I am fostering a mother cat and three kittens who are now 15 days old. Momma Cat started sneezing and coughing and she's now VERY congested. I contacted the Humane Society I'm fostering her through and they gave me an oral antibiotic to administer daily. She's eating one to two cans of kitten food daily but I really have no way of knowing how much water she's drinking. Should I be giving her forced oral fluids for a few days? And if so, how much? And should I put a humidifier in her room?
And I'm very concerned for the kittens. One of them has a yellowish diarrhea and I don't know if that's related to the mom's illness or if he's just starting to use the bathroom by himself and this might be normal? They don't seem symptomatic otherwise. I would be absolutely heart broken if any of these cats die in my care.
I just researched URI's and now I'm concerned that Momma and her babies will be carriers and continue to spread this illness to all the other cats they encounter.
Am I justified in getting this worked up, or am I worrying too much?
ETA one more question: Should I bottle feed the kittens also? It seems like Momma isn't nursing as often as she was.
And I'm very concerned for the kittens. One of them has a yellowish diarrhea and I don't know if that's related to the mom's illness or if he's just starting to use the bathroom by himself and this might be normal? They don't seem symptomatic otherwise. I would be absolutely heart broken if any of these cats die in my care.
I just researched URI's and now I'm concerned that Momma and her babies will be carriers and continue to spread this illness to all the other cats they encounter.
Am I justified in getting this worked up, or am I worrying too much?
ETA one more question: Should I bottle feed the kittens also? It seems like Momma isn't nursing as often as she was.