--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi guys. I'm starting to wonder if that URI
> Samantha had a few weeks ago was
> really a URI. We had a CBC done and everything was
> normal. But Samantha's
> not. I can't put my finger on it, but I'm really
> worried. Her fever has
> been gone, and she hasn't been sneezing or runny
> nose at all. The clavamox
> seemed to clear that up. Physically she looks fine,
> gums are good, eyes are
> clear, but I'm concerned. She keeps doing a "sigh"
> that just doesn't sound
> right. She's not coughing. If you hold her on her
> back (like a baby), she
> seems to have trouble breathing, like she's got
> congestion or something going
> on in there. Occasionally she will have what
> appears like a hairball hack -
> nothing comes up and it's just a quick cough like
> hack, but happens only once
> in a while. She's also, still, hiding under the bed
> on occasion. And even
> worse, she's like permanently attached to me. I
> spent almost the entire
> weekend with her, and she cuddled with me the WHOLE
> time. Sammie is normally
> a cuddly kitty - but only when she's in the mood for
> it. She slept for 4
> hours straight in my arms (not like her - she
> usually prefers cuddling up
> behind my legs or lying at my feet, never sleeps in
> my arms). She finished
> up her on week of interferon Saturday night. She's
> been sleeping a lot, but
> at the same time, is VERY energetic - I had her
> chasing a feather on a stick
> like she's never ran around before - she seems very
> alert and wanting to play
> at times. All of the symptoms I've been describing
> happen while she's at
> rest. When at play her breathing gets very rapid
> and she tires easily, but
> she can play longer than she could before. She will
> sigh more often with
> that hack when playing though. While at rest, her
> breathing rate seems to be
> increased. It doesn't appear that she's having a
> hard time breathing, but
> her respirations are definitely faster. And those
> sighs, even without the
> hack, are really worrying me. Is it possible that
> this is just allergies?
> Or should I have a chest x-ray done? If it was a
> tumor, wouldn't some
> abnormal cells have showed up on the CBC? I know
> she is REALLY lonely and
> that could account for the abnormally high amounts
> of affection, but that
> doesn't make me feel any better... Mother's
> instinct - I know something is
> up... Just not sure what... Any suggestions as
> always would be greatly
> appreciated. Cats are great at hiding that they're
> sick, so I'm obviously
> worried...
>
> Thanks!
> Genie
>
My daughters cat (-), who was a shelter kitten had a
URI. It took a long time before he quit having alot of
'goop' coming out of him. He was sneezing out globs of
mucus every once in a while for months after he seemed
better. You could hear him whistle though his nose too
for quite some time. It might just be leftovers from
the URI.
Kim
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