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by: thegoodwife Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 12:36pm  
My little guy's nose & eyes are running alot... Is he sick, a cold?also I have two more, can they catch something from him? 4951
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Jpgurl Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 12:49pm  
Maybe allergies- my dogs are have funky eyes. Cedar pollen count is high!! 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 12:58pm  
Is the discharge clear? Is his nose cold & clammy or warm? How is his appetite? How long has this been going on? 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 1:08pm  
My little guy's nose & eyes are running alot... Is he sick, a cold?also I have two more, can they catch something from him?
 
@thegoodwife:
 
Upper respiratories can pass from cat to cat very quickly! I think they stopped carrying the orange box of "Little Noses", but if you can find it, you can place 1 drop in each nostril, two times a day, to see if that helps. If you can't find the orange box of little noses, I would go for a drug free, maybe nose drops with only purified saline, and use that. If you can pill a cat, you can find a generic drug, which I will post in subsequent photos, and try that. If you don't see any improvement within a couple of days, or your cat seems to go downhill too quickly, get them to a vet ASAP, because it can turn really bad, really quickly.
 
Until your cat is sniffle free, I would quarantine them from the other cats, in a spare bathroom or bedroom.
 
Here is the Little Noses you can use, but ONLY this one, and for no more than 3 or 4 days.
 
 
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 1:10pm  
Pill that you can give them. This is a generic, but make sure whatever you get only contains this drug.
 
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 1:12pm  
Dosage for your cat.
 
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thegoodwife Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 4:07pm  
Is the discharge clear? Is his nose cold & clammy or warm? How is his appetite? How long has this been going on?
 
@SmurfySuzi: His nose is cool. It is clear. He wants to eat about 8 x a day. He's not acting sick. His eyes do run on a normal basis, but the nose was running more than it ever had. He seems fine. I can't even imagine trying to give him meds, he's a biter and nasty. Thanks
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 8:18pm  
It's hard to say what it is. As long as his appetite isn't affected, the discharge is clear and he isn't lethargic... then I would think allergies over upper repository infection. Only sure way to find out is to take him to the vet. Short of that... isolate him for a few days and keep an eye on him.
You could try giving him childrens benedryl - dosage depends on his weight. If he's not used to receiving pills then go get a "pill shooter" they are life savers, but you might still need someone else to help hold him. The benedryl will make him drool and sleep a lot. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 8:37pm  
Okay, since we have cat experts on, can someone tell me how to stop my cat from pulling his hair out in clumps? Or why?   He will go on tangents of pulling hair out, then be fine for weeks. Nothing really changes (stress etc). I've looked up things but nothing seems to fit.  He doesn't seem ill.  Then he will stop for 3 or 4 months and start again. Thanks  4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 8:40pm  
Okay, since we have cat experts on, can someone tell me how to stop my cat from pulling his hair out in clumps? Or why?   He will go on tangents of pulling hair out, then be fine for weeks. Nothing really changes (stress etc). I've looked up things but nothing seems to fit.  He doesn't seem ill.  Then he will stop for 3 or 4 months and start again. Thanks 
 
@2inCollege:
Is he licking a spot bald?
He could just be a bit overzealous in his cleaning habits - try brushing him?
Do you change his food (brand or type) before he starts this behavior? 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 8:53pm  
I agree with @SmurfySuzi for the cat that is pulling out his hair. Is he an indoor only cat? If he is indoor/outdoor, it can be anything from allergies to fertilizers and weed killers that people have put down in their yards. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 8:54pm  
No, he doesn't lick, he literally tugs his hair out. Changed food still does it. Most of what I read was about nervous habit. Things haven't changed here in the house. Doesn't seem to bother him, maybe I just have to learn to love the partially naked cat. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 9:01pm  
You might need to do distraction therapy whenever you see him start to do that. Maybe play with a feather teaser or something, just to get his mind off of it, and wear him out a bit.
 
You can also try a raw diet. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 9:10pm  
Redirecting his nervous energy to change his habits would help him. When you see him starting to pull his hair out, distract him with something he enjoys.
If he is eating the hair then make sure he gets hairball medicine to prevent hairballs from clogging up his stomach and intestines. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 9:19pm  
Redirecting his nervous energy to change his habits would help him. When you see him starting to pull his hair out, distract him with something he enjoys.
If he is eating the hair then make sure he gets hairball medicine to prevent hairballs from clogging up his stomach and intestines.
 
@SmurfySuzi:
 
That could be directed at a DH. LOL LOL LOL 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jan 15, '17 9:22pm  
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@SmurfySuzi:
That could be directed at a DH. LOL LOL LOL[quote-end-tag-mismatch]
 
@TheTruthHurts:
LOL!! I do tend to redirect my DH to less annoying habits when he starts yelling at the TV. 4951
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