Brenda, Thank you so much for the information. Tweezer is still sneezing but not as much and he was and is still acting like a happy little kitten even though he is around two years old. He was extremely malnourished and was pretty sick when I got him. I have not been paying as close attention to his situation at this point because one of my other positives, Buzz, is very sick and I am giving him most of my time. Since Tweezer does not seem to be in crisis right now I am waiting for my vet to get back from vacation to take him in. I would like to show him the information you have sent to possibly help with Tweezers diagnosis. Again, thank you very much, I really appreciate it. Sue ---- Brenda Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Sue & Frank, > > I have a FeLV + kitty who had a bad upper respiratory infection that was > sneezing green mucous and eventually turned into blood. He was on amoxi > drops, clavimox and now doxycycline. The last vet appointment Spazzy's vet > wasn't at all concerned about him sneezing the blood just decided to put him > on a stronger antibiotic which is the doxycycline. She stated his nasal > passages could be damaged because he has the upper respiratory infection for > so long ( he was a stray I recently took in). However my vet is new to the > world of feline leukemia + cats so I did a little internet investigation as > to what it could be, I also found a web site www.justanswer.com there is a > fee but you choose the fee and basically you ask a question and a Vet will > respond if your satified with the Vet's answer then you can accept for the > payment to go through if not then you won't be charged. Anyhow I dealt with a > Dr. Finona from the website she had given me allot of info. > regarding my kitty sneezing blood....more than what my own vet did. Here are > some of the things she suggested I do for my boy. Vet's quote...."Start with > a physical exam to make sure there isn't a foreign body stuck in the cats > retropharyngeal area. What can happen is that a cat swallows a blade of > grass, but mid-swallow, if they sneeze, it can shoot the blade of grass up > into the area at the back of the throat where the nasal passageways meet the > throat. This is called the retropharyngeal area. Then, the blade of grass or > foxtail can be trapped there. This causes irritation and erosion of the > sensitive membranes up there, which leads to sneezing, mucus discharge and > eventually bloody discharge. > Other possibilities are nasal polyps, a growth, nasal parasites (mites) or a > fungal infection, or a tooth root abscess but these are far less likely than > a nasal foreign body. " There is allot of information Dr. Fiona emailed back > to me I'm going to send that separately from this email because it's too > large and will bog down the system.. I hope this information is helpful to > you and Tweezer I wish you both the very best of luck! > > Brenda > > > > ________________________________ > From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:55:29 AM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tweezer sneezing blood > > No, but I would start with running a humidifier. It could be (depending on > where you live) simply due to the dry air caused by running the heater in > this colder weather. Just an idea. > tonya > > Sue & Frank Koren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My two year old FeLV+ kitty Tweezer has been sneezing blood for a few days. > (At first we didn't know where it was coming from, we were just seeing tiny > blood droplets on the floor.) Last night we saw what was happening. He sounds > a little stuffy, but he has sounded that way since we got him. > My problem is that my usual vet who is good with my positive kittys is on > vacation until the 24th of November. I personally consider the associates in > his practice to be less then adequate for a positive kittys specail problems. > I am trying to decide if I should wait for my usual vet (Possibly start > Tweezer on some Doxycycline in the mean time), take them to one of the other > vets in the practice and hope that this problem is something they can handle, > or maybe take him to an internist I have been to before with one of my other > cats. I guess it all depends on why this is happening to him. Has anyone ever > had a cat sneeze blood droplets? > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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