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Ok, I got my cat from the pound when she was 8wks old. Her name is Kitty. I had every necessary shot and procedure (spaying) done on time. She has moved with me approx. 17-18 times in her mere 7 years. She has become so adaptable that it takes about 1 min for her to feel comfortable in new surroundings! I am 27 and she is the first pet I have ever had on my own. She has been my constant companion through all of my life's tribulations and she means more to me than probably any cat should to anyone.
When she was about 5yrs old she started coughing occasionally but I thought it was just allergies of some sort. Then it began to worsen till she was having fits about once overy 2 hrs. I took her the vet and he suggested switching around her food and litter. I did this, but also around that time I moved (once again) and her cough got better. So I'm still not sure whether it was the changes I made or the move. Anyways, I lived in this new place(still in the same town) only about 2 months when I moved again. After about 3 months in the new place she began coughing again but not as made and it seemed to clear up on its own. From that town we moved to Vegas where her cough got SO bad I took her in and had X-rays and blood work done. Wouldn't you know it? The Vet says she's as healthy as can be but told me to give her a combination of antibiotics and prednisone. This helped dramatically!
Recently I have moved to Colorado. Kitty's bouts of coughing have gotten so bad that I have stayed up all night with her preparing to take her to the emergency Vet. Her coughs are as follows: very dry to begin with but become incredibly mucously, sometimes she crouches down and sticks out her neck but often she has the fit laying down, occurs when she is laying down or after playing, she is healthy and vibrant in every other way and it doesn't seem to affect her at all after the fit is over. The Vet has no idea what is going on and says the only way to know for sure is to do a variety of invasive procedures.
So, my post is two fold. My first objective is to find out of anyone else has gone through something like this and perhaps they could help me out and the second is find out opinions on invasive procedures. Money is not an issue as far as this is concerned. I would sleep on the street if I had to. But I'm not sure if I should go through with the procedures at the suffering of my cat or if I should just try to medicate her for the rest of her life never knowing if I'm actually medicating her correcting or merely puting a band-aid on a much larger problem.
Sorry for the long post but I find that I am in tears with frustration on an almost daily basis and any help or advice would be so much appreciated. You can also e-mail me at [email protected]
When she was about 5yrs old she started coughing occasionally but I thought it was just allergies of some sort. Then it began to worsen till she was having fits about once overy 2 hrs. I took her the vet and he suggested switching around her food and litter. I did this, but also around that time I moved (once again) and her cough got better. So I'm still not sure whether it was the changes I made or the move. Anyways, I lived in this new place(still in the same town) only about 2 months when I moved again. After about 3 months in the new place she began coughing again but not as made and it seemed to clear up on its own. From that town we moved to Vegas where her cough got SO bad I took her in and had X-rays and blood work done. Wouldn't you know it? The Vet says she's as healthy as can be but told me to give her a combination of antibiotics and prednisone. This helped dramatically!
Recently I have moved to Colorado. Kitty's bouts of coughing have gotten so bad that I have stayed up all night with her preparing to take her to the emergency Vet. Her coughs are as follows: very dry to begin with but become incredibly mucously, sometimes she crouches down and sticks out her neck but often she has the fit laying down, occurs when she is laying down or after playing, she is healthy and vibrant in every other way and it doesn't seem to affect her at all after the fit is over. The Vet has no idea what is going on and says the only way to know for sure is to do a variety of invasive procedures.
So, my post is two fold. My first objective is to find out of anyone else has gone through something like this and perhaps they could help me out and the second is find out opinions on invasive procedures. Money is not an issue as far as this is concerned. I would sleep on the street if I had to. But I'm not sure if I should go through with the procedures at the suffering of my cat or if I should just try to medicate her for the rest of her life never knowing if I'm actually medicating her correcting or merely puting a band-aid on a much larger problem.
Sorry for the long post but I find that I am in tears with frustration on an almost daily basis and any help or advice would be so much appreciated. You can also e-mail me at [email protected]