I think my cat may have asthma. Can you tell me what are symptons or how we can tell if my cat has asthma at age 13.
2006-09-21 16:29:59 · 5 answers · asked by avalentin911 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
The most common symptoms in cats with asthma are wheezing and coughing. The coughing has been described as a dry, hacking cough that could be confused with gagging or retching. Many cats are misdiagnosed as having hairballs! Paroxysms of coughing occur frequently. In mildly affected cats, coughing and wheezing may occur only occasionally. A few cats with asthma are asymptomatic in between acute and severe bouts of airway constriction. The most severely affected cats have daily coughing and wheezing and many bouts of airway constriction, leading to open-mouth breathing and panting that can be life threatening.
The symptoms of asthma can mimic other diseases, such as heartworm, pneumonia and congestive heart failure. A diagnosis is reached by using chest x-rays, a complete blood count, a feline heartworm test, and a techniques to sample cells from the lower airways (transtracheal wash, bronchial wash, or bronchoalveolar lavage). Chest x-rays may be normal in some cats with asthma, while others will have signs of bronchial inflammation, collapse of the right middle lung lobe, and over inflation of the lungs.
2006-09-22 02:01:05 · answer #1 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-28 01:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Lorraine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat with asthma will wheeze extensively. It's appetite will go down and it will be difficult for the cat to drink. Sometimes, when a cat is into an asthma attack, they will run a fever.
The best thing to do is to take your cat into the vet. It may have pneumonia or some other respritory infection that can be treated with antiobodics.
2006-09-21 16:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by karmor_22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over 20 years, I've had 3 cats with feline leukemia. All three were strays that I took in, and in their vet checks, they were diagnosed. A cat can live with this disease for quite awhile in remission or without symptoms, but eventually every one of mine developed asthma-like symptoms. I'd recommend that you get your baby in for a vet check. If it's asthma, there might be some short-term symptom relief available. If it's feline leukemia, you will want to discuss the options with your vet. Your baby being 13 years old, there might be numerous other issues that only a vet can determine. Please, for the sake of your buddy who has been there with you for all this time, take him to see his doctor.
2006-09-21 17:32:14 · answer #4 · answered by pair-a-docs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a cat with asthma.
a feline asthma attack looks teh same as when the cat is coughing up hairballs. you may also notice your cat being wheezy.
asthma is a chronic condition, but it is probably not going to kill you cat, though I feel awful when my cat is having an asthma attack.
take your cat to the vet, and have him diagnosed.
my cat gets a shot of cortizone, and his symptoms are all but gone.
2006-09-21 17:06:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kristen H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋