Marbles' Cold

[RedHedd]

Gold seal nose drops(you have to make them yourself)open up the sinuses and reduce the swelling of the membranes. Also, if Marbles cannot smell her food, chicken baby food may entice her to eat. I used the vaporizer, too, and found it helpful. Poor little girl!!! GET WELL SOON!!!!

She did nibble at the chicken baby food the other night. I can't say she was wild about it, but she did lick it from the spoon.

[Catty1]

Glad to hear the meds and a meowmie's love are working! Give Squiggly Girl a hug for me!

[katladyd]

My cats will never and have never, eaten the good, healthy stuff. You'd think Evo was acid the way they avoid it. Wellness, also. The only thing they will eat is Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys and Purina One. Oh well, they are both healthy and rambunctious at the present time, so it works for them. Mac is around 13 years old and plays like a kitten. So maybe there is some good stuff in Fancy Feast after all! I wouldn't worry so much. My bf bought his RB kitty, Tomas, any old food. I mean he even go 99Cent Store bargains. He lived to be 22.

[RedHedd]

I think all cats like Fancy Feast - it's like McDonald's for kitties! I did pick up some Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul - kitten formula wet food that she seems to like and some Wellness dry for kittens. We'll go slow with introducing new foods. She IS a lot perkier today - playing a bit with her toys; I bought her more of course! That's the fun of a new kitteh - I'm spoiling her!

[kb2yjx]

I tried to nose sprays with Ralph and Norton. It took an army to administer them!

[cassiesmom]

She did nibble at the chicken baby food the other night. I can't say she was wild about it, but she did lick it from the spoon.

Just a thought ... what if you microwave it for a few seconds? Cassie looooooves chicken baby food as a treat and she is such a diva that she won't eat it unless I zonk it for about 5-7 seconds (a tablespoon of baby food).

I am so glad to read that her cold is better today!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so glad to hear that Marbles is improving. Hopefully in a few days she'll be back to normal. Yes, giving cats nose drops is very hard. Hopefully she'll like some of the new foods that you bought for her. Sometimes the antibiotics make cats not want to eat very much so maybe when she's finally finished with them she'll eat better. I'm still sending some prayers and positive thoughts her way. I'd love to see some new pictures of her.

[RedHedd]

Right now she's a little miss cranky pants and completely ignoring me. I think it's because she's feeling so awful - I'm unable to get any good pics.

I'm hoping it's because she's sick - I've even got a note into the cat psychic to see what the little dear has on her mind. I'm feeling unloved by the little one right now, but it's probably because I'm the meany who keeps putting this pink stuff into her.

[krazyaboutkatz]

How is little Miss Marbles doing today? Hopefully she's feeling better by now and is allowing you to pet her and love her again.

[kb2yjx]

I think we learned in nursing school, that when the patient is " cranky " they are starting to feel better!!! Well, that is what Barry tells me whenever I am getting over a cold!!! Feel better soon, sweetheart!!!

[RedHedd]

She is sneezing like crazy! Although not coughing as much AND she jumped into the box when I went to set up the new HEPA air filter - YAY! She's a box kitteh! She has minimal fear of the vacuum cleaner - doesn't like the noise but is curious as to what it is. She hasn't discovered under the bed yet that I know of, so she doesn't run and hide there.

Her favorite hidey hole is an old, small cat carrier that is set up in a corner next to the heater - she's been sleeping there a lot during her sickness. I'm just letting her heal and come out of her shell on her time-schedule. She likes to sleep on me - my back, my shoulder, my stomach. Last night she was sleeping on my chest and patting my lips with her little pawsies.

She's a funny one