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I started fostering two kittens with my local SPCA 2 weeks ago. The orange male brought home an URI that I am treating with Ofloxacin .3 eye drops as given to me by the fostering facility. The smaller black female caught the URI about 4 days ago but her health has been deteriorating. She is very thin (about half the size of the orange cat even though she is 10 days older, and I can feel her ribs, spine and hip bones well) and is fairly lethargic, not very playful and spend most of her time eating. She drinks water, but I do not see her eat. I am concerned that she is not eating, although it is hard to tell because her brother eats often so I cannot keep track of whether or not she is eating when I am not home (roughly 6 hours a day). She is producing a large amount of bright green nasal discharge, more than the other cat produces by far. I try to entice her by warming up wet food, adding additional water to her food, and feeding her from my finger but nothing has worked. I am primarily concerned about the volume of nose and eye discharge she is producing, and that I have not seen her eat. How can I help her develop more on track with the other kitten I am fostering? I brought her to to the spca yesterday where she received dewormer and vaccines. Is this a potential reason for her condition to worsen? Is her cold getting worse before it gets better or is she just getting worse? This is my first time fostering, and I am very worried about her. Thank you for your help.