Monday, November 24, 2014

Mancat Monday with Updates on Carmine and Milita


Carmine: If mes stays in my cube, nobodys can give mes that horrible medicine.

Hi everyone, it's the Mom with some updates about Carmine and Milita.

About two weeks ago, I noticed Carmine turning his nose up at his favorite wet foods.  Once I'd put a little bit on his nose, though, he'd lick it and decide it was good and start eating his dinner.  I suspected that he couldn't smell his food.  

Then, he started having a weepy eye.  So I called the vet and moved his appointment up to the first opening they had.  I figured he was having an upper respiratory infection and wanted to get it treated as quickly as possible.  

By last Tuesday, Milita was starting to sneeze and cough, so I ended up taking her to the vet with us on Wednesday.  

After the examinations, the vet determined that Milita probably had an upper respiratory infection, but she wasn't sure about Carmine.  I don't like giving Carmine medication if he doesn't need it, but we decided to go ahead and give Carmine antibiotics along with Milita because we didn't want them passing the infection back and forth and because Carmine gets so much sicker than Milita when he has an upper respiratory infection.  

Both kitties are on Amoxicillin and an eye drop for the infection now until this Wednesday.  Neither one are happy about it, either.  

By the way, I wrote an article on upper respiratory infections last week.  If you missed it, you can read it here.  

20 comments:

  1. We hope both will be feeling better soon; lots of purrs from us.

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  2. Dang. We sure hope you two sweeties are feeling better soon.

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  3. I hope hope hope all will be well, bless them and you.

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  4. Hope they get fighting fit soon,xx Rachel and Speedy

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  5. Thanks for their updates! Sending healing purrs...

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  6. I hope the both of them feel better soon - I'm sending lots of purrs their way.

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  7. POTP to both of you sweet kitties! Being unwell is no fun at all.

    Purrs!

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  8. Well that does not sound like fun guys! I think I have one of those upper respiratory infection thingies too maybe.

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  9. Tons of healing purrs to you all ! Purrs

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  10. guys...few bowls oh hot trout soop will kleer de heebeez rite up two !!

    hope ya get ta feelin way better reely quik ♥♥♥♥

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  11. Sending feel better purrs. We just went through this too.

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  12. We purr that both Carmine and Milita feel better soon. It's a bummer having to take medicines.

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  13. We are sending our best wishes and purrs for a speedy recovery for both!

    Moe
    Mindy
    Cookie
    Mike

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  14. Shoot. We're sorry to hear Carmine and Milita aren't feeling well. Purrs and prayers!

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  15. Sure hope they respond well to the mess and health returns quickly!

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    1. Meds not mess! Dang auto-speller-piece-of-poop... Grumble... Grumble....

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  16. Sending lots of healing purrs your way, sweet furriends.
    Medicine is no fun!
    XOXO

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  17. Hope Carmine and Milita are better soon, we are sending healing purrs.

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  18. It is so super hard around here when one gets the sneezies to keep the others from getting it.Hope you caught this in time and that both kitties will be fit as a fiddle very soon. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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