Sky Will Be Going To The Vet On Fri. Unless He Gets Worse

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks everyone. Sky is actually doing better today. He's still stuffy and I can hear him breathing because he makes squeeky noises but I haven't heard him sneezing at all today. He'd be a very hard cat to try to put drops in his nose. I guess I'd have to put him in the restraint bag that I have with just his head sticking out. Watch him be almost over this by tomorrow and then the vet will think that I'm crazy for bringing him in. Isn't that the way it always goes?

Last night Sunny gave me a scare because he was trying to throw something up and I just thought it was hairball so I gave him some hairball medicine. Later on I saw that one of the cats threw up in the kitchen and on a scratching post. It looked like it was a bunch of wet food. It must have been Sunny because he refused to eat anything last night and he just wanted to go hide and curl up and go to bed. I don't give Sunny very much wet food because he eats it too fast and then he'll throw it back up so I don't know how he got all of this into his system.

I didn't get much sleep last night becasue I was now also worried about Sunny. He started bugging me for food and attention at about 6:30am and I was so happy to have my Sunny back. I guess his tummy was just bothering him last night because he's now able to eat and is back to normal again.

I'll keep you updated about Sky. Thanks again.

[Medusa]

He'd be a very hard cat to try to put drops in his nose.

Actually, the saline solution comes in a squeeze bottle. If you can get it close enough to his nose, just give it a squirt and some of it will get in there.

[Freedom]

Thinking of Sky this morning, and hoping the white coats will help him feel better quickly.

[Barbara]

Sending healing thoughts for Sky! That he gets over his infection- or whatever it is- soon.
Sunny sounds more normal. Tigris as well can eat to much too quickly and then just get rid of it.

[Freedom]

Any updates on Sky?

[krazyaboutkatz]

Sorry for the delay. Sky wasn't seen until 1:30pm today and then I had to go get something to eat. Everyone fell in love with Sky. The vet tech said that she rarely sees cats like him because he's so social. He's the only cat that I have that jumps out of the carrier because he wants to see everyone. He also started purring and was so comfortable that he stretched out on the exam table. He acted like he was at home.

The vet also fell in love with him and she said that it sounds like he has allergies. Of course he was breathing normally at the vets and everything else checked out fine. She prescribed some antihistamine pills and I should know in a couple of days if they're helping him or not. If they don't help him then he may have some kind of a herpes virus that flares up every now and then. I also feel that he's allergic to something in my home but I don't know what it could be. I haven't brought anything new into in my home recently.

The vet tech even brough in another vet to meet Sky and he gave her lots of headbumpies. She was very envious that he wasn't one of her clients. On the way out two women in the waiting room saw Sky through the cat carrier and they told me how beautiful he was. Sky just spreads the love and is always loved by others. He's also my dad's favorite. If every cat had his personality I bet that more men would love cats.

Thanks again for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers. I'll let you know how the allergy pills work for him.

[AmberLee]

What a wonderful appointment. I sure hope he continues to improve so quickly.

[Freedom]

He's the only cat that I have that jumps out of the carrier because he wants to see everyone. He also started purring and was so comfortable that he stretched out on the exam table. He acted like he was at home.

Are you SURE this is a CAT???

Of course he was breathing normally at the vets and everything else checked out fine.

Ooooh I HATE when they do that! After making me worry and lose sleep, we get to the vet and SNAP! everything disappears and they are normal, healthy, not a care in the world.

Hope the antihistamines will help.