Maddie Talk: Treating URI in Cats with Dr. Mary Marcotte 

I have treated all my cats that have had URI and even UTIs with diluted Organic Apple Cider Vinegar mixed in wet food, tuna juice or if they weren't eating, I dip their paws in 50/50 water and Apple Cider Vinegar. EVERY single time within 3 days their symptoms either were almost gone or completely gone! I continue to give it 4 more days to be sure the infection is gone. No expensive vet visits and no harmful antibiotics!

She deserves more likes! Her voice is calming and soft. Some RU-vidrs give good info too but they talk too fast to listen! Logical explanation as well!

Thank you for this educational opportunity and for your work! This was so helpful.

Thank you.

Thank you for the info 🌱💙

Thank you! That was very helpful :)

Thank you for this video! It was very well done and informative and I really appreciate it! Hope all is well!

thankyou for this

this video was very relaxing to watch and listen to

My kitty was healthy before 3 nights of boarding, then came home sneezing. He seems fine, except for the sneezing. So, now knowing it's likely from stress, I hope he'll get better on his own now that he's home. Thanks for this vid!!

Ty I was really upset and scared for my new kitten your video helped me calm down and try what you offered ty again 😊

Very good, helpful and informative video.

Finally a vet who makes sense.....I subscribed immediately...

I would go and consult this veterinarian, if I lived in her area !😊

I just adopted a kitten from a shelter and she developed an upper respiratory infection. We can't get into the vet for a few days due to the corona outbreak so this video was very very helpful. Luckily she's in a quiet home with me that she immediately was walking around like she owns the place so I feel her stress level is pretty low. I will monitor her closely and follow the great guidelines you outlined here. Thanks so much for making this video!

I’ve began to hear some rasp to one of my kittens breathing. I’m starting to think it is the early signs of what could become aspiration pneumonia. I’ve done quite a bit of research and I also know at this age they cannot be given antibiotics as they are too young. They are 8 days old. I believe she aspirated a little and is having trouble getting it out. I’ve heard to use a nebulizer with saline solution and to try coupage afterwards. I’m just not sure of what saline solution products are safe for them. I have tried researching as best as I can although haven’t had any luck. Was wondering if you could share some kitten friendly saline products to help.

Most informative video I have seen yet! What is your opinion on probiotics? I have also seen mixed reviews on lysine. Any thoughts on either of them? Thanks Doctor!

I got my kitten from a house that had a lot of cats running all over the place. He has watery eyes, sneezes and congested

How much antibiotics should i give to my 4 month old kitten?

So we have 4 cats and the oldest cat which is 13 started sneezing and you could hear congestion and he had clear discharge from his nose. We found a natural remedy online called homeopet that we gave the older one and he got better within 4 days and now the 3 year old has the same symptoms so it seems to be spreading. The 3 year old I think is in the toughest time of it now I believe but we are giving him the same medicine as the old cat. My issue is when to take him to the vet, like what is the time where you need to take him in? He does not have colored discharge right now it is just clear discharge.

Is it safe to drink mineral water for cats?

My cat was dead because of URI. He was only 1.5 yrs old. I had done everything to save him including both medication & force-feeding. It was very difficult to forced feed him due to his mouth ulcers. He suffered a lot in the last two weeks, finally died on my hand. I couldn't believe this, it was like a nightmare to me. He was a very playful cat & rat killing machine. Man, this disease needs a serious vaccine.

My kitten has all of the things you suggested. I noticed green discharge and vet put him on antibiotics. They did not work. What do I do?

My cat doesn't mew at all unless she is in pain

Hi my 13 yr old has one weepy eye due to feline herpes virus it started after we had painters doing outside our house, the vet said 6 weeks of eye cream but he's extremely stressed any time we try and runs away, is not trusting us, do you think we should just not try? Its stressed for us also and you dont mention it, he had like a ulcer but blood supply is visible which vet said is a good sign that his body is trying to heal the ulcer, any help would be amazing thanks

Thank you for this video! I have a few questions. What happens if a course of doxycycline doesn't help? I just adopted two ex-street cats who are sneezing and coughing up thick mucus. They are perky, just very leaky! According to their vet records, they were given a 7day course of 100mg of doxycycline about a month ago. Yet they are with us and still sick! The foster was giving them lysine powder but I'm finding myself quite nervous for our new cats' health! Booking into a vet asap, but wondering if you having any ideas?

My cat is 2 months I adopted him and has URI he has 3 days without eating I already try different ways and he don’t eat How can make him eat??

What do I do if my kitten doesn’t want to drink water?

i believe my new kitten pie has a uri, he got it from his sister I think. They were both outside cats but I decided to let him inside. I don’t know if I can get him to the vet anytime soon :( he’s acting totally normal accept being a little bit squinty and sneezing. I hope it’ll just go away soon, if it doesn’t I’ll get to the vet though.

Some videos say that antibiotics Do help with URIs .... my vet gave me clavamox and told me it will help .... so I have given it to all my cats ....

My 4 month old loves hamburger. Cooked then cooled. Little bite sizes. He has URI

Is this contagious to dogs as well? How long should I keep my kitty isolated from my dogs.

is lysine can help the cat recover?

Can I deworm my kitten during this? He’s been sneezing all the time and has a discharge on nose and eyes.

What would you recommend on medicines in this situation. I work in a shelter that has a cat overpopulation. And how would you make it.

Can a cat live a long and healthy life with this?

hello! my 5 months kitten is now having a URI, its been 4 days of sneezing and since yesterday he stopped eating by himself. i tried force feeding him wet food with a syringe then it got too difficult i stick to give him cat milk only. his discharges had just started to have color yesterday. how much doxycycline should i give him? please reply 😭😭

Doxycycline 100mg? Please reply

I've been feeding feral cats in my neighborhood for a few months and one of them died last month with possible URI. I still feel very guilty because I couldn't afford to take her to the vet. Local humane society didn't take her neither because it's not seriously injured or sick. It's just so sad,,,,,,

I asked a RU-vid vet about using (for humans at health food store n online) Quantum Health brand of Super Lysine+ liquid extract. He didn't respond like he did the other ppl on RU-vid. (So I hope u may read this n clarify some pickle of issues). Years back I used the above Lysine on my cat prior for herpes for 3 wks and he came out it. Local vet at the time said 1 dropper full once a day into wet food was fine. He had no relapse for years still to this day, thankfully. Recently my 2 geriatric cats got URI (sneezing n slurpy snotty sounds while eatting). After ordering the Lysine above mentioned, I went ahead to the vet cause one had a fever. They gave her a antibiotic shot n prescribed the other to take home n give oral antibiotics of Clavamox since he wasn't seen. One day after vet, my 3rd cat (out of 4) started sneezing too. Now, I heard from 2 different vets that my lysine was not ok, while the other said it was safe. Is it safe, productive n ok to use....if so, a dropper full ok or should I use less or none at all for URI? Since they been lil sick, I been putting some honey into their wet food for natural antibiotics to help as well. (Heard this was good). See, my son has inoperable cancer and going to the vet took more than everything n cannot afford going back for the new sick cat. So if u give me some solid good advice, I surely would appreciate the blessing about what or what not to do. Thank you so much in advance if you read this! May abundance of infinite blessings be yours, and more so, to all! God bless!

I have a stray kitten

my vet prescribed l-lysine gel supplement (viralys) they love the taste and their sneezing has decreased a lotttt. but the boy still has nasal and eye discharge which are dark red/black. and the girl is wheezing every single day now! she will get her x ray done in a few days. i have taken her to the vets so many times for sneezing but each time they dismissed it syaing shes healthy. and then the qheezing started and i even changed vets but new vets also dismissed it syaing shes healthy. and then i adopted the adult boy who was disgnosed with uri when taken to the vets and that vet said my girl kitten also prolly has the uri. although just a few days ago, another vet at the same hospital said she is fine. and both cats r on l- lysine and sneezing has decreased but the girl is wheezing every day now!!!!! its crazy how vets just dismiss the sneezing and then finally wheezing starts and they dismiss it too and then it gets severe wow... they didnt get any antibiotic. the boy also has some breathing trouble it seems. i hear sounds when he breatehs sometimes and he is skinny.. poor babaies. ppray for them :"(((

Why do so many videos stretch the content out so long? This could have been a 2 minute video but I had to sit thru long winded stuff.