Hi we have a kitten who is seven or eight months old. She was feral when we were able to catch and adopt her. When we caught her in March, we thought she was a young kitten. She weighed one and a half pounds. We are fostering her currently and the foster vet said that she was five or six months old (in March). She is still very tiny. She has grown to be a very sweet natured, affectionate, and playful kitten. She has a chronic breathing condition which seems to be contained in her sinuses. It is worse after she eats, drinks, or plays hard. The vet put her on an Amoxicillin mix which did little to help. Now they are trying Azithromycin. It has done nothing. She is still on it. Because of this problem we have not been able to get her vaccinations or get her spayed. We will probably adopt her, but for the time being we are under the direction of the animal rescue through whom we are fostering her. Their vet seems to be at a loss as to what to do, although my impression from dealing with the vet is that because she's a rescue, they aren't very interested in getting to the root of the problem. Other than the breathing issue, she shows no signs of illness, she is very active and happy. It makes me wonder about allergies, but the vet hasn't addressed this possibility. I just wondered if anyone else has dealt with this, and if you have any insight as to an appropriate solution? Thanks.
OH, also..our neighbor has adopted several feral cats from the same colony. There are two or three of those, who are still partly wild, who have a breathing issue also that doesn't seem to respond well to antibiotics, but their breathing issues are less than our kitten's. I know respiratory issues are very common in feral cats, but I don't understand why this one is such a problem.
OH, also..our neighbor has adopted several feral cats from the same colony. There are two or three of those, who are still partly wild, who have a breathing issue also that doesn't seem to respond well to antibiotics, but their breathing issues are less than our kitten's. I know respiratory issues are very common in feral cats, but I don't understand why this one is such a problem.