Lime Sulfur Dip

That was tougher than I thought it was gonna be. It’s the drying part that’s the worst. But it’s over! Poor kid.

Another issue. Barnaby was really stressed after the bath (like everyone would probably be) and this morning I noticed that he was breathing fast. I took him to the vet who said his heart and lungs sound ok, but when she took his temp, he got stressed and started to breathe like he was earlier – a little fast. She said I should check with the shelter to see if they’ll do an x-ray/blood work so that I won’t have to pay for it. She said he seems fine, so I should just keep my eye on him. The shelter won’t do the work and the vet tech told me that if I bring him in like this, they might euthanize him. Sooo…I’m not bringing him there. SO. My question is – has anyone ever stressed their animal out really bad with a lime sulfur bath? Maybe his skin is really sore from it?

I took him to the vet first, knowing that the shelter probably wouldn’t be able to help at all. It was the vet that said the stuff I wrote earlier. I was just wondering if maybe he’s breathing fast because his lungs are bothering him from the fumes or his skin just hurts (I got some on my skin and it burned a little) generally. Plus I cleaned his room with Lysol and sprayed his bed with Tinactin spray. I let everything air out, but maybe not quite enough? Although, the cleaning was 2 days ago. The bath was last night.

He’s sleeping now and seems fine (even though his breathing is still fast) and ate a little earlier. I’ll wait to see how he looks tomorrow. I feel so sorry for him. Of all the foster kittens I’ve had, he is the absolute sweetest. I’d hate to think I did something that hurt him. But I’m going to tap the brakes on my guilt until tomorrow. Maybe he’ll bounce right back.

It’s been a wild ride. I took him to the vet on Saturday because he was breathing so fast and after some song and dance we found out he has some issues. His x-ray showed a slightly enlarged heart with one side slightly larger than the other AND something in his lungs. They said it was strange. It didn’t look like pneumonia exactly, but thought it might be something else that antibiotics could clear up. OR it could be the dry form of FIP.

Since then, Barnaby’s been pretty lethargic (his breathing was like 80+ breaths a minute) but his appetite has been good. His appetite has gotten better and better every day. This morning, after days of laying on a blanket on the couch, I put him on the ground after he ate and he walked over to the couch and in true a-hole cat behavior, he started to scratch on the couch and hopped up next to me. LOL. Little stinker! So, the antibiotics seem to be kicking in. His breath has slowed down a bit, but is still fast. The vet said she didn’t think he’d make any great strides for 4-5 days, so I’m thinking we’re on our way up! It looks like it was “just” some sort of infection.