Cough - asthma - enlarged heart

bmspruitt

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I took my 8 month old female Devon Rex to the vet today after some nightly episodes of coughing/gagging/rapid breathing. Today she had a few daytime one-off coughs.   It was very reminiscent of my asthmatic Siamese from a few years ago.

The vet did an x-ray and it showed some circular shadows in her lungs.  But what I wasn't ready for was what she called a "bigger than normal" heart.  The vet is sending the x-rays to a veterinary radiologist to review.  She says it could be a breed thing, but I can't haven't heard of Devons having these issues, so I am understandably upset.

My kitty went home with Clavamox and Panacur by chance there are lungworms - she said she didn't want to miss something simple.  She is acting normal aside from the occasional cough - eating, playing, drinking, trying to eat my food, etc.  Was spayed on 9/4 and has gained 9 ounces.

Someone tell me not to panic!  According to the vet, there is no heart murmur and nothing unusual sounding.  Hopefully, I will hear something from the radiologist tomorrow, but I am sure she will end up getting an ultrasound either way for verification. 
 

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I am so glad you took her to the vet!

While I can't give you any advice about what might be wrong, you did the right thing taking her to the vet and there is nothing for you to really do now but wait for them to call you with results.  I am sending  
 to you and your kitty! Please let us know how she gets on!
 

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I know this is a rather old original post, but I wonder what happened with your cat?

I just brought my two year old to the vet for allergy symptoms/possible asthma, and they did an xray and found that his heart looks a little bigger than normal. They said the 2 are likely not related- he likely has very mild asthma brought on by allergy season, but she also referred me to a cardiologist to get an echo cardiogram done to rule out heart disease.

I am definitely worried about my poor little fur baby, and hope it will turn out ok.

Anyone else have to deal with this? 
 
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