Sleep? What's that? (Or Poor Nicki!)
I’m definitely running on sugar today!
Around 11PM last night Nicki, who was sleeping on my bed, had another sneezing fit, the first since the latter part of June. (He’s sneezed a lot in the past few months, but not like this, upwards of a dozen times in one go.) This is how his severe URI started last February. So the poor boy spent the rest of the night sneezing off and on, though his subsequent fits weren’t quite as bad as the first. Is it allergies? I have no idea to what, as nothing in the house has changed and I’d have thought that outdoor allergies would be done with. Is it the virus he had last winter, cycling around again? (It’s not the Herpes virus, that’s about all I can say.)
Derry, meanwhile, felt the need to be glued to my side all night, so every time I shifted position, which was frequently because of hip pain, he followed me and tucked himself in tight, often lying on my hand or outstretched arm.
Plus I was up three times for myself, whereas once is the norm.
Oh, man, I’m tired today.
Fortunately, Nicki doesn’t appear to be sick, knock on wood, or wasn’t when I left the house at 6:40AM. He played like the wild cat he is, ate, did his business, was normal in every other way. But something certainly set him off again. Maybe it really is allergies? I know mine are really bad now, and while most of the time I can deal with my allergy to cats, right now it’s pretty bad. I’m popping allergy pills like crazy these days. So maybe Nicki has his own seasonal allergies on top of his asthma/bronchial issues.
Everything is so tangled together it seems impossible to sort out the cause(s) of his health problems.
Around 11PM last night Nicki, who was sleeping on my bed, had another sneezing fit, the first since the latter part of June. (He’s sneezed a lot in the past few months, but not like this, upwards of a dozen times in one go.) This is how his severe URI started last February. So the poor boy spent the rest of the night sneezing off and on, though his subsequent fits weren’t quite as bad as the first. Is it allergies? I have no idea to what, as nothing in the house has changed and I’d have thought that outdoor allergies would be done with. Is it the virus he had last winter, cycling around again? (It’s not the Herpes virus, that’s about all I can say.)
Derry, meanwhile, felt the need to be glued to my side all night, so every time I shifted position, which was frequently because of hip pain, he followed me and tucked himself in tight, often lying on my hand or outstretched arm.
Plus I was up three times for myself, whereas once is the norm.
Oh, man, I’m tired today.
Fortunately, Nicki doesn’t appear to be sick, knock on wood, or wasn’t when I left the house at 6:40AM. He played like the wild cat he is, ate, did his business, was normal in every other way. But something certainly set him off again. Maybe it really is allergies? I know mine are really bad now, and while most of the time I can deal with my allergy to cats, right now it’s pretty bad. I’m popping allergy pills like crazy these days. So maybe Nicki has his own seasonal allergies on top of his asthma/bronchial issues.
Everything is so tangled together it seems impossible to sort out the cause(s) of his health problems.
I’m currently trying PetAlive.com's FCV Protect
(granules) with the hope that it lessens the effects and severity this flare-up. (Since neither their Respo-K nor AmazaPet was any help at all.) I gave him two doses this morning, in his first
and then second breakfast, and will give him two more doses this
afternoon and evening. He’ll get it twice a day for the rest of the week
and I’ll see how he is. I've actually used it before, and will cautiously state that it does seem to help. (I hope I haven't jinxed it now!)
Anyway, I’m hoping for a more peaceful night for us all, with no sneezing or worse, and significantly more sleep!
Anyway, I’m hoping for a more peaceful night for us all, with no sneezing or worse, and significantly more sleep!
Peace.
Comments
I hope it turns out to be nothing for Nicki and all is well.
I hope you guys all sleep well tonight and he doesn't have any trouble!
Hopefully Nicki's sneezing is nothing more than allergies. My Sami sneezes every once in a while, three or four at a time but she's shown any lethargy or other symptoms of illness.
Hope you all have a better night tonight!
Marty and Mom
For Derry , he probably easily to get cold when he reachs senior year... Probably... Like this year I'm 6 not yet senior but mom notice, in winter my body need to be warmer than usual even I'm semi- long fur ! She notice in winter, I love to go to spot like cave, I prefer the bed that have high side not flat.
But I send purrs for them just in case :) take care
xox