We adopted Emma about a week ago. She's about 8 months old and weighed 7.6 pounds.
She started sneezing periodically within a day of adoption. She's also had a very poor appetite (as I mentioned in another thread - she eats some, maybe 20% of what she should). She otherwise seems fine - active (when not sleeping) with no other signs of poor health (other than somewhat loose stools - pudding, not liquid).
We brought her to the vet today. She now weighs 7.3 pounds, due to lack of eating. Vet said she seems to have a cold (we figured that from the sneezing), but does not seem to have any other problems. Seems to be a typical adoption center cold.
Vet prescribed Mirtazapine for appetite, Clavamox for any infection and Viralys powder (L-Lysine HCl supplement). None of these have had any obvious effects so far.
I mentioned that we had some Cyproheptadine from a prior cat. Vet said she prefers Mirtazapine for appetite, but try the Cyproheptadine if the M doesn't work after a few days.
We have another appointment scheduled for Thursday if necessary. Vet said bring her in sooner if there's a turn for the worse and bring in a stool sample if it continues to be loose.
The vet seemed to be one of the better vets we've seen.
Any comments or suggestions?
She started sneezing periodically within a day of adoption. She's also had a very poor appetite (as I mentioned in another thread - she eats some, maybe 20% of what she should). She otherwise seems fine - active (when not sleeping) with no other signs of poor health (other than somewhat loose stools - pudding, not liquid).
We brought her to the vet today. She now weighs 7.3 pounds, due to lack of eating. Vet said she seems to have a cold (we figured that from the sneezing), but does not seem to have any other problems. Seems to be a typical adoption center cold.
Vet prescribed Mirtazapine for appetite, Clavamox for any infection and Viralys powder (L-Lysine HCl supplement). None of these have had any obvious effects so far.
I mentioned that we had some Cyproheptadine from a prior cat. Vet said she prefers Mirtazapine for appetite, but try the Cyproheptadine if the M doesn't work after a few days.
We have another appointment scheduled for Thursday if necessary. Vet said bring her in sooner if there's a turn for the worse and bring in a stool sample if it continues to be loose.
The vet seemed to be one of the better vets we've seen.
Any comments or suggestions?