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Hi Weezercat,
As i started reading your thread from day one, it sounds exactly like my Candy Sue, now Candy Sue has had Asthma for about 4 years, and has taken a very small dose of pred. every other day to keep it at bay.. she started out haveing her coughing fits, even when on pred... and THEN It all started the same on Feb. 28th. I noticed with the "open mouth breathing when purring".., which made me pull that title up in this forum so i could see if anyone else is experiencing this. Every thing you said, is exactly what ive been going through. I will tell you a little about "MY" story, and this may not be at all what your little guy has, but i thought any input may help, as i was going (and still am going) as crazy as you are. I have 2 cats. One girl (she is 14), and my boy (is now 4). 2 years ago they were diagnosed with Calicivirus. (they are both strictly indoor cats). But, i think a hood cat came and sprayed our front door, and we leave it open sometimes and the screen shut, so they could of gotten it that way. (the symptoms for them at that time was Boy(Bear)- soars on tongue and not eating/ Girl (Candy Sue)- not eating). They got that under control, w/ fluids etc. (now that is somthing they will carry for life, it may or man not come back again i was told , but it mostly has to to with upper respiratory problems, even tho neither had it a this time) I wanted to share that with you because at first i thought that is what Candy Sues issue was, and it was upper respiratory from the calicivirus, as it also effects their immune system. Since February, Candy Sue has been open mouth breathing ONLY when purring, has had diariah and smelly poop bad, has had a rumbly tummy, and a little runny eyes. It was the purring that scarred me. After 2 trips to the ER, and one trip to the Vet, all three said she was fine. Vet did xrays.. said maybe a lil' inflammation.. prob. upper Respiratory infection. gave prednisone and antibiotic. (did nothing). I started to record her, and sent it to the vet. She said to see anything else she would have to do an endoscopy but wanted to refer me to a specialist because even if she saw something, she couldnt do anything with it... but a specialist would know more. So, long story short... i paid (lots of money) to get an endoscopy done, an a bunch of blood tests, and biopsy... etc. Candy Sue has lyringical paralisis... which seems to be the cause of her open mouth breathing when purring. she only opens her mouth when purring upon "INHALE" thats because the one side doesnt open enough to get air in, so when she purrs this happens. because the one side is paralized... but otherwize she is fine... breathes fine, eats, bathroom etc. They did bacteria test from deep down (by lung) and she also has micoplasma infection... so, there is an upgraded prednisone dose and a very strong antibiotic. she was on that for 8 days.. it did NOTHING... she was also on an breathing machine 2x a day... (you put her in her carrier, and just shoot mist w/ abruterol and saline in there). Now with all this you would THING something would change, specially in her breathing when purring (since i thought it part of her asthma).... but, nope, nothing. And then i read and found out on the prescription bottles, that pred. and the antibiotic kill all the kitties "GOOD bacteria" to get ride of the BAD... so, now i have a kitty with no immune system cause its already compromised with calicivirus, and now the antibiotic and pred. with no improvement.. so, here is where im at now... (along with the vets saying yes, its okay to do because they arent working)... I stopped the antibiotic., and im tapering the dosage of prenisone... and going the holistic route. (In the meatime, my boy has started with sneezing and the head shaking). - so im thinking his calicivirus is acting up because of the stress in the house of Candy Sue being sick. If she hisses at him, she goes into a coughing fit. I cant pet her, or even look at her with out her purring, so i have to avoid these things, cause then she struggles to breathe. She will jump up in my lap (she has always been sooooo cuddly), but then she will start to purr, and jump down cause she cant breathe. So, i ordered all the holistic vet told me to. (all natural vitamans). that i just started last night that are supose to raise both of their immune systems and help with the IBS in Candy at the same time. They have both taken Lysine for the past 2 years to help with thier immune system, and im still doing that. 500mg. a day. That is where im currently at. Along with everything else, Candy Sue started sneezing this morning. So, what im hoping for is, that all her breathing issues are caused from the micoplasma infection and not the partial paralysis... and that this new vitamin regumin she is on will kick its but and she will go back to normal, and it will nip Bears new symptoms of sneezing and shaking his head... thats my hope. I pray daily and look for forums like this that have my same issue. The paralysis cant be fixed, and will only get worse but the vitamins are suppose to make her feel better along with improve her immune system, so im just hoping for a miracle. No this is what MY kitty has, and im not sharing this to scare you, but just to maybe bring up to the dr. if you happen to talk to them, and ask their opinion. Reading your story was just like re-enacting my very own situation. but, i spent 1,000's of dollars for all the tests and thought if i could share my story with you , you could "ask" about it. I wish there was someone that would of come to me to tell me a story like this before i did all the testing i did., but its done now,, and i move on and keep hoping. Good luck to you and your cute lil' baby!! He is adorable and so lucky to have a mommy like you!!! Hugs,
As i started reading your thread from day one, it sounds exactly like my Candy Sue, now Candy Sue has had Asthma for about 4 years, and has taken a very small dose of pred. every other day to keep it at bay.. she started out haveing her coughing fits, even when on pred... and THEN It all started the same on Feb. 28th. I noticed with the "open mouth breathing when purring".., which made me pull that title up in this forum so i could see if anyone else is experiencing this. Every thing you said, is exactly what ive been going through. I will tell you a little about "MY" story, and this may not be at all what your little guy has, but i thought any input may help, as i was going (and still am going) as crazy as you are. I have 2 cats. One girl (she is 14), and my boy (is now 4). 2 years ago they were diagnosed with Calicivirus. (they are both strictly indoor cats). But, i think a hood cat came and sprayed our front door, and we leave it open sometimes and the screen shut, so they could of gotten it that way. (the symptoms for them at that time was Boy(Bear)- soars on tongue and not eating/ Girl (Candy Sue)- not eating). They got that under control, w/ fluids etc. (now that is somthing they will carry for life, it may or man not come back again i was told , but it mostly has to to with upper respiratory problems, even tho neither had it a this time) I wanted to share that with you because at first i thought that is what Candy Sues issue was, and it was upper respiratory from the calicivirus, as it also effects their immune system. Since February, Candy Sue has been open mouth breathing ONLY when purring, has had diariah and smelly poop bad, has had a rumbly tummy, and a little runny eyes. It was the purring that scarred me. After 2 trips to the ER, and one trip to the Vet, all three said she was fine. Vet did xrays.. said maybe a lil' inflammation.. prob. upper Respiratory infection. gave prednisone and antibiotic. (did nothing). I started to record her, and sent it to the vet. She said to see anything else she would have to do an endoscopy but wanted to refer me to a specialist because even if she saw something, she couldnt do anything with it... but a specialist would know more. So, long story short... i paid (lots of money) to get an endoscopy done, an a bunch of blood tests, and biopsy... etc. Candy Sue has lyringical paralisis... which seems to be the cause of her open mouth breathing when purring. she only opens her mouth when purring upon "INHALE" thats because the one side doesnt open enough to get air in, so when she purrs this happens. because the one side is paralized... but otherwize she is fine... breathes fine, eats, bathroom etc. They did bacteria test from deep down (by lung) and she also has micoplasma infection... so, there is an upgraded prednisone dose and a very strong antibiotic. she was on that for 8 days.. it did NOTHING... she was also on an breathing machine 2x a day... (you put her in her carrier, and just shoot mist w/ abruterol and saline in there). Now with all this you would THING something would change, specially in her breathing when purring (since i thought it part of her asthma).... but, nope, nothing. And then i read and found out on the prescription bottles, that pred. and the antibiotic kill all the kitties "GOOD bacteria" to get ride of the BAD... so, now i have a kitty with no immune system cause its already compromised with calicivirus, and now the antibiotic and pred. with no improvement.. so, here is where im at now... (along with the vets saying yes, its okay to do because they arent working)... I stopped the antibiotic., and im tapering the dosage of prenisone... and going the holistic route. (In the meatime, my boy has started with sneezing and the head shaking). - so im thinking his calicivirus is acting up because of the stress in the house of Candy Sue being sick. If she hisses at him, she goes into a coughing fit. I cant pet her, or even look at her with out her purring, so i have to avoid these things, cause then she struggles to breathe. She will jump up in my lap (she has always been sooooo cuddly), but then she will start to purr, and jump down cause she cant breathe. So, i ordered all the holistic vet told me to. (all natural vitamans). that i just started last night that are supose to raise both of their immune systems and help with the IBS in Candy at the same time. They have both taken Lysine for the past 2 years to help with thier immune system, and im still doing that. 500mg. a day. That is where im currently at. Along with everything else, Candy Sue started sneezing this morning. So, what im hoping for is, that all her breathing issues are caused from the micoplasma infection and not the partial paralysis... and that this new vitamin regumin she is on will kick its but and she will go back to normal, and it will nip Bears new symptoms of sneezing and shaking his head... thats my hope. I pray daily and look for forums like this that have my same issue. The paralysis cant be fixed, and will only get worse but the vitamins are suppose to make her feel better along with improve her immune system, so im just hoping for a miracle. No this is what MY kitty has, and im not sharing this to scare you, but just to maybe bring up to the dr. if you happen to talk to them, and ask their opinion. Reading your story was just like re-enacting my very own situation. but, i spent 1,000's of dollars for all the tests and thought if i could share my story with you , you could "ask" about it. I wish there was someone that would of come to me to tell me a story like this before i did all the testing i did., but its done now,, and i move on and keep hoping. Good luck to you and your cute lil' baby!! He is adorable and so lucky to have a mommy like you!!! Hugs,
