case of it being leukemia. I currently have a litterbox, food, and water (along with Foofy, of course) in my walk-in closet in my apartment so she won't be bothered.
I asked my mother, a veterinary assistant "back home" (about three hours from my current location), about the situation and she says that this "cold"-like thing is going around right now with cats.
So, my question is (finally, right?)....
Can cats just get plain old colds? Or is this something that may in turn do my cat in?
The vet I took Foofy to yesterday was NOT very friendly and not very willing to talk to me, most likely due to the fact I'm only 17 (which I could go off on a whole other shpeel about age discrimination, LOL). That's why I ask here... I'd ask my mom more, but her and I don't "see eye to eye," so I ask her as little as necessary.
*A little about Foofy:
I "inherited" her from my dad's friend's grandmother. The grandmother had Alzheimer's and had to go into a nursing home, giving me the opportunity to look after Foofy... Which turned into me getting to keep her. Foofy is fairly "PMSy" on a regular basis and does not get along well with my other cats (she avoids them, but they are younger so sometimes they try to play with her), my boyfriend, or basically anybody that comes into our apartment. The only person she is semi-okay with is me. Right now when I go in to pet her and check on her in the closet she purrs when I pet her, but when my boyfriend went in she will weakly give an unpleasant meow. I don't know her age or what shots she has, but I do know she is spayed and front-declawed.
THANKS!
I asked my mother, a veterinary assistant "back home" (about three hours from my current location), about the situation and she says that this "cold"-like thing is going around right now with cats.
So, my question is (finally, right?)....
Can cats just get plain old colds? Or is this something that may in turn do my cat in?
The vet I took Foofy to yesterday was NOT very friendly and not very willing to talk to me, most likely due to the fact I'm only 17 (which I could go off on a whole other shpeel about age discrimination, LOL). That's why I ask here... I'd ask my mom more, but her and I don't "see eye to eye," so I ask her as little as necessary.
*A little about Foofy:
I "inherited" her from my dad's friend's grandmother. The grandmother had Alzheimer's and had to go into a nursing home, giving me the opportunity to look after Foofy... Which turned into me getting to keep her. Foofy is fairly "PMSy" on a regular basis and does not get along well with my other cats (she avoids them, but they are younger so sometimes they try to play with her), my boyfriend, or basically anybody that comes into our apartment. The only person she is semi-okay with is me. Right now when I go in to pet her and check on her in the closet she purrs when I pet her, but when my boyfriend went in she will weakly give an unpleasant meow. I don't know her age or what shots she has, but I do know she is spayed and front-declawed.
THANKS!