Hello all...I'm new to Cat Forum! My name is Lisa, and I am the proud owner of an 8-yr. old tabby, named Jack and a new furball Abyssinian/Tabby mix named Tom.
Tom was a recent adoption from a local Humane Society, and last week the day before we brought him home, the clinic called and informed me that he caught an upper respiratory infection. They wanted to tell me this, as he couldn't be neutered prior to being brought home, as he couldn't go under anesthesia.
In any event..we brought him home with Amoxil to give him 2 X's daily every 12 hrs. From the beginning, it seemed as if his URI was not as severe as I've heard or read about. There was no runny nose at all, his eyes have been very clear and he's only sneezed about 5-6 times total since Saturday.
Could it be that he has a very mild case? I would love to be able to afford Tom a bit of freedom at this point, but I don't want to get my other 8-yr. old cat sick, either.
The Humane Society recommended isolation for 7-10 days, but I just don't think Tom is that ill.
Any thoughts? We're on day #4 here of isolation!
Lisa
Tom was a recent adoption from a local Humane Society, and last week the day before we brought him home, the clinic called and informed me that he caught an upper respiratory infection. They wanted to tell me this, as he couldn't be neutered prior to being brought home, as he couldn't go under anesthesia.
In any event..we brought him home with Amoxil to give him 2 X's daily every 12 hrs. From the beginning, it seemed as if his URI was not as severe as I've heard or read about. There was no runny nose at all, his eyes have been very clear and he's only sneezed about 5-6 times total since Saturday.
Could it be that he has a very mild case? I would love to be able to afford Tom a bit of freedom at this point, but I don't want to get my other 8-yr. old cat sick, either.
The Humane Society recommended isolation for 7-10 days, but I just don't think Tom is that ill.
Any thoughts? We're on day #4 here of isolation!
Lisa