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James Marz - 16 May 2004 01:23 GMT

RJ <rjjensen@hotmail.com> wrote;

> It just came on right out of the blue. She started coughing one
> night. Sounded wet at first like a croupy sound. Comes on randomly
> but mostly at night. The vet said that the xray showed asthma. Two
> weeks of prednisone and then an asthma med. sorry I forget the name.
> She is still coughing though. I don't think it is any better. Could
> this be something other than asthma? What are my options? Should I
> be looking for a second opinion? She is 17 and just prior to this was
> put on meds for hyper-t. TIA.

Pour a bottle of Ny-Quil or Robutussin in your cats drinking water it
will soothe the cats throat. Are you a smoker? Cats hate second hand
smoke. You should also get your cat spayed. :)

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'cedes - 16 May 2004 07:41 GMT

PAY NO ATTENTION to what the troll below said. Don't put ANYTHING in the
water!!
Has anything changed recently in your household. Cat litter brands? Did you
have the carpets cleaned? Chemical cleaners can bring this on. any smokers
in the house.
Is the cat still on hyperthyroid medicine? Tapazole?

> RJ <rjjensen@hotmail.com> wrote;
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> will soothe the cats throat. Are you a smoker? Cats hate second hand
> smoke. You should also get your cat spayed. :)

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RJ - 16 May 2004 21:46 GMT

> PAY NO ATTENTION to what the troll below said. Don't put ANYTHING in the
> water!!
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> > will soothe the cats throat. Are you a smoker? Cats hate second hand
> > smoke. You should also get your cat spayed. :)

Thanks for commenting. She is still on the tapezole(sp?) There are
no smokers in the house. Nothing has really changed nor have the
carpets been cleaned. We use the clumping type of litter. What
bothers me is that the coughing is when she is lying down since that
it what she does most. I would think that the asthma would come on in
response to activity.

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'cedes - 17 May 2004 06:44 GMT

"I would think that the asthma would come on in
response to activity." That is what I would think also. Something that you
might consider doing, is to get a different type of cat litter. One that is
as near to being dust free as possible. She may have developed a sensitivity
to dust, that she did not have when she was younger and her immune system
was stronger. I believe that you might be able to find cat litter pellets
that is made out of recycled newspaper. That would probably be dust-free.
ANY dust would aggravate her condition.

> > PAY NO ATTENTION to what the troll below said. Don't put ANYTHING in the
> > water!!
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> it what she does most. I would think that the asthma would come on in
> response to activity.

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