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Recently went through an awful experience with our big chubby diabetic cat.
Brought a young (vaccinated) cat into the home and within a few months she showed symptoms of FVR.
She never became terribly ill, but our 13 year old diabetic did. Developed severe respiratory symptoms and immediately stopped eating. After four days he was in ICU with HL and DKA. He amazingly survived but it was touch and go for a week. He's home now with a feeding tube slowly regaining his general health- eyes still draining with scarred corneas.
Giving both cats L-lysine and lactoferrin. But already having nightmares thinking about a recurrence since at some point the tube will be removed. It's the nasal congestion part of the illness that caused him to stop eating, not the eyes. I read that it's the eye discharge/corneal ulcers not the nasal congestion of FVR that is most likely to happen after the first herpes bout.
He will just not eat with any nasal congestion and that's what would kill him.
If I knew that he was less likely to get the nasal congestion I could relax a little! Have a 2 week trip that I can't cancel in May and stressing already, despite a sitter at home. If anything is going to cause my cat stress it will be me gone. Realize his stress is what could activate the virus.
Can you tell me what your experience was after the first go around with this infection?
And anyone know how long a feeding tube can remain in?
Thanks.
Brought a young (vaccinated) cat into the home and within a few months she showed symptoms of FVR.
She never became terribly ill, but our 13 year old diabetic did. Developed severe respiratory symptoms and immediately stopped eating. After four days he was in ICU with HL and DKA. He amazingly survived but it was touch and go for a week. He's home now with a feeding tube slowly regaining his general health- eyes still draining with scarred corneas.
Giving both cats L-lysine and lactoferrin. But already having nightmares thinking about a recurrence since at some point the tube will be removed. It's the nasal congestion part of the illness that caused him to stop eating, not the eyes. I read that it's the eye discharge/corneal ulcers not the nasal congestion of FVR that is most likely to happen after the first herpes bout.
He will just not eat with any nasal congestion and that's what would kill him.
If I knew that he was less likely to get the nasal congestion I could relax a little! Have a 2 week trip that I can't cancel in May and stressing already, despite a sitter at home. If anything is going to cause my cat stress it will be me gone. Realize his stress is what could activate the virus.
Can you tell me what your experience was after the first go around with this infection?
And anyone know how long a feeding tube can remain in?
Thanks.
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