the good and the bad sideof cat shows

**Tivicoons** · 12th October 2011, 07:08 PM

Good bit first, our lovely Roco is now a GCCF Champion after her trip to the Cambria show BUT my little cream boy now has a cold and since we have three very young kitties inc. one I'm hand rearing I really wish I hadn't gone, cos if little one gets a virus... he has very, very little natural imunity, he does very occasionally drink from mum so maybe there are some anti bodies in him.

They are not kept near each other and I splurge Cuticura on my hands before I go in to see the kittens, but I'm really cross with myself for going (he was feeding more from Mum then, but has decided that it is easier to have a bottle.) Keep your fingers crossed for him!

**jckkerrison** · 12th October 2011, 08:48 PM

Congratulations Roco & fingers crossed for babes,thats when I am pleased I don't breed because I know that my friend who does always says after she has been to a show that she has to change completely before going in with the babes just in case & double wash her hands in antibacteria,oh joys,keep us updated with pictures too please...x

**H&SWells** · 19th October 2011, 09:12 PM

was at the same show and my poor boy became ill on thursday last week - can only assume caught at the show too or at least that is what my vet has said- luckily all well now and only him that got it

**H&SWells** · 19th October 2011, 09:15 PM

- i hope that your babes are all well now

**Tivicoons** · 19th October 2011, 11:43 PM

Thank you for asking but not really... Beau is staring to eat again and doesn't feel so wreched but poor Roco is now feeling awful, she can't breath thru her nose and hasn't eaten or drunk anything, so I have been syringing a mixure of Vyio and water into her mouth! They are shut in the living room so there is a gap between them and the tinies up in their bedroom. so far all three seem fine and are getting into the really cute stage the smallest one is still being bottle fed but is defo feeding from mum too, so fingers (and everything else) crossed that they will not get it!

Does make you wonder what a horrible,strong virus this is, as the young cats are both fully inocculated and still they are suffering.

**H&SWells** · 20th October 2011, 08:51 AM

indeed , i know that i have been lucky as eric seems to have got over this so quickly ..only the odd sneeze ...but he was so depressed the first couple of days and i know the vet hated me going in and saying ...'hes just not eric' ...not very helpful to him. i am glad you tinies are ok and hope that roco and beau get better soon ...not nice when your babes are ill ... we worry so very much over them

**carole** · 20th October 2011, 10:42 PM

Hope all goes well with the babies. Yes its wonderfull to do well at the shows , but its very scary bringing something back when you have very vunreble babies at home.

**pralinehalo** · 22nd October 2011, 01:27 PM

Hope Beau and Roco get better soon, thinking of you! XxX

**Tivicoons** · 22nd October 2011, 06:56 PM

Beau is much better and is fast returning to his friendly, purring, nosy self but Roco is still ill, if it wasn't for Viyo she wouldn't have eaten for three days now! We've never brought a virus back from a show before, I guess we were just unlucky this time, but it has scratched our Supreme trip there is no way they will be well enough for that.

I've just had two older girls neutered too so they need a bit of TLC. and so far the tinies are fine, I now completely change my clothes before I go into their bedroom I will only relax once they're inocculated, so only another six weeks to go!