Reddit reviews The Natural Cat: The Comprehensive Guide to Optimum Care

Sorry for your kitty's diagnosis :( You might be interested in reading The Natural Cat. It has some great alternative and holistic health tips. I've learned with my own cats to get all the info you can, even a second opinion. Hopefully you will find some useful info that may make this diagnosis easier on you and Theo :)

The New Natural Cat is great, literally an encyclopedia for everything cat-related. It has some stuff that's a little... out there (like how to telepathically let your cat know you're going on vacation) but if you just ignore the woo then it's great! I found the sections on grooming and common health problems very helpful.

I'm so sorry you're having to treat infections, it sounds like your cat has a more severe case! :( I am happy to tell you what has worked for us.

To cure this particular flare-up, we added water to her food for hydration and gave her some tuna (more pungent so she would eat it even with her nose clogged).

We also purchased this moving water fountain. She slurps out of that thing where she wouldn't even look at her water bowl before. We also ran a humidifier for a while. She might have been on the up and up anyway, but all of this seemed to do the trick.

I mainly try to reduce her stress by keeping everything consistent, especially the kind of litter I use. If you're not already, do consider using a dust-free corn based litter like World's Best. Their lungs are smaller and the dust can really aggravate them.

Anitra's Vitamineral Mix is something you might want to look into as a wet food supplement. I considered using Feliway like one poster here suggested, but the price kind of kept me from pulling the trigger and we've been fortunate to not have another outbreak.

You might have known all of this already, in which case just ignore me, but I really hope your kitty gets feeling better. The Natural Cat is a book that really helped me after I first adopted. I don't agree with everything she prescribes and she's big on holistic treatments (avoiding the vet and medication as much as possible) but the lady knows her cats and I think everyone has something to learn. When nothing else has worked, it might be worth a shot! Take care!