Are nose drops safe for kitties?

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Registered: 01-23-2002
Are nose drops safe for kitties?
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Tue, 06-15-2004 - 11:39am
Hello again! I took this morning off from work to take dh in to get a cortisone injection for his herniated disc. I also called the vet to ask about poor Salty who is still not eating/drinking, and when I was up with her during the night she kept sneezing, shaking her head, and rubbing her nose. Poor thing couldn't eat or sleep from all the sneezing. The vet suggested I give her one drop of Afrin (neosenephrin) nose drops per day to ease her congestion. Does this help stop the sneezing? Has anyone tried this before?

I am going to buy some more canned food, since she can't seem to smell her regular dry food. I want to get some food into her today if possible. I may try to give her water with a syringe (no needle of course). I am not sure if she'll let me but it's worth a try. Otherwise I can try some tuna water to see if she'll drink that.

We are watching our other cats, too. Thomie & Boots haven't been eating their regular dry food the past couple days. I am giving them canned just to get them to eat. I sure hope they didn't catch this virus.

I hope you all have a good day. I will probably go to work from noon-4pm. We are supposed to maybe get severe thunderstorms. I hate leaving poor Salty alone. She hid behind the filing cabinet last night when there was thunder. I will rush home to check on her and then get dh's help in giving her the two antibiotic pills. (I asked the vet if she needed the second antibiotic if it's a viral infection, and she said that her case is bad enough that in 80% of the cases it would develop into a bacterial infection....she want's to make sure she doesn't get worse).

Give all your furbabies a hug for me!

Suzy


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Registered: 04-07-2003
Tue, 06-15-2004 - 11:55am
Poor Salty! I feel so bad for her. I've never heard of using nose drops on a cat, but if the vet says it's okay, then I guess it's okay! I sure hope she gets better soon.

I'll be giving Tasha an extra hug when I get home tonight. Give Salty a hug for me!



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Registered: 06-10-2003
Tue, 06-15-2004 - 12:46pm
The question is...Is it safe for you?