My poor kitty :(

Jenny · 07-13-2007, 10:23 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:

Mystery & Ben in the last year or so:

GraingerGuy · 07-14-2007, 01:33 AM

Aww! I hope your cat get better soon!

johnnymk · 07-14-2007, 06:16 AM

My cat started wheezing over a year ago. She doesn't do it all of the time. Is it chronic or intermittent?

Jenny · 07-14-2007, 10:28 AM

All the time.

Kevster · 07-14-2007, 04:50 PM

As much as I know how they're evil and hell-bent on world domination, I hope your kitty gets better.

Houdini · 07-16-2007, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevster

As much as I know how they're evil and hell-bent on world domination, I hope your kitty gets better.

utcpal · 07-16-2007, 07:22 PM

hope they get better soon, with the antibiotics

thresher · 07-21-2007, 10:41 PM

Best wishes and thoughts (and prayers) for your kitty. They bring such joy to our lives.

Yossarian · 07-21-2007, 10:54 PM

mines 19, she's my first memory, and just had to have a toe amputated that they found out was cancerous. good thing is that she's still active and vibrant. but still, seeing her in the collar was about the worst thing ever

Jenny · 07-21-2007, 11:18 PM

Sorry about your kitty Yoss.

On a good note, Mystery is all better!

He started getting better Monday and I just forgot to post. lol We think maybe when Scott was cleaning the basement last weekend, he was down there and some of the stirred up crap from cleaning got into his lungs and irritated them and made him congested, which made him wheeze and stuff. So this weekend, Scott has kept the door to the basement closed while he cleans, hoping to spare any of the cats that problem this go round.

Yossarian · 07-21-2007, 11:53 PM

glad to hear that. as evil as cats can be, christie is my baby

07-13-2007, 10:23 PM	#1
Jenny Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 10,947	My poor kitty :( 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: Mystery & Ben in the last year or so: __________________ Check out my spoilers for over 20 shows @ SpoilerFix.com Check out my TV blog, where I post weekly & daily TV schedules, TV news, interviews with TV stars & more! All new TV forums as well @ TV Is My Pacifier

07-14-2007, 01:33 AM	#2
GraingerGuy Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Working....and working...and working some more Posts: 3,573	Aww! I hope your cat get better soon! __________________ potato gun + marshmallow gun = FLAMING MARSHMALLOWS OF DOOM!!!!! -Welfareloser 4/13/05 Time to switch to AMD now I guess... (just kidding... ) -Darkfury 5/23/05 I don't think this'll stop anything though - the better you idiot-proof a system, the more impressive the idiot becomes. -ShawnLee 5/30/08

07-14-2007, 04:50 PM	#5
Kevster Admiral Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 6,124	As much as I know how they're evil and hell-bent on world domination, I hope your kitty gets better. __________________ I think over again My small adventures, my fears. The small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, the only thing: To live to see the great day that dawns, And the light that fills the world. -old Inuit song

07-21-2007, 10:41 PM	#8
thresher Commander Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St.Augustine FL. Plymouth Rock is a newbie! Posts: 1,223	Best wishes and thoughts (and prayers) for your kitty. They bring such joy to our lives. __________________ Wait a second... you're telling me Sixpac Shakur is a CHICK?

07-21-2007, 10:54 PM	#9
Yossarian Chief of Navel Inspections Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 12,187	mines 19, she's my first memory, and just had to have a toe amputated that they found out was cancerous. good thing is that she's still active and vibrant. but still, seeing her in the collar was about the worst thing ever __________________ "So cheers all and remember, don't mistake my old age for maturity. Just because I grow old does not mean I grow up. " -Merlin "Now that your limelight has been sufficently trashed I will leave"- Nija Each religion has got their own way of making you feel like a victim. The Christians say 'you are a sinner', and you better just zip up your trousers and give the money to the pope and we'll give you a room up in the hotel in the sky. ~Timothy Leary

07-14-2007, 06:16 AM	#3
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	My cat started wheezing over a year ago. She doesn't do it all of the time. Is it chronic or intermittent?

07-14-2007, 10:28 AM	#4
Jenny Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 10,947	All the time.

07-16-2007, 07:22 PM	#7
utcpal Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 654	hope they get better soon, with the antibiotics

07-21-2007, 11:18 PM	#10
Jenny Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 10,947	Sorry about your kitty Yoss. On a good note, Mystery is all better! He started getting better Monday and I just forgot to post. lol We think maybe when Scott was cleaning the basement last weekend, he was down there and some of the stirred up crap from cleaning got into his lungs and irritated them and made him congested, which made him wheeze and stuff. So this weekend, Scott has kept the door to the basement closed while he cleans, hoping to spare any of the cats that problem this go round.

07-21-2007, 11:53 PM	#11
Yossarian Chief of Navel Inspections Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 12,187	glad to hear that. as evil as cats can be, christie is my baby

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