I finally took Casey to the vet last night because he was sneezing and had a stuffed nose. The vet said he has the herpes virus because of the runny eye. She put him on Orbax (oh yippee, another cat to pill!!) and Interferon. She said that the herpes virus can lay dormant for years and an episode will pop up with all the symptoms Casey has. She said stress and illness can bring it on.
Casey HAS been under alot of stress lately. Moo is relentless in his taunting of him and Casey is somewhat of a "jumpy" cat.
So I got enough drugs so that in case one of my other cats comes out with it (which is possible) I can start treating them too.
Since I've been in Michigan, I've spent over $600 in vet bills. But I'm glad that this vet finally diagnosed him properly. The other vet I went to said it was a "virus" (didn't say herpes) and would have to wait it out. That was over a month ago. I'm glad I got a second opinion.
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