Bunny is still sneezing.
And this bug seems to be quite virulent. On Saturday, Cleo started sneezing as well, and on Sunday, Indy, Cow and Tiger joined the bandwagon. It was almost like a nightmare for me as I woke up on Sunday, and found myself having to deal with five sneezing cats.
I consulted the vet, and he says there isn’t anything much we can do with cat flu because it is a viral infection. The only thing I can do is to give them Vetri DMG, the immune booster.
My friend, Mary, came over to give me some liquid spirulina on Saturday and I have been feeding Bunny, Indy and Tiger with it. It is virtually impossible to give Cow and Cleo anything because these two are real fighters. They scratch, bite and spit. Indy and Tiger are easy to feed, and Bunny seems to be more relenting now (maybe he knows the medicine will help him).
So, as far as I can manage, the cats are on Vetri DMG and liquid spirulina. The vet says as long as they are still eating, he would not worry too much. They just have to ride through the infection, and it normally takes 2 weeks. However, the cat flu virus mutates very fast, and it can go in cycles. There could be another round with the mutated virus.
Oh dear….
The other fear is the onset of secondary infections. I pray this will not happen. My best bet is still to give them the immune booster, which I already am doing.
The cats have all been vaccinated, but it does not mean they won’t contract cat flu. Vaccination merely reduces the severity of the infection.
This cat flu outbreak in my house has really taken a toll on me. There is so much extra washing, cleaning and monitoring to do.
I hope all of them recover soon.