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Bacteria infection in 6 month old kitten

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  • 27-02-2010 9:23pm
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    susanroth
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    :confused::confused:What causes this? it all started with very persistent cat flu which about 3 courses of antibiotics couldn't shake properly:confused:

    Typo noted!!!! Very sorry people! no need to point it out! Maybe a mod could fix it??


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    star-pants
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    Title fixed.
    If someone pm'd you to point out the spelling mistake in a non nice way - please forward that pm to me.


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    susanroth
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    nobody did(at least i hope not:D) but got crucified before over a spelling mistake:rolleyes:... thought i'd save them the time..


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    star-pants
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    Ah no worries so :)
    We all make mistakes anyway so don't worry about it.

    I assume you've been to the vet numerous times at this point? Have they been unable to shed any light on it?


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    susanroth
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    actually its my sisters kitten and i have the brother who is fine. But yes she has been to the vet many times and now the cat is in until monday:confused: so i cant help but wonder what brought this on, she was only at the vet a month ago and then again a few weeks before..
    Was just wondering if anyone else had a cat with this


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    star-pants
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    Ah ok :( poor kitten, hopefully someone else will have gone through something similar and can give advice. At least she's in the best place for now.


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    Sammi503
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    Our current kitten (about 12 weeks old now) was the same. We got her off a friend's farm as an emaciated feral kitten with cat flu complete with gummed up eyes, sneezing fits, and a horrible cough. After we took her to the vet we found out she also has a bacterial infection in her lungs as a result of the cat flu so they gave her an antibiotic that lasts about 2 weeks in her system. It makes sense if the immune system is busy fighting the flu it doesn't have time to attack a bacterial infection as well! And most flus don't respond to antibiotics because they're viral so unless the vet gave the kitten antiviral meds those 3 courses would have no effect. It's been about a month since our kitten was taken in for the bacterial infection and she still has quite a juicy cough. You can try taking her in the bathroom while you shower (it's kind of like when you have a cold and your chest is clogged, the steam helps). It's what we've been doing with ours and it's really clearing up her chest! Hope that helps!


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    susanroth
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    Thanks! this cat is now going on human antibiotics after being on a drip all weekend! Hopefully this time it will clear completely


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