The good, the bad, and the fuzzy

[vettecat]

Good
sdavido surprised me tonight with something he sneakily ordered before I even knew it was out. The first season of MacGyver. Wheeee! I was a bit annoyed that they list his first name on the case, since that was always a Deep Dark Secret (I only remember it being mentioned in two episodes), but nevertheless I'm looking forward to watching it again. Hmmm, maybe if we can tame the Clutter Demon, I'll have a MacGyver party sometime...

Bad
sdavido's cold has gotten much worse. He's been running a fever since yesterday (102.7 as of a few hours ago), and has a really deep nasty cough which gets worse if he tries to talk. He didn't go to work today, and he's not going tomorrow. But I called our doctor tonight, and he prescribed some antibiotics over the phone, so hopefully we'll see some improvement soon. (His reaction to my asking if we should come to the office: "Don't take him out in this cold weather! He'll get worse!" I like having a practical doctor.) Both my parents have colds of varying severity, too. Thank G-d I have a good immune system, so as long as I don't let myself get depleted, I should be OK.

Fuzzy
So, can cats catch a human virus? I always thought those couldn't cross the species boundary, but sdavido has been trying not to breathe on her, just in case. Anyone know for sure?

Comments

[catalana.livejournal.com]

sdavido's cold has gotten much worse. He's been running a fever since yesterday (102.7 as of a few hours ago), and has a really deep nasty cough which gets worse if he tries to talk.

Eek! I really hope he gets well soon! (That cough sounds exactly like the one I had; I'll send some extra-special get well vibes for it...maybe they'll work! *grin*)

Good luck not getting sick yourself. *hug*

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much for the good wishes! I'll try not to catch it... speaking of which, I should get some sleep. :-)

[c1.livejournal.com]

In my (admittedly dated) experience, fevers of that severity are candidates for IV antibiotics. I'm keeping you both in my thoughts. Hope things turn out well, and soon!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm hoping it won't get to that point... our doctor tends to be a good diagnostician, so if something more were necessary, I think he would have said so. If it doesn't go away in a few days something more may be needed, but we'll hope that won't be the case.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Aw, man. Virtual hugs all around.

Seriously, you might want to try A Taste Of Thai Roasted Garlic Soup. That's become my default "chicken soup". And it's the only store-bought "roasted garlic" product I've had that doesn't have that slight metallic back taste. It's really good.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I doubt it's kosher, but thanks for the thought. My mom did send over some of her vegetable soup last night, though. (Well, what my family calls vegetable soup - it's very thick and has chunks of meat in it. We're not known for our herbivore tendencies.) And she made chicken soup for tonight. So we're keeping him "souped up." :-)

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

Good wishes to Solomon, that he get better soon, and to you, that you don't catch it.

Very few things are contagious from people to cats, and upper respiratory infections are not one of them as far as I've *ever* seen or heard - your kitty should be safe. :)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! I was hoping you'd answer, since you are the resident authority. :-) He'll be very relieved to hear that.

[sdavido.livejournal.com]

*tearing up a mite* Thank you. I've been really worried. I figure I must be improving to some degree, because she's now taking the occasional nibble of my hand or arm (she had just been coming over to lie on my arm and snooze with me, trying to keep me company). Then again, she just might be upset that the fever is going down, and I'm not as good of a heating pad anymore *evil grin*.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Hope he feels better...

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks, me too!

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

Whurf!

I hope he feels better shortly! Want me to bring by some hot and sour soup whilst I'm out shopping today?

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much for the offer! But my mother made chicken soup (which I'm going to go get soon), so I think we're set.

[sdavido.livejournal.com]

Thank you all for the positive comments. Really. I appreciate them incredibly.

[pressburger.livejournal.com]

I hope he feels better soon. That's quite a fever for an adult.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Fortunately it does seem to be going down.

[pressburger.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it. I always say, you're either getting better or worse and what's important is the direction.

[running-girl4.livejournal.com]

For the cold Try this, I think I have beaten mine.
I used 23mg Chelated Zinc Lozenges, Cal-Mag_zinc with Vitamin D and both liquid and powder suspension of Echinacea & Goldenseal (Grand ma's formula)with edible glycerin and brown sugar.

For the cat, I got this from a website: http://www.thepetprofessor.com/cat-info/cat-colds.html

They say...
"Cats can get upper respiratory infections or what we call the common cold or flu. However you can not pass a human cold on to your cat and vice versa."

My Vet agrees.

I hope this helps.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the research!