Quote Originally Posted by buttercup132
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.