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Q: I have a six year old cat that has been diagnosed with asthma.My vet has her on an anti inflammatory medicine to help open up her air ways but she is till having attacks. They are not as often as they were and they are sometimes shorter then usual.It seems that her appetite and attitude has changed for the better since she is on this this medicine.He now wants to put her on prednisone, but I am very concerned due to all of the side effects that prednisone can caused.We have also discussed putting her on Flovent 220 mcg, but the cost is outrageous.For a cat with asthma do would you put them on a full dosage of prednisone or a lower dosage? Is there another option that we can take or will the prednisone be a good idea?

Cat problem with breathing or just overweight?

When he lays down, head up, his chest moves up and down when breathing like he's forcing the breath out. But when he lays down head and all, more stretched out, it doesn't do this. He weighs 12 lbs. Is the costoabdominal issue and is this cause for concern or possibly just overweight like humans who have large abdomens trying to bend over, harder to breathe?

Risk of infecting our cats if we adopt a cat with a chronic upper respiratory infection?

We are considering adopting a cat with chronic upper respiratory infections, but are concerned that doing so would put our other cats at risk. She came from a hoarding situation. The shelter says all the cats there showed similar symptoms, but they have not heard of cats in their new homes being infected. This cat is a British Shorthair, and has the pushed-in nose common in that breed. The shelter advises daily lysine. Do you think I would be putting my cats are risk to adopt her?

cat sneezing-malformed sinuses

We just adopted a sweet special needs cat who has malformed sinuses. This causes her to sniffle a lot and occasionally sneeze to get rid of the snot. We can live with the sneezing but wonder what you would recommend to help her have better drainage. At the shelter they tried antibiotics, including Zithromax and Convenia, as well as depo shots. We prefer not to medicate her unless she actually gets an infection. Some suggest saline or Vicks. Do you think this will help her? Any other suggestions?

My kitten is having trouble breathing

he kind of acts like when a person hyperventilates sometimes

My cat has raspy breathing, non-productive writhing

my cat has raspy breathing, non-productive writhing "hacking" fits, an X-ray with many white donut shaped areas scattered throughout the lungs, and doesnt appear to be improving with higher dosage prednisolone. one injection was administered and the vet felt that would cause noticeable change. that was the first visit. He has X rayed twice and we have spent a good amount of money. upping the prednisolone seems to be his only answer.

Should I take my kitten to the Vet?

My five month old kitten will have a coughing spell every once in awhile. Also recently while he was sleeping it sounded like he was congested. He is still very active and playful and seems like nothing is wrong however his coughing still occurs every now and then.

Cat w/collapsed trachea and enlarged air sac

13 year old male cat was first diagnosed with congenital heart failure.was given lasik and a steroid to give. Feeling this was not right, took to another vet who did 3 x-ray views and said cat had collapsed trachea, a enlarged air sac and emphysema. He offered no medication and suggested we euthanize my poor boy. I feel sick-What can I do?

Cat breathing rapidly

My cat is nine years old and has developed rapid breathing. I have not noticed any wheezing or coughing. She has lost weight, but she had gained and is now down to her weight as of 2.5 yrs ago. Her appetite seems OK and she acts the same. I would take her to the Vet but she becomes traumatized by the car ride (vomitting, diarrhea, etc.) I appreciate your help.

Symptoms of cat calici and changes of survival?

we got him at the spca and they neutered him before we could bring him home. when we got him home he was very sick and they told us he got an upper respiratory infection. we took him to the vet and he was dehydrated and had calici. very worried. what do I do? are the symptoms and chances of survival?

Cat sneezing: having a full recovery?

I took my almost 11 year old cat to the vet with constant sneezing symptoms. The vet told me that it was probably a respiratory infection but the tests would be expensive so not to bother with that. My question is, how do I make sure my cat makes a full recovery when the vet wasn't completely sure of the diagnosis?

Is L-lysine a good addition to treating a cat with asthma?

I like to try to keep my cats healthy and active. My one cat, Kirin has asthma and skin allergies, after getting a steroid shot to relieve his skin irritation, he came down with a bad respiratory infection. The vet I go to now recommended putting him on L-lysine for a few week before getting another steroid shot. After being diagnosed with asthma the vet never ended up giving him another shot. I now treat him with 2.5mg of prednisolone every 3 days. Would L-lysine also help Kirin's asthma?

Cat breathing problem in throat. How to fix?

My cat has been throwing up for the last few hours and seems to be having breathing problems what could be causing this? She is trying to cough something up and is making a wheezing sound.

Causes of feline asthma? What is going on with my cat?

My 7 y/o Manx was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis and pneumonia in January. Soon thereafter he had an asthma attack and went on steroids. He finished his antibiotics, but still has problems. He gets steroid injections every few weeks and is on Brethine and now another antibiotic. He never had problems before we moved into this house, and I'm wondering if something there triggered it, or if the toxo never got cleared up & could be the cause of his problems? We're at the vet every week or two.

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