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So, my cat, Funny Face (sixteen year old spayed tortie) was recently diagnosed with asthma. The vet has given her a depo shot, steroids, Terbutaline, antibiotics, and an appetite stimulant in an attempt to help. He said it's not a bad case of asthma, not like ones he has seen many times. The problem is, she's still making noises when she breathes (gets worse when she purrs). It seems to have improved a little bit and she's not breathing as deeply as she was, but I'm freaking out because she still isn't as close to normal as I thought she should be. Does it often take a while for those medicines to work? X rays were also done. She has a little bit of fluid next to her heart (he did say he doesn't see any evidence of heart disease), her trachea is fine, diaphragm was fine, and there are spots that indicate asthma or bronchitis. I'll be starting her on Panacur tonight in case it's lungworm (this is with the vet's approval). But I'm wondering, is there anything else it could be that would cause these issues that could be mistaken for asthma? The vet didn't see any fluid in/on the lungs. I'm so worried about her. She doesn't eat much which is what really scares me. She's also still active, not lying around all the time. She acts like she wants to eat her kibble but then will walk away, and she nibbles on wet food some when I give it to her (most of the time). Sometimes she gags after eating (rarely vomiting). She has five doses left of antibiotics, she's been on steroids for over a week now and the Terbutaline since Friday night. I have no idea how fast results should happen with any of these meds, so any information would be helpful and very much appreciated. I've never had a cat with asthma before so this is very new territory. Thanks in advance.