Jenny
07-13-2007, 09:23 PM
We think something is seriously wrong with our kitty. He's about 3 years old. We adopted him from the shelter about a year after we moved to Wichita, when our oldest cat died. Over the course of the last week to week and a half, he's started wheezing a lot. Normally it's when he isn't active. We don't notice it really when he is active. He is eating & drinking ok we think. But his nose is dry and warm, and it should be, if I remember correctly, cool and damp.
Anyway, we had all 3 cats into the vet yesterday to get their yearly shots before we move up to OP and the 2 boys were so unhappy that neither of them would quit snarling, hissing and fighting with the vet long enough for her to listen to Mystery's chest. So she suggested bringing him back in to get sedated so she can listen and take some xrays.
My dad is a large-animal vet down in Oklahoma. So I talked to him and he suggested trying antibiotics first, cause it'll be over $100 to do the sedation & xrays, so if we can avoid it, great. So he's sending some meds to us and we'll try that. If he isn't any better by next Friday, we'll probably take him in to the vet to get the stuff done. :(
My poor baby! He's just sleeping behind the couch, which normally he doesn't do. So I can tell he's just plain not feeling well. We are hoping it isn't too serious, but it could be fluid on the lungs or around the heart, cancer or any number of other serious things. I'm so terrified. :(
When he was a baby:
http://www.tvismypacifier.com/images/gotapex/mysterykitten.jpg
Mystery & Ben in the last year or so:
http://www.tvismypacifier.com/images/gotapex/mysteryandben.jpg
Anyway, we had all 3 cats into the vet yesterday to get their yearly shots before we move up to OP and the 2 boys were so unhappy that neither of them would quit snarling, hissing and fighting with the vet long enough for her to listen to Mystery's chest. So she suggested bringing him back in to get sedated so she can listen and take some xrays.
My dad is a large-animal vet down in Oklahoma. So I talked to him and he suggested trying antibiotics first, cause it'll be over $100 to do the sedation & xrays, so if we can avoid it, great. So he's sending some meds to us and we'll try that. If he isn't any better by next Friday, we'll probably take him in to the vet to get the stuff done. :(
My poor baby! He's just sleeping behind the couch, which normally he doesn't do. So I can tell he's just plain not feeling well. We are hoping it isn't too serious, but it could be fluid on the lungs or around the heart, cancer or any number of other serious things. I'm so terrified. :(
When he was a baby:
http://www.tvismypacifier.com/images/gotapex/mysterykitten.jpg
Mystery & Ben in the last year or so:
http://www.tvismypacifier.com/images/gotapex/mysteryandben.jpg