Re: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey
Has he been checked for asthma, I know cats get this and breathing problems is usually how it presents? Smokey's breathing issues -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey
Dee, I don't want to scare you, but two of the kitties from the hyper-T group I belong to were diagnosed with lung cancer. One passed last week and the other was just diagnosed. They both were originally diagnosed with asthma, so you might want to look into this. I hope it's just asthma though. Prayers going out to little Smokey. :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey
Dee, can you take Smokey to an internist, at a bigger clinic or hospital or referral center? They are usually better at diagnosis that local general practitioner vets. Cloudiness can mean asthma, I think. I am not sure if it can be an indication of lymphoma or not, though I would not think so. A lot of cats get asthma and there are treatments for it. Michelle
RE: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey
I am going through something similar with my Ayumi -- could you explain more about what you mean by breathing issue --- is he breathing laborly or fast or mouth open.. or etc??? If he is coughing, could he have asthma.. could he have heartworm or flea related problem.. those are very hard to diagnosis.. But, I think the next step will be ultrasound.. my vet says, ultrasound will show if it's heartworm related sometimes.. Hideyo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:00 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey Check out Hideyo's posts about the at home oxygen tank. Maybe something like that would help his breathing. Could it be something like asthma, or some sort of allergy? Has he gotten better on since you started the Dox? Hemobart is hard to detect. I'm not sure what cloudiness around his lungs indicates, if it's not fluid. I seem to remember reading something about that recently, maybe someone else will chime in here with some suggestions. I hate putting our babies through all these tests, all the expense, just to be told, we still don't know. It's so frustrating. Sending good thoughts and prayers your way, Nina Dee Evan wrote: Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been checking any of our messages lately. We are perplexed by Smokey's breathing issues. We have had him to the vet 3-4 times in the past month trying to figure out what is going on. We did another chest x-ray. There is no fluid around his lungs but his lungs still look like fluffy cotton, maybe even a little worse at his last visit on 09/05/06. Our vet sent blood work out to a lab to get several tests ran. The results came back today. His RBC is at 5.92 so he has slight anemia. His hematocrit is at 37%. But everything else was negative. No infection, no bacteria, no fungal infection, everything came out clean. It was even negative for the hemobart parasite. I plan on finishing the Doxy regiment until at least the 21st though. I am just worried sick over his breathing. Periodically he also has coughing fits. I just don't know what to think. The vet said the next step would be an ultrasound, especially of his heart. I started him on Lysine last week. I think he has gotten wise to it as he has stopped eating as much of his canned food that I put it in. At least I am hoping that is the case it is not because he doesn't want to eat now. He still LOVES his chicken I feed him in the morning evening. We have a running tally of about $1,200 to $1,300 so far and I am running out of resourse to fund this. Any input, suggestions, or encouragement would be greatly appreciated at this point. Thanks to everyone...you are a wonderful group of people. All of your furbabies are in good hands. ~Dee
Re: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey
Dee Evan wrote: Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been checking any of our messages lately. We are perplexed by Smokey's breathing issues. We have had him to the vet 3-4 times in the past month trying to figure out what is going on. We did another chest x-ray. There is no fluid around his lungs but his lungs still look like fluffy cotton, maybe even a little worse at his last visit on 09/05/06. Our vet sent blood work out to a lab to get several tests ran. The results came back today. His RBC is at 5.92 so he has slight anemia. His hematocrit is at 37%. But everything else was negative. No infection, no bacteria, no fungal infection, everything came out clean. It was even negative for the hemobart parasite. I plan on finishing the Doxy regiment until at least the 21st though. I am just worried sick over his breathing. Periodically he also has coughing fits. I just don't know what to think. The vet said the next step would be an ultrasound, especially of his heart. I started him on Lysine last week. I think he has gotten wise to it as he has stopped eating as much of his canned food that I put it in. At least I am hoping that is the case it is not because he doesn't want to eat now. He still LOVES his chicken I feed him in the morning evening. We have a running tally of about $1,200 to $1,300 so far and I am running out of resourse to fund this. Any input, suggestions, or encouragement would be greatly appreciated at this point. Thanks to everyone...you are a wonderful group of people. All of your furbabies are in good hands. ~Dee Hi Dee, This sounds like asthma. Speak to your vet about inhaled albuterol for flare ups and Flovent (inhaled steroid) to reduce inflammation which may be causing his breathing difficulty. Inhaled Flovent has virtually no systemic effects. You'll need a spacer to deliver the medication to his lungs see http://aerokat.com/ Flovent takes about a week to begin working but the albuterol should give him immediate relief. Joe
Re: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey
Check out Hideyo's posts about the at home oxygen tank. Maybe something like that would help his breathing. Could it be something like asthma, or some sort of allergy? Has he gotten better on since you started the Dox? Hemobart is hard to detect. I'm not sure what cloudiness around his lungs indicates, if it's not fluid. I seem to remember reading something about that recently, maybe someone else will chime in here with some suggestions. I hate putting our babies through all these tests, all the expense, just to be told, we still don't know. It's so frustrating. Sending good thoughts and prayers your way, Nina Dee Evan wrote: Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been checking any of our messages lately. We are perplexed by Smokey's breathing issues. We have had him to the vet 3-4 times in the past month trying to figure out what is going on. We did another chest x-ray. There is no fluid around his lungs but his lungs still look like fluffy cotton, maybe even a little worse at his last visit on 09/05/06. Our vet sent blood work out to a lab to get several tests ran. The results came back today. His RBC is at 5.92 so he has slight anemia. His hematocrit is at 37%. But everything else was negative. No infection, no bacteria, no fungal infection, everything came out clean. It was even negative for the hemobart parasite. I plan on finishing the Doxy regiment until at least the 21st though. I am just worried sick over his breathing. Periodically he also has coughing fits. I just don't know what to think. The vet said the next step would be an ultrasound, especially of his heart. I started him on Lysine last week. I think he has gotten wise to it as he has stopped eating as much of his canned food that I put it in. At least I am hoping that is the case it is not because he doesn't want to eat now. He still LOVES his chicken I feed him in the morning evening. We have a running tally of about $1,200 to $1,300 so far and I am running out of resourse to fund this. Any input, suggestions, or encouragement would be greatly appreciated at this point. Thanks to everyone...you are a wonderful group of people. All of your furbabies are in good hands. ~Dee
