AnimalCare

Last night, Ginger seemed to have bounced right back and started eating his usual food and behaving in his normal “Gingerly” ways.

We felt sorry for him, so we let him stay inside the house (normally, his place is the patio at night – because he has a tendency to spray on all the cushions when no one is looking). But that did not work out because he came upstairs, jumped onto our bed, and started whining all night.

So, he went back out to the patio (I think he is more accustomed to this arrangement).

This morning, Ginger came in eagerly for breakfast and ate, perhaps, 1.5 times his “normal”.

So, that’s a good sign.

Everyone was given Vetri Lysine Plus this morning and everyone loved it (yes, even Cleo and Pole did not think it was poison!)….except Ginger!

Rhinitis (running nose, flu, etc. due to allergy or viral infection) might spread, so it’s best to fortify everyone with some immune booster.  The vet did ask if Ginger could be allergic to anything (any new aerosol sprays – no, did he dig soil to play with – no) – well, not that I can think of.  Perhaps it is an infection, but I’m glad he seems much better today.

Ginger had been having some sort of cough/sneeze which sounded like Heidi’s “reverse sneezing” for about 4-5 days now. I had been giving him Vetri DMG with the hope that it would resolve by itself, but it did not.

His appetite has been totally normal throughout and the cough/sneeze only happens at most about 3 times per day.

But this morning, he did not want to eat his Cubgrub anymore. Not even his favourite Duck.

Something was wrong.  He also did not look too well this morning.

I opened a cat of Recovery and he ate half a can of that (guess the smell is strong enough to entice him to eat).

For lunch, he had no appetite for his usual food. But luckily, he ate the Recovery. He normally does not sleep on the rocks at all, but he did today. Maybe for grounding with the earth? I remember Vincent and Zurik both slept on the rocks when they were sick.

So this afternoon, after work, I took Ginger to the vet’s.

It’s an upper respiratory infection (just the nose area). Ginger’s temperature is normal and his lungs are clear (what a relief!). There is also not much increase in the white blood cells (examined by an ear-prick blood test). But then again, Ginger is FIV+ so his immune response is compromised.

The vet prescribed an antibiotic (Doxycycline) for 10 days, a mycolytic (Bromhexine) and an anti-histamine (Cetirizine). I will continue with the Vetri DMG and the vet also added Vetri Lysine Plus (chewable). I can also give this Lysine to all the other cats to ward off colds. The vet did a nebulization on Ginger to help clear his nasal cavity.

We came home and all 7 of them love the Lysine chewables. Yes, all 7 except the one who needs it the most – Ginger!

Everyone loved the Lysine!

Ginger has gone to sleep on the rocks again now. I gave him AD for dinner, then his medicines (all after food).

Get well soon, Ginger!