:( Hank is going to the vet!

[buttercup132]

The vet was a very nice lady and Hank was SO well behaved!
He just sat there will no fussing (other then when they took his temp. but I would be uncomfotable too)

She did a full eye examination and put freezing in his eyes , some brown stainer and then some lime green stuff wich made his nose go green and his tounge. Wich she said was good. She said he has upper respratory disease Wich will stick with him all his life.

He also had his rabies shot and second kitten shot. He didnt even meow or flinch. Such a brave boy.

Hes got some eye drops now to help clear this up.
My poor boy.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm glad that you took him to the vet but I'm sorry to hear that he's sick. I don't understand why the vet said that he'll have this URI for life. I'm also very confused that the vet would give him his rabies and second booster shot if he was sick. I've always been told that if animals are sick then they shouldn't get their shots until they're healthy again.Am I wrong about this? I'm very confused here.

I sure hope that Hank will get better soon.

[BC_MoM]

Poor Hanky. At least it's treatable, though!

[CultureJunky]

Poor little Hank, I hope you get better soon, we are all thinking of you on Pet Talk, and you are one of our favourites! Get well soon little one.

[buttercup132]

I'm glad that you took him to the vet but I'm sorry to hear that he's sick. I don't understand why the vet said that he'll have this URI for life. I'm also very confused that the vet would give him his rabies and second booster shot if he was sick. I've always been told that if animals are sick then they shouldn't get their shots until they're healthy again.Am I wrong about this? I'm very confused here.

I sure hope that Hank will get better soon.

Yes thats right but he wasnt that sick to not have them. She said if he was too sick she wouldnt have give him them. But since he wasnt sneezing or showing any other signs of URI she said he wasnt too sick just his eyes were being effected.

She said the URI stays with him his whole life and shows up every so often. She said most kittens from shelters have it

[krazyaboutkatz]

Maybe he has the herpes virus in his eyes. I think that my Starr may also have this. His eyes will run and he gets crusty stuff around them. I've given him the eye antibiotic ointment but it will come back again. I hope Hank will feel better soon.

[buttercup132]

Maybe he has the herpes virus in his eyes. I think that my Starr may also have this. His eyes will run and he gets crusty stuff around them. I've given him the eye antibiotic ointment but it will come back again. I hope Hank will feel better soon.

Ya thats what she said. Its like a coldsore and it will just keep coming back.

[jazzcat]

She said the URI stays with him his whole life and shows up every so often. She said most kittens from shelters have it

My Jazz came from a shelter with a horrible URI. It took her a long time to get over it and about 6 months later at about 10 months of age she got sick again but it wasn't as severe. My vet said the same as yours, that she would always be affected by it. She is over four years old now and mainly gets a weepy eye every so many months that will last for weeks to months. Same with Scout, she has a constant weepy eye that gets worse with stress. The vet said she must have had a URI/eye infection as a kitten.

The other big thing my vet said about Jazz is she probably will not have a severe case most of her adult life but then when she gets to be a senior it will be worse again like when she was a kitten.