A couple of days ago, I bought my babies (cats) one of those laser pointers that I've heard were so much fun for cats to play with. Needless to say, they had a blast! (and so did we!)
But then, Geronimo (one of the babies), suddenly started panting, and then had a gagging/coughing fit. We thought that maybe he had just gotten over-heated or over-exerted or something, and that he would be alright after he cooled off. But he continued to gag & cough (and coughed up some phlemgy stuff twice), and after several times of this, I called the vet. He has had several of these coughing fits in the past, but not so severe. The vet diagnosed him the last few times as having upper respitory, and put him on antibiotics, and he's been alright since. Anyways, when I called the vet yesterday, he told me I could bring Geronimo in if I wanted to, but since I had some extra antibiotics left at home, I could just start Geronimo on those, and if he wasn't any better this morning I should bring him in. Thankfully, he seems alright today, and is eating, drinking, and running around like the looney he is again. But needless to say, I was pretty worried over what happened, b/c Geronimo has never coughed up phlegm like he did yesterday, and his prior attacks were never as severe, either. He scared the you-know-what out of me..
The only reason I decided not to run him to the vet right away is b/c he's gone thru this before, and I knew what to do, and thankfully, I had the antibiotics available to give to him. And, we already owe the vet $$$ for previous visits for our other babies. I didn't want to add anymore onto the vet bill if I could avoid it. Times are tough right now financially..
Anyways, I think I read somewhere that cats are susceptable to getting asthma/bronchitis, and I'm thinking that Geronimo (and Winchester, too -- he still has coughing fits too, usually every few days - but not anywhere near as bad as what Geronimo had yesterday) might possibly have either/or. I think that maybe the "attack" was possibly set off by him over-exerting himself, and is what caused the panting & coughing. Can cats have asthma/bronchitis?? And is what happened common when they over-exert themselves??
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
KittKatt
Anyways, I think I read somewhere that cats are susceptable to getting asthma/bronchitis, and I'm thinking that Geronimo (and Winchester, too -- he still has coughing fits too, usually every few days - but not anywhere near as bad as what Geronimo had yesterday) might possibly have either/or. I think that maybe the "attack" was possibly set off by him over-exerting himself, and is what caused the panting & coughing. Can cats have asthma/bronchitis?? And is what happened common when they over-exert themselves??
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
KittKatt