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I am most sad to report that we were unable to save Maddie. The additional cost for a cat scan (no pun intended) and possible surgery after that would run another $3000+ over the $1500 we had already spent on her, and the additional stress of surgery on a 13-year old cat that now weighed 5 lbs...

Another possibility, although rare, just recently happened to my beloved Maddie (13 year old Bombay). In 10 years of practice, my vet has seen and treated 13 cases of it. We are hoping and praying that Maddie can recover from it. In a nutshell, have your vet check your kitty for a condition...

My 13 year old Bombay, Maddie, rather abruptly started wheezing/coughing spells several times a day or night, both when active or at rest or even waking up from sleep to undergo one. Her vet checked her lungs via stethoscope and found nothing out of the ordinary. He put her on prednisolone, 1 mg...