otherwise known as Snotnose

[cimorene]

Lily's had some kind of allergies or nose mites or whatever - she's been sniffling and sneezing and oozing gobs of snot half as big as her head, all right? - for six months or more but just recently she's started acting completely pathetic and possibly like she has a fever, which makes it seem like she's not just sort of allergic to humans/dogs/cats/dust/books. She probably needs to see a vet. Too bad those bitches are so expensive. She's really pathetic.

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[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

It could be some kind of weird autoimmune disease? We could ask my friend ladywaterlily who's a vet-in-training and usually pretty knowledgeable about this stuff. She could at least make a recommendation on whether the poor kitty needs a vet.

[ladywaterlily.livejournal.com]

O hai. Erm, it's a bit hard to say anything special from this far but I try my best. I also think it's highly unlikely that it's infectous because it has been going on so long, especially if the other cat has no symptoms. How old is she? (I suspect it's a she since the name is Lily :)

The first thing that comes to my mind is asthma. It's quite common in cats, especially in Siamese and other that sort of cats. How's she breathing? Is she coughing? Is there any nasal discharge or something like that? And if there is, is it coming from both nostrils or only from one? Oh, and how about the mucous membranes (in mouth for example), are they pinkish or some other color (like blue)?