Hello all,
My boy is sadly not feeling great as of yesterday. Two days ago I noticed he sneezed a few times. Yesterday when we woke up, he had quite a bit of eye discharge, was sneezing more, and had a bit of wheezing/hoarse meows. Since it was Sunday and the regular vet was closed I called the emergency vet to ask if they thought I needed to bring him in right away or if I should wait for his regular vet. They said since he is still eating and drinking and moving around that it is probably just a URI and waiting for his regular vet would be fine. I have just been awoken by him using the litterbox and he had diarrhea. He is still eating and drinking, and still up and moving. I am just more concerned now because respiratory and digestive are different symptoms, and from what I have read online diarrhea isn't a common symptom of a URI?
He doesn't seem to be in any discomfort and is still playing with his toys and climbing in his cat trees and overall seems to be pretty okay besides the sneezing (if he seemed more serious I would take him to the emergency vet already). This is my first cat (and also first pet) and I am a little unsure of how concerned I should be but am panicking a bit. URIs and diarrhea both seem to be somewhat common ailments for cats, but not sure how common they are together, or if it is a sign of something more serious. For context, I adopted him about a month ago and his first general vet appointment was about a week ago, and they said he seemed overall healthy except his chipped tooth and some gingivitis. He has been on the same diet since then, and there haven't been any changes around the home (same litter, no new cleaning products, etc.) He seemed to adjusted fairly well and fairly quickly after I brought him home. I am unsure what his situation was before the shelter. He had been caught in a TNR program, but when they realized he was friendly they had him brought to the shelter to be adopted.
Does anyone know if diarrhea can be a symptom of a URI? Is there anything I can do to make him more comfortable before he gets into his regular vet? (so far I have run a couple of hot showers with him in the bathroom throughout the day and have been wiping the eye-discharge away and making sure his nostrils are clear) Should I get him into the emergency vet?
My boy is sadly not feeling great as of yesterday. Two days ago I noticed he sneezed a few times. Yesterday when we woke up, he had quite a bit of eye discharge, was sneezing more, and had a bit of wheezing/hoarse meows. Since it was Sunday and the regular vet was closed I called the emergency vet to ask if they thought I needed to bring him in right away or if I should wait for his regular vet. They said since he is still eating and drinking and moving around that it is probably just a URI and waiting for his regular vet would be fine. I have just been awoken by him using the litterbox and he had diarrhea. He is still eating and drinking, and still up and moving. I am just more concerned now because respiratory and digestive are different symptoms, and from what I have read online diarrhea isn't a common symptom of a URI?
He doesn't seem to be in any discomfort and is still playing with his toys and climbing in his cat trees and overall seems to be pretty okay besides the sneezing (if he seemed more serious I would take him to the emergency vet already). This is my first cat (and also first pet) and I am a little unsure of how concerned I should be but am panicking a bit. URIs and diarrhea both seem to be somewhat common ailments for cats, but not sure how common they are together, or if it is a sign of something more serious. For context, I adopted him about a month ago and his first general vet appointment was about a week ago, and they said he seemed overall healthy except his chipped tooth and some gingivitis. He has been on the same diet since then, and there haven't been any changes around the home (same litter, no new cleaning products, etc.) He seemed to adjusted fairly well and fairly quickly after I brought him home. I am unsure what his situation was before the shelter. He had been caught in a TNR program, but when they realized he was friendly they had him brought to the shelter to be adopted.
Does anyone know if diarrhea can be a symptom of a URI? Is there anything I can do to make him more comfortable before he gets into his regular vet? (so far I have run a couple of hot showers with him in the bathroom throughout the day and have been wiping the eye-discharge away and making sure his nostrils are clear) Should I get him into the emergency vet?
