Siamese Sniffles
This past Sunday, one of my siamese cats developed some minor sniffles. By monday, he was NOT himself, just laying around the house. He is a typical siamese, who is always vocalizing, mimicking, and planning his next plunder. So, when he was feeling under the weather, I noticed immediately! Instead of his usual morning wake up call (no need for an alarm, when you have a hungry siamese), he remained in bed and took his time making his way to the food bowl. By the afternoon he was sneezing. With each sneeze, he looked insulted and embarrassed that such a thing could happen to him.
This is NOT a cat who thinks highly of medication, takes every gesture personally, and certainly can hold a grudge.
So, with his symptoms not worsening just lingering, I decided to use a homotoxicology remedy that I had on hand for my children. It was formulated for infants, so it was in a squeeze tube, and very easy to administer-only a few drops.
By day 2 he was still sneezing, but no nasal discharge had developed, and he was still eating. Though not entirely himself, he was much happier than he would have been with me shoving antibiotics down his throat twice a day.
Day 3 he was a little perkier and actually walked down stairs with me in the morning while I was eating breakfast. Still a few sniffles on and off, but not increasingly ill.
Day 4 was this morning, which I awoke to at 5 am to the VERY LOUD meowing of my siamese. He is back to himself, thwapping his tail at me while I get ready for the day, racing me down the stairs, and yelling at his empty food bowl. I can tell he felt the need to make up for the lost time, jumping on the couch, playing with his tail after breakfast.
Thanks to homotoxicology, I will continue to have my alarm cat up and running.
