Last night I was bit panicked about Pebbles. She was whistling as she was breathing. I put my post about her out this morning. You can see it here.
This morning when I checked on her she was no longer whistling as she was breathing. I put some food and water in the cat box and she tucked in. She was alert, had pooped and had some food and water. She seemed back to normal. If she hadn’t been wheezing yesterday I wouldn’t think there was anything wrong with her. Her face is a good red colour, not pale, which can be a sign of something wrong.
It would seem cruel to keep her in the cat box. I felt that I should follow my instincts and return her to the chicken run.
Pebbles back in the run this morning
I gave Pebbles the antibiotic at lunch time today. I intend to do this every lunchtime for a week. I will ring the vet tomorrow and ask their advice. I will also ask if I can buy some more baytril as I don’t think there is enough to last the week.
I wonder if her improvement is due to me giving her some antibiotic straight away, although the improvement seems very quick. It is weird because the wheezing while she was breathing yesterday, and even more so last night, was very loud and noticeable. She was also bobbing her head while dozing which indicated a problem with breathing.
Yet today she seems back to normal. I hope that catching it early has nipped it in the bud. I will be keeping a very close eye on her.
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I hope so much that she is going to be ok,I think you have had your share of problems.
It does seem to be one thing after another but hopefully this time I have caught this in time.
Fingers crossed. I would definitely give her a full course of the antibiotics though even if she seems fine.
I will give her the full course as I know that if you stop when things seem fine it can return and it needs a full course to be on the safe side. I will also call the vet tomorrow to see what she thinks it could be and to get some more baytril to see us through the week. As you say fingers crossed.
I can’t believe she sounded so bad last night and then was fine this morning. My husband wondered if she had swallowed some water and got some in her lungs. We are making guesses but she was whistling so loud that from the kitchen I could hear her in the bathroom (open door connecting the two rooms) and yet this morning she seemed back to normal.
So pleased to hear Pebbles is getting better x
It is a relief, although I can hardly dare to believe that it can be that quick. I hope your girls are getting better too. xx
Two of my girls began coughing and wheezing not long ago. I used a Q-Tip and gave them a bit of VetRX at the top of their mouth and under each nostril. I haven’t had a problem since. It was a horrible, scary sound!
I haven’t heard of VetRX before. I will ask my vet about it today. I am glad that your girls are better.
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So sorry that Pebbles has been unwell, and delighted that you seem to have taken such prompt action that she is on the mend – it’s the last thing you ever want, to have any problems at all, but not so quickly after the loss of Caramel. Sorry not to have responded earlier – yet another short trip away!
You are right that it was a shock so soon after Caramel and I couldn’t bare the thought of going through something similar again. It seems that it was probably not connected though and she seems fine now, thank goodness. Good to have you back.