A couple of weeks ago I bought this gorgeous kitten from a shelter. I had picked him out and went back for him a few days later, and the girl told me that he had started sneezing the night before but the vet checked him out and said it was just a cold. They gave me some antibiotics to give him twice a day, so I did. One week later he wasn't any better and the shelter called me to check on him and when I said that the antibiotics weren't helping, they said to bring him back for a shot and stronger antibiotics. They gave him Doxycycline and said for me to give it to him twice a day for 7 days. After a few days, he stopped sneezing and his runny nose cleared up. Tonight I came home from work and he was dead. I have no clue why, unless maybe the antibiotics were too strong for him or he had something a lot worse than a cold that they said it was. I'm heartbroken because he was the most sweetest kitten I've ever had. I can't stop crying.
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OMG Thats horrible. I'm so sorry. It could have been Cat leukemia or feline immunodeficiency virus or maybe even pavo. Whatever the case' throw out everything like blankets and bedding and clean EVERYTHING with bleach. Please do not get another kitty for couple of weeks
@TrashCat thank you- I have been googling, trying to figure out what he could have had. When I went to the shelter the second time to get Darts antibiotics, there was a grown cat who was sneezing. The girl running the place tried to blame it on me first, saying he was allergic to his food or me even. Then she changed story and started saying that the vet they use never cleans in the office. She told me he had a mild cold that started the day before I picked him up. But I bet it was something much worse. I'm in the process of washing my bedding where he slept with me every night. Is there anything I can catch from him? He sneezed directly on my face at least 2 times.
@Mardrae I'm pretty sure you'll be ok, but that place you got that kitty from sucks. Just clean your place well and wash your clothes, too. Don't go back there.
