My apologies for all the threads and posts, I believe this will be my last until Monday or Tuesday.
About three weeks ago, my almost 2 y/o indoor only cat, Nosy, developed a cough. At first I thought it was allergy related (tons of outdoor leaf mold here), but it persisted for nearly a week. I was going to make an appointment, but was sidetracked and totally consumed by an elderly relative who was having health problems. I did keep an eye on Nosy to make sure she wasn't having breathing difficulties and I never saw anything to be concerned about.
Nosy started coughing less and less, but then developed this rattling type sound. It made me think she had chest congestion. By this time, Thanksgiving had approached and the vet's office was closed for 2 1/2 days. This is when my older cat became very ill (might be dying) and her health issues trumped Nosy's and had to be checked out first. So I do have an appointment for Nosy later this coming week.
My concern is that Nosy's coughing has completely gone away and I'm 99.9% certain her rattling has stopped too. I'm wondering if she still needs to be seen this week or if I should wait until the symptoms come back? If she's not showing any symptoms and the congestion has seemingly cleared up, can they even make an accurate diagnosis?
I know in the past, for another cat, I was told to wait until his vomiting started up again before getting blood tests. My grandma has a cat that was diagnosed as having some bronchial thing after having an x-ray, but since she didn't have any symptoms, the vet doesn't do anything about it. So should I just cancel the appointment?
The only thing I know for sure is that Nosy doesn't have heartworms, FIV, or FeLV. I can't imagine that she has heart disease, so I do think this was allergic bronchitis. But again, she did not have any breathing issues otherwise I would have taken her in right away.
About three weeks ago, my almost 2 y/o indoor only cat, Nosy, developed a cough. At first I thought it was allergy related (tons of outdoor leaf mold here), but it persisted for nearly a week. I was going to make an appointment, but was sidetracked and totally consumed by an elderly relative who was having health problems. I did keep an eye on Nosy to make sure she wasn't having breathing difficulties and I never saw anything to be concerned about.
Nosy started coughing less and less, but then developed this rattling type sound. It made me think she had chest congestion. By this time, Thanksgiving had approached and the vet's office was closed for 2 1/2 days. This is when my older cat became very ill (might be dying) and her health issues trumped Nosy's and had to be checked out first. So I do have an appointment for Nosy later this coming week.
My concern is that Nosy's coughing has completely gone away and I'm 99.9% certain her rattling has stopped too. I'm wondering if she still needs to be seen this week or if I should wait until the symptoms come back? If she's not showing any symptoms and the congestion has seemingly cleared up, can they even make an accurate diagnosis?
I know in the past, for another cat, I was told to wait until his vomiting started up again before getting blood tests. My grandma has a cat that was diagnosed as having some bronchial thing after having an x-ray, but since she didn't have any symptoms, the vet doesn't do anything about it. So should I just cancel the appointment?
The only thing I know for sure is that Nosy doesn't have heartworms, FIV, or FeLV. I can't imagine that she has heart disease, so I do think this was allergic bronchitis. But again, she did not have any breathing issues otherwise I would have taken her in right away.
