Question about URI's.

[Taz_Zoee]

If an cat gets a URI are they prone to get it for the rest of their lives?

[Freedom]

Whose sick???

Not that I'm aware of. Having done rescue with ferals, most of my 6 kittens had URIs when I trapped them. One had a recurrence about a year later. In the 3 years since (4 years total) no one has had one.

Chestnut had one as a kitten (he was a foundling) and again in January 2010 -- he as 12 years old.

[Taz_Zoee]

Neither of my babies is sick. Sorry to worry you.

My friend went to ARF yesterday to look at a Siamese mix kitty and she is sick with a URI. I just wanted to make sure that she will not keep getting sick with it throughout her life. She is only a year old.

The good news is my friend is going to adopt her today!!

[dehlers43]

The Princess was sick with a URI when I adopted her in 2007 and she was preggies too. None of the kittens got ill and Chelsea has not been sick since.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Congrats to your friend. I think that if a cat has a low immune system then they'd be more likely to get them. Also if a cat has the herpes eye condition, I think that this could progress into a URI if it's not treated early but I could be wrong. A vet once told me that all kittens have low immune systems and they're much more prone to get URI's and other illnesses than adult cats.

Here's a good link about URI's in shelter cats: http://www.thecatsite.com/Health/92/...ue-Groups.html.

[Taz_Zoee]

Thanks everyone!
Well, I noticed Magnolia was not on the website this morning. So I stopped by there today and asked. They said if she didn't get adopted yesterday they were going to pull her from the adoption list until she is better. So she is still there, but they are going to let her get healthier before they adopt her out.
Now my job is to check the website often and as soon as I see her back on there to let my friend know so she can go get her. My friend felt good about it and said she'd rather have her healthy anyway.