Cat with Allergies???
My 6 year old cat Trouble has been sounding like Darth Vader for the last couple of weeks. In September I took her to a new vet (I recently moved) for skin allergies. He gave her a shot, this was the first time she had been given a shot for her allergies. Towards the beginning of August I rushed her to the ER vet for an asthma attack (according to him her tongue was purple and the roof of her mouth was blue but to tell you the truth I will never go back there because the vet just wasn’t awake?? or something) He gave her two shots (the first he just jabbed in there and she actually flinched and cried and I pretty much told him that wasn’t acceptable. Trouble has never flinched or cried at a shot before). They were both for her attack. When day arrived I call and went to the new vet I had choosen and he gave her some really strong antibiotics for a cold but said she wasn’t weazing or anything. I gave her the medicine for two weeks. When I called back he wanted to do x-rays and a cardio-ultrasound. I just moved, I can’t afford it. So, instead, I continued with the children’s benadryl that he said I could give her. Today she is playing (quite intensly), eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, everything she would normally do but she continues to sneeze and snort and have drainage in her eyes. I have found that if I give her the benadryl daily she improves. Does anyone know of something else I can give besides Benadryl? She really hates it. I am going to be taking her to the vet as soon as I get paid but that will be a while. Any advice? Thanks.
LadyDarya
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Try putting her in a carrier on your bathroom floor with the door closed for 20 mins twice a day while the shower runs hot. The steam from the shower should clear her sinuses and help her breathe easier.
Also, ask your vet if it might be advisable to give your cat L-Lysine. You can buy it in the vitamin section of any drug store, crush a tablet, and mix it with 1/4 can of canned cat food once a day. It’ll help boost her immune system. I have a cat with a chronic herpes infection in his eyes, but 500 mg of L-Lysine daily keeps the infection under control.
I hope Trouble’s troubles resolve quickly and completely.
Tempest