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Question: Kitten Help Please!!!!!?

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Answer #1:

I have had experience with adopting cats from a humane shelter and my experiences were bad, I brought home two cats. They were not kittens, but both were seriously ill, one had cancer and died a few weeks later, the other had a respiratory disease and we lost her as well.

There is so much over crowing in these facilities that disease runs very rampant. They try to save animals lives, but they aren't always successful. The animals have endured a lot of stress in the changes they have gone through, an unfamiliar surroundings, and people handling them, they don't know. They are sensitive creatures and not easily adapted to change. Most of these animals that come in have never had immunizations, they may have distemper, or internal parasites. The dogs parvo, heart worms, to many to mention. All these diseases spread quickly in a crowded environment.

Your kittens sound sick, and I would have applied the medication immediately. Good Luck however and hope you get these health problems resolved.

Answer #2:

I think that the eye discharge and sneezing is a clear sign that your kittens are sick.
Its best that you bring them to a vet as soon as possible.

Answer #3:

I would be a little concerned. I'm guessing they would have been looked over by a vet at the Humane Society, and maybe they simply have an eye infection and the ointment is all that is needed.

However, the symptoms you are describing could also be a sign of Cat Flu, which is a bit more serious, and not uncommon in cat shelters.

If they are otherwise healthy, it might be okay to wait until Monday, but if you can get them in earlier I'd suggest it. Especially if they aren't eating or drinking.

Is there any reason you can't apply the ointment immediately?

Good luck! Hope everything works out :)

Answer #4:

Your kitten might have URI as long as they are breathing evenly and are responsive you should be ok Keep up with the medicine that is the best thing you can do for them!
keep them in a room away from other cats you might have, and away from drafts of cold air.

Many shelter kittens have this problem!
Mine did about 2 weeks ago and they are perfectly fine now.

Good luck!
If there condition gets worse and not better take them in early.

Answer #5:

I am a URI cat specialist at the humane society. The eye ointment they gave you is for pink eye. The kittens sneezing is the sign URI is starting.But the eye drops alone will not cure the pink eye and the URI.I found that to properly cure pink eye they need a oral antibiotic as well it speeds recovery time. Are you fostering them until their spay/neuter appointments? If so call the shelter and request antibiotics and a pendex shot.If they are not fixed yet and a spay/neuter appointment has been made you need to call the shelter and cancel the appointment until the kittens recover. Personally though I would call your vet and schedule a appointment for the vet to give a quick once over and let him give you some antibiotics.The shelter should have known that they needed oral antibiotics as well. Take both kittens into the vets other wise the URI will bounce back and forth from one kitten to another. The above posters are right about kittens at a shelter the shelter is a horrible place for kittens their immunities are not strong enough to fight off illness.It is not the shelters fault it is the fact that the shelter has so many cats and kittens it is impossible to control URI.It is a never ending battle one I face everyday.Thank you for adopting the best thing you can do is not take the kittens back to the shelter and in no time after treatment you will have happy,healthy kittens. Just remember when they first show signs of illness get them to the vets asap the quicker you can catch it the quicker they heal. With kittens a few hours ca make a world of difference

Answer #6:

There are numerous viruses that can cause sneezing and eye discharge. If your cats have a virus, the Neo-Poly-Bac won't do anything, as it's an antibiotic cream. It's *possible* that your cats have chlamydia bacteria in their eyes, the ointment will clear that up
In the meantime, you can help fight a potential virus by giving the cats L-Lysine. Lysine is an amino acid, and you can buy it at any supplements store and most grocery stores that have a vitamin section. Lysine is totally natural and won't hurt the kittens. If the kittens have FHV (Feline Herpes Virus), the Lysine will help to control the virus. If they have an upper respiratory virus, the lysine can help with that, too. Upper respiratory viruses can damage your cat's health for the rest of its life, so keep a close watch on the kitties, give them Lysine and if you suspect they're in any semblance of pain or distress, get them to a vet.

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