My 15 year old Cornish Rex (Odessa) has had a lot of problems this year, with congestion and a stuffy nose. She has had antibiotic shots, antibiotic medicine given with a syringe, and other medicine for a viral infection. I have been giving her powdered L-Lysine in her food for several weeks, and that seems to be helping, but not enough. A Vet Technician friend suggested, I get a humidifier, but I just don't know. I'm worried the air would be too cold from the humidifier. My friend also suggested, Odessa may be suffering from stress, because she recently had dental surgery.
Odessa has to be very warm. Her favorite is to cuddle up, way at the bottom of her comforter. I even have a heated bed for her, and a heating pad set on the very lowest setting, which she loves. She likes laying on her side, with the tips of her paws, under the heating pad. She looks like a human, lounging on her side, with her head laying up against her comforter. Other times, she curls up with her nose, and half of her face, under the heating pad.
I thought, maybe this is adding to her congestion, but she thrives for heat, and I can't take any of this away from her.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
Judith
Odessa has to be very warm. Her favorite is to cuddle up, way at the bottom of her comforter. I even have a heated bed for her, and a heating pad set on the very lowest setting, which she loves. She likes laying on her side, with the tips of her paws, under the heating pad. She looks like a human, lounging on her side, with her head laying up against her comforter. Other times, she curls up with her nose, and half of her face, under the heating pad.
I thought, maybe this is adding to her congestion, but she thrives for heat, and I can't take any of this away from her.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
Judith