My beloved 14 year old cat Simon has been treated for URI for several months, but is not getting better. His right nostril is constantly discharging pink tinged mucus, and the left is usually dried blood. Often when he is laying down, he hangs his head below the level of his body. He is listless, eats very little except when he gets a mirtazopine, no longer sits on my lap. He is hyperthyroid that is in control now. His fur is so matted that he looks like a rag doll and seems very fragile. My vet says that a URI is very hard to eliminate and has suggested that he may get some relief by having a specialist clean out his turbinoles. It is killing me to see him this way, as he has always been very loving, and energetic. Every day that I get up, I expect to find him dead.
Since everything tjat I have read on the internet pretty much agrees with my vet's diagnosis, I just don't what to do.
I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions.
Maryann Kudrick
