Re: Severe congestion?--Thanks!
Is Starman the guy who was crying outside the bedroom window? tNina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I wish I could be of more help with Chatty's impersonation of Darth Vadar. Starman, (my hulking FIV guy), was congested and breathing the same way when he showed up. I wasn't thrilled about doing it, but I took my vet's advice and put him on Baytril. It did clear it up and so far, it hasn't come back, (quick, say a prayer). I don't have any experience with the albuterol, let us know.Hugs,Nina[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:>Thanks, guys, for all your help! Unfortunately, the local grocery>didn't have the Little Noses with Phenylephrine...so I just picked up>the saline drops and have been giving those a go! Not a whole lot of>improvement...he's a little less "beow-y," but still sounds very much>like Darth Vadar...He's also still having difficulty smelling his food,>so I've resorted to syringing for the time being. I can't believe how>agreeable he's been through all this...he's just so unbelievably sweet,>I don't know how anyone could abandon him!>>So I'm going to try upping his dosage of interferon and have started>adding vitamin C to his food in an effort to get him over the hump. >Thanks for all your help! Also, is the albuterol mostly for chest>congestion? Or will it work on upper respiratory, as well?>>Thanks!>>Jen>
Re: Severe congestion?--Thanks!
Triaminic, the orange version, is a children's cold remedy that really helps clear congestion. A vet told me to give .2 ml (that's point 2, not 2) to Ginger when she was too stuffed up to eat, and it really seemed to make her feel better and help her start eating. Michelle In a message dated 6/19/2006 2:20:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wish I could be of more help with Chatty's impersonation of Darth Vadar. Starman, (my hulking FIV guy), was congested and breathing the same way when he showed up. I wasn't thrilled about doing it, but I took my vet's advice and put him on Baytril. It did clear it up and so far, it hasn't come back, (quick, say a prayer). I don't have any experience with the albuterol, let us know.Hugs,Nina
Re: Severe congestion?--Thanks!
Thanks Kelley, I've archived the info! Nina What my vet told me is that the Albuterol works to make them feel better - it breaks up the chest/nasal congestion they have when they have a URI. This is good because when they feel better and can smell their food they start eating. I had a kitten with severe URI that I thought was going to lose. He didn't start eating until after I took him to my current vet and they started nebulizing him. Within 24 hours after that he was eating (I had been syringing him with A/D). My cats have still had to have antibiotics when they have URI, though. Here is a link to more information about Albuterol. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682145.html I keep a nebulizer (bought on Ebay for $25 - MUCH more expensive if bought at a drug store - about $100+) and a stock of Albuterol for sick kittens. My vet sold me a bag of the Albuterol capsules for about $10.
Re: Severe congestion?--Thanks!
> > So I'm going to try upping his dosage of interferon and have started > adding vitamin C to his food in an effort to get him over the > hump. > Thanks for all your help! Also, is the albuterol mostly for chest > congestion? Or will it work on upper respiratory, as well? > What my vet told me is that the Albuterol works to make them feel better - it breaks up the chest/nasal congestion they have when they have a URI. This is good because when they feel better and can smell their food they start eating. I had a kitten with severe URI that I thought was going to lose. He didn't start eating until after I took him to my current vet and they started nebulizing him. Within 24 hours after that he was eating (I had been syringing him with A/D). My cats have still had to have antibiotics when they have URI, though. Here is a link to more information about Albuterol. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682145.html I keep a nebulizer (bought on Ebay for $25 - MUCH more expensive if bought at a drug store - about $100+) and a stock of Albuterol for sick kittens. My vet sold me a bag of the Albuterol capsules for about $10.
Re: Severe congestion?--Thanks!
I wish I could be of more help with Chatty's impersonation of Darth Vadar. Starman, (my hulking FIV guy), was congested and breathing the same way when he showed up. I wasn't thrilled about doing it, but I took my vet's advice and put him on Baytril. It did clear it up and so far, it hasn't come back, (quick, say a prayer). I don't have any experience with the albuterol, let us know. Hugs, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, guys, for all your help! Unfortunately, the local grocery didn't have the Little Noses with Phenylephrine...so I just picked up the saline drops and have been giving those a go! Not a whole lot of improvement...he's a little less "beow-y," but still sounds very much like Darth Vadar...He's also still having difficulty smelling his food, so I've resorted to syringing for the time being. I can't believe how agreeable he's been through all this...he's just so unbelievably sweet, I don't know how anyone could abandon him! So I'm going to try upping his dosage of interferon and have started adding vitamin C to his food in an effort to get him over the hump. Thanks for all your help! Also, is the albuterol mostly for chest congestion? Or will it work on upper respiratory, as well? Thanks! Jen
Re: Severe congestion?--Thanks!
Thanks, guys, for all your help! Unfortunately, the local grocery didn't have the Little Noses with Phenylephrine...so I just picked up the saline drops and have been giving those a go! Not a whole lot of improvement...he's a little less "beow-y," but still sounds very much like Darth Vadar...He's also still having difficulty smelling his food, so I've resorted to syringing for the time being. I can't believe how agreeable he's been through all this...he's just so unbelievably sweet, I don't know how anyone could abandon him! So I'm going to try upping his dosage of interferon and have started adding vitamin C to his food in an effort to get him over the hump. Thanks for all your help! Also, is the albuterol mostly for chest congestion? Or will it work on upper respiratory, as well? Thanks! Jen "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief Dan George "The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long..." --Blade Runner - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:48 pm Subject: Re: Severe congestion? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > What has helped my cats with congestion is nebulizing them with > albuterol. I'm not sure about doing this with FELV+ cats, though. > > - Original Message - > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:41 pm > Subject: Re: Severe congestion? > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Many lists members in the past have suggested a children's > product > > called Little > > Noses. I have no personal experience or dosage info.. I'm sure > > someone will pipe in > > with that info though! > > > > Phaewryn > > > > PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! > > http://ucat.us/adopt.html > > > > DONATE: We could really use a power saw (for construction), a > > digital camera (for > > pictures) and HOMES for CATS! > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release Date: > > 6/16/2006 > > >
