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   HoolaHoolaNope (hoolahoolanope@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:33 JST HoolaHoolaNope

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   @Sui @Flick @D00B Oh, cats can take goldenseal/echinacea (tincture) with food, to shorten the duration of a cold, and as general immune support. Probably better earlier than later though.
   
   (1/4 of the human dose. Good to keep around for you humans, as well)
   
   https://pets.thenest.com/can-cat-echinacea-10347.html
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     :suihead: (sui@decayable.ink)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:34 JST :suihead:

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     Appreciate it, I will be trying everything I can to get this little bugger through his man flu.
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     :suihead: (sui@decayable.ink)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:35 JST :suihead:

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     Sneezing for nearly a week, it was clear/white until a day or two ago. Appetite is this meal, he's very food focused so it's a big tell. Even when he's just taken down a rabbit he'll still make sure we'll feed him his next meal.
     
     Hard to tell if he's drinking, he only drinks from our bird baths and puddles because he won't drink out of dishes. He's licking his nose excessively trying to clean it, not sure if he's adding moisture or taking it away. He's been loving these dog/cat liver treats, but I think he can't smell them so he isn't eating them. One more missed meal and he's coming inside for a steam clean of his nasal passages, hopefully that'll make him want to eat again when he's calmed down.
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     Flick ?? (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:35 JST Flick ??

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     @Sui @D00B Good luck, hope you get the poor little guy sorted out soon.

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     :suihead: (sui@decayable.ink)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:36 JST :suihead:

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     > not a cat person
     >@spinster
     Wtf's going on over there?
     
     We're really trying to avoid the vet, but it might be a job for antibiotics.. I've made him a little nest outside, pillows/blankets etc. His breathing's a bit strained, he's mouth breathing but without wheezing, but it's mostly his loss of appetite that's worrying me atm.
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     Flick ?? (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:36 JST Flick ??

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     @Sui @mushroom_soup @PeachySummer @D00B I’m a rarity ;)

     How long’s it been going on? VetMD reckons anything over ten days is time for intervention.

     Is he drinking? I’d be more worried by that than loss of appetite (and would be trying things like dilute chicken stock, tuna water, lactose-free milk). If there’s anything he particularly likes to eat, just give it him. Fish, chicken, meat, whatever.

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     PeachySummer (peachysummer@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:37 JST PeachySummer

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     cc @mushroom_soup @Flick @D00B
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     Flick ?? (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:37 JST Flick ??

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     @PeachySummer @Sui @mushroom_soup @D00B Sorry, not a cat person!

     I would guess there’s not much you can do without a vet other than keep him warm and well fed. Make sure the air’s not to dry, if you have the heating on. Keep an ear on his breathing.

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     :suihead: (sui@decayable.ink)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 00:15:38 JST :suihead:
     Anyone got any home remedies for a sniffly cat? He really fucking hates being indoors/going to the vet, but his boogers are green and he's just stopped eating. Ears are still cold tho.