I highly recommend a chest x-ray. If you have a vet that does digital radiography, that would be even better, as it should have a higher resolution than the old-style film x-rays, and the vet can store it digitally and easily compare to future scans, should your kitty need them.
On Nov 10, 2013, at 8:56 AM, Tina Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have an FeLV+ kitty. He has been mostly healthy but is currently going > through something that is causing a lot of coughing. We have noticed that he > seems sensitive to the drier air of winter and perhaps has some environmental > allergies. In addition to other things we are doing I am trying to find a > dust-free cat litter for him. Last night I spent a small fortune on > SWheatScoop litter and was appalled to see all of the dust that went flying > when we put it in his litter pan. So much for dust-free. Has anyone here > had luck finding a litter that is good to use for our FeLV+ sweeties? > > I'll also tell you a little more about what he's going through in case > anybody has some insight into what might be causing it. The vet wasn't > helpful. Just gave him a Convenia antibiotic injection but couldn't say what > the problem might be except possibly pleural effusion. Darwin is coughing a > lot - a little like the "hairball cough" but not exactly. He seems to be > breathing mostly okay through his nose, although I have noticed occasionally > that there does seem to be a little congestion. There has been no open-mouth > breathing. He had a bout of diarrhea for a couple of days this past week but > seemed to get over that. Now I think he might actually be constipated. When > he coughs nothing comes out but he does swallow as if he has coughed a little > something up and then swallows it. I have almost wondered if he might have an > obstruction but it does seem to be affecting his breathing some. I haven't > been able to pinpoint any triggers. He has coughed after drinking water, he > has coughed when the heat was on, he has coughed right after using the litter box. But he has also coughed when he's just resting on the bed and nothing is going on. > > Any insight would be so welcome. > > Thank you, > Tina Smith > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
