My mom and her cat...I am worried...wee update

[Catty1]

Thanks, I will. There will be a vet school opening at the University of Calgary in 2008....gotta wait a bit yet.

Has anyone tried the old vaporizer-with-Vicks method to help clear snuffles?

Thanks!

[moosmom]

Pyka is beautiful! Lilac point, correct??? I would highly recommend the Zythromax, or at least check into it. Keep us posted Catty1.

[kimlovescats]

Pyka is absolutely beautiful! I pray that the Zithromax will do the trick. I have heard in the past that it is a good one to try as well!

Hugs,
Kim

[kitten645]

Random thought here, but didn't I read someone with a sniffly kitty put her in a bathroom and ran the shower on hot to steam up the bathroom and it helped? I'm an advocate of natural remedies so perhaps eucalyptus(sp) might help as well...steamed in the shower I mean.
Good luck and remind your mom that cats have nine lives and Pyka may surprise her yet Siamese are so fragile and tiny too that her symptoms may be more pronounced due to her size.

[Catty1]

Pyka was put under anesthetic today and got head(sinus) and chest x-rays.

The vet even flushed out his sinuses while he was under - she said there wasn't much there and he wasn't blocked.

And that antibiotic that is good for sniffles? The vet said it DOES work well, but is only available in a cherry-flavoured liquid, and most cats spit it up!

The shadow on his lung is completely unchanged from a couple of weeks ago.
All the x-rays are being packed up and sent to a specialist.

They are staying on the present AB, and will see what happens. Last resort is trying a steroid.

I mean - he is not fatally ill or anything. Mom is running out of ideas...will she just have to live with a 'sickly kitty'?

She is willing to use my vaporizer and some Vicks...but not til later. Later? OH well, that's Mom.

Thanks, everyone.

Any other ideas are welcome.

[kimlovescats]

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And that antibiotic that is good for sniffles? The vet said it DOES work well, but is only available in a cherry-flavoured liquid, and most cats spit it up!

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If you are referring to the Zithromax, you can get the pill form in the Z-pack! You take one tablet, mix measured amounts of water to dissolve it into a liquid. I have the dosing instructions if your mom would like to try it. The only hassle with it, is it needs to be given on an empty stomach .... an hour before, or 2 hrs after a meal!

Kim

[Catty1]

Kim - any idea if it is only available in pill form in the USA?

I'll Google a bit, then head to bed...

Thanks!

[moosmom]

I've often used the hot steamy shower bit, and it seems to help with congestion. Molly Rose LOVED Zithromax, cherry flavor and all.

[momcat]

How is Pyka doing? Feeling any better? Prayers are still being prayed that this problem will soon be resolved.....