Sitemaps

my new cat from humane society is sneezing and coughing Whats up2007-11-25 12:23:12

We got this cat that is 5 years old from the humane society and it has been sneezing and coughing ever sence. We took him to the vet and they gave him amoxydrops. We have been giving them to himfor 5 days now and he is not getting any better. They also gave him a shot for leukimea. Now my question is what about my other cat ( who is very healthy) is he going to catch it too. I have caught him sneezing a few times in the last couple days.

Answers:

It is a highly contagious virus and common in shelter cats because of the number of cats and the close confinement. I would not worry excessively about it. Both cats will just have the "flu" for a while and it will pass.

The stress of the adjustment the cats have to make can also contribute to both of them having it. Since you are keeping in touch with your vet you just have to watch that neither cat stops eating or gets so congested that breathing is compromised.

---

if the cat came from the Humane Society, he should be healthy. They don't issue cats for adoption without doing tests on them and giving them all their shots to make sure they're healthy enough.

I don't know what could be wrong, with either of them. Sorry.

---

you should get both of your cats tested for feline aids! aids in cats works just like aids in humans - it breaks down your immune system, leaving it open to infection (like colds and coughing and sneezing). feline aids can't be passed from cats to humans, but can be passed from cat to cat, so it's possible your other cat has it now too.

---

it is very possible that you cat may have feline HIV