Handclapsfingasnapz said:

AWWWWW hahahaha Well shes fixed will that pose a problem?????

Thank you all for everything.....I really hope everything is gonna be ok..

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

he's fixed too, so it's cool...

I remember when you found those kittens, Bucket!

I hope they will be okay!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Playa

Aww, I hope she gets well soon.

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

Eh. That's too bad. It can be a pain to treat, depending on the cause. The good news is, you're a good caretaker who took the problem seriously. Some people ignore that kind of stuff for months. You have a lucky kitty.

How's your kitty doing now Bucket?

SeattleInvasion said:

thanks theres more news ima post below

update all



Well...the drs tested and tested and nothing they have no feline leukemia or infections...Now I have five cats and all five cats are sick...Swollen upper lip oral ulcerations and some drooling and they spend most of their time sleeping. I had to go back with the baby because his nose was stuffy and i figured he had a URI well..no..The dr tested him and again....nothing. All tests negatives and no signs of infection. She told me that it must be something "viral" and that we have an outbreak of it among the cats. She said it could be feline herpes or this c word...but....funny thiing is....i looked up both viruses and both...only have oral ulcerations and sleeping a lot as symptoms and thats the only tihng they have! The other symptoms such as really bad conjugtivitis (sp?) and things in their eyes is not even a sign in our cats. IT seems like they have had a really bad food allergy. You know when you eat peanuts or sometihng ur allergic too and ur lips swells? Thats how my cats look. They are on medication and mimi..the first kitty is doing a lot better. I dont think its any of the things the dr said...I hope they get better soon but for now they are sleeping.

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

Freakin' weird.

I could be calicivirus. Different strains can have different collections of symptoms (think about how sometimes you get a cold and it's more sore-throat-and-achy, where other times it's more snotty). We vaccinate for that, though, so it's not that common anymore. Anyway, it's almost certainly viral.

Poor kitties!

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

Thank goodness it's not leukemia, but it's sad that all five kitties are now sick. Poor babies, I hope they get better soon. Thanks for the update.

Poor kitties Sounds like you have your hands full Bucket

Hang in there...wash your hands A LOT.

Cats have nine lives. They're fighters.

Nothinbutjoy said:

LOL omg i know im constantly washing my hands its nuts i dont think i have fingerprints anymore

Heiress said:

yessss I hope so

SeattleInvasion said:

WAAAAAIT ARE YOU A VET?!!!!!


I'm pretty sure its calicivirus too cause I looked up herpes and it just doesn't go with what they have. Mimi is very well today playing and being the lil bumble she is...but pooky flahkey and chillie are down and out chillie is the oldest and is drooling a lot but we keep giving them their meds and hopeuflly theyll get better

thanks guys..im so hideously paranoid and talking to you guys makes me calm down and feel better!

I took some pics of my kitty this is flahkey hes really sick...and hes got it the worst.







I dunno what to do...I'm giving him the medication (he just got it yesterday) but hes so delicate.

his upper lip is really swollen and hes drooling

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

I'm not a vet, but I worked for several years as a tech.

Are their noses stuffy? If so, you can put them in the bathroom and run the shower super hot in there for a while. The steam will help.

Doing warm, wet washcloth compresses on gunky faces helps too.

And if the area under the nose is raw and the vet didn't give you anything, a dab of "neosporin plus pain" (triple antibiotic with lidocaine, or something much like lidocaine) will help keep the kitty comfy. It's ok if a litte of it gets licked off.

Make sure they keep eating at least a little, and they'll be ok.

SeattleInvasion said:

thank you sooo much!!! I'm going to go buy some of the neosporin for the little one...hes got it the worst. All the others are getting well and destroy my room....(as always) and are all bubbly but hes really bad his face is so dirty and actually ive been running after him to clean it but right now hes hiding under my bed and i cant reach the lil bugger. But thank you again all this info means a lot I thought I was going to lose my babies....Thank you!!

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

You're welcome. It sucks to watch them be uncomfortable. Post pics when they're healthy, happy kitties again.

Aww...poor kitties...but, this is great news! They're sure to get better soon

good to hear they are feeling better.