URI has hit this home with a vengeance and I have been busy pushing pills down reluctant kitties throats. It hit about four days ago, right after Frasier was finally cleared health-wise. Muddy came down first with the multiple sneezing fits, watery discharge from the nose. I seriously need a gallon of clavamox right now to treat them all. Even though I isolated immediately, it didn’t matter- the airborne particles were in the air.
Currently under seige; Rocky, Taylor, Phoebe, Cyrus, Cole, Slim, Sharky, Sierra, Barnum, Chappy and Merlin.

I have discovered a sneaky way to pill cats that don’t want to be pilled. I spray or spread the tablets with either spray cheese or cream cheese. I oil my hands with PAM cooking spray and make small balls around each tablet. Then I stick one on my finger, open the mouth of the kitty and stick it to the top of their mouth. I follow it with a quick drizzle of water which loosens the pill and it goes down the throat quite easily.

I have never had so many cats sneezing all at once. I am adding GSE into the waterbowls, cleaning a scrubbing the food dishes four times a day and just praying that this burns out soon. The worse infected are Slim, Barnum, Phoebe and Cyrus. I am hoping the other cats don’t get it, but who knows at this point.

It is supposed to snow later tonight and yes, it is supposed to be Spingtime. I have been busy writing and working and tending to the sick kitties. Mike is getting ready for surgery next Tuesday. The diabetes has invaded his eyes. he has bleeders that are putting pressure on the back of his retinas and so they are going in to cut and cauterize the bleeders. He also has other issues with his eyes, but they want this taken care of first. I have asked for two days off from work so I can take care of him during his 48 hour recovery time.