return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
Click here for LLL Reptile & Supply
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: False Coral Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Apr 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Apr 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Apr 06, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Hamburg Reptile Show - Apr. 13, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Apr 14, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Apr 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Apr 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Join USARK - Fight for your rights!
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Rodent Pro
pool banner - $50 year

RE: recurring sneezing

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Cat Discussions ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: PHKitkat at Tue Jun 10 13:38:07 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHKitkat ]  
   

Hi There,

Thanks for adopting an adult cat from a shelter! Chances are that you have saved her life.

The fact that your vet initially put your kitty on Lysine tells me that he or she suspects that the URI is related to feline herpes. Herpes in cats often causes sneezing and runny eyes and it is either a chronic problem or an intermittant one. I have 3 cats with herpes myself and they all have URI symptoms from time to time. I always have Lysine onhand and all 3 cats tend to do well with it. Some people prefer to keep a herpes cat on Lysine all the time and this is fine also. It's an amino acid and is totally safe. Occasionally one of my herpes kitties does need an antibiotic. Although herpes is a virus, it isn't unusual for a bacterial infection to be present as well. If this occurs, you might see a cloudy or greenish discharge from the eyes and/or nose.

Stress affects feline herpes also, so just being in a shelter or a new home can bring on symptoms. Plus, there is the possibility that your cat picked up something while she lived at the shelter.

Most cats that have herpes were born with it and they may have a poor immune system as a result. But there is a chance that your baby, once she settles in, will have fewer symptoms. There is no way of knowing at this point if she will have a lifetime problem, unfortunately.

Please feel free to ask if you have any other questions.

Regards,
PHKitkat


   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: recurring sneezing - zoeyk, Tue Jun 10 17:13:34 2008

<< Previous Message:  recurring sneezing - zoeyk, Mon Jun 9 14:09:07 2008