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Hi Mary,

Has the vet tested him for Cat Flu? I would have him run the test, just to be safe. It is possible that your cat has allergies, if that test comes back negative. The vet can do a skin test to find out what he might be allergic to. Hope he feels better soon. Poor little thing.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

hello,

My small kitten, Sebastian, was about 4 weeks old when he developed rattling in his chest and was diagnosed with pneumonia. Some of my older cats had just gotten over a very severe uri. Their vet said it was a viral infection. Sebastian spent 17 days at the vets and was eventually put on baytril and doxycycline. He is now approximately 3 months old and still has the rattling in his chest. The vet just took him off of baytril due to the possibility of side effects. He is still on the doxycycline, however his condition seems to be getting worse. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

-- Contributed by: Mary

Hi Theresa,

I'm so sorry to hear that you can't catch up with Bandit. While I don't think has gone completely wild, he sounds like he has managed to succeed in living outdoors where other cats ahve failed.

You are doing a tremendous job of trying to find him, and I can't think of anything else you could do, except keep on trying. The next time you get a tip on where he is, try parking down the street and walking up to the property. Make sure you have some meat with you to tempt him with.

As long as there are still sightings of him, you stand a chance of bringing him home once again. However, now that he's had a taste of the wild life you'll have to keep him inside or he'll likely take off again.

I truly wish you the best of luck in your search. Let us know if you are successful.

-- Contributed by: Kelly

Hi Kelly,

I have a 2 year old neutered male black & white dsh who has been missing for 5 months. Bandit is fairly comfortable with our family when he is indoors. He won't let strangers approach him indoors or outdoors. Most of the time he won't let my husband approach him even indoors. He is afraid of loud noises such as lawnmowers, 4-wheelers, airplanes, leafblowers, et.

There have been definate sightings of him (all within a half mile of home) but, he doesn't seem to be staying anywhere for very long. I was able to reach the home of one of the sightings while Bandit was still on the property but, when he heard my car pull up he took off. I called and called for him but, had no luck getting him to come to me.

Do you think that he has gone wild or feral? Is it still possible for him to find his way home? How likely is that after 5 months? Does he still know his name & would it do any good to call for him? I have flyered, kept posters up, check the shelter and vets constantly, have hired search dogs, trapped, and have kept up feeding stations with game cameras on them. I don't know what else I can do but, I want him back home desperatly. I'm not ready to give up but, I don't know where to go from here.

Any advice or information that you can provide that will help me in my quest to bring Bandit home will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Theresa

-- Contributed by: Theresa Johnson
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