Preface: I have anxiety and am prone to worrying, mostly over nothing but, I'm worried that if I don't worry, something bad will happen. Meds have mostly helped but it still is an issue.
I already contacted my vet and we're going to set up an appointment but I thought that I would post on here anyway. Dario has on and off fits of coughing, usually it only happens a couple times a month. I tried treating him with hairball stuff but I'm not certain that it has been working as the coughing is irregular. I started keeping a journal of it. This is the second time I've started as after the last one I documented it happened 3-4 weeks later and I'd misplaced my last record.
The Facts:
-It doesn't happen regularly after eating or exercising or vacuuming
-Fits only last a couple of seconds, 10 seconds at the most and that's a long estimate
-No discharge or shortness of breath afterwards
-No particular place around the house seems to trigger it, though it has never happened in the loft bedroom but we also don't spend much time up there.
-I use Okocat natural litter
-He is on a raw/wet food diet with some kibble to get him started when he gets bored of the flavor
-Very active cat, only pants after an intense play session
-Goes outside on a harness and has never done this outside, this is less frequent as he prefers to be inside
-Has Revolution monthly
-Indoor cat (strictly unless on a leash and harness)
-Was found outside 3-5 days old and hand raised by me with help from my vet and is approximately 7 months old now
-No scented items like air fresheners, candles or cleaning or scented chemicals
-House does get dusty from time to time but more frequent vacuuming has helped with this
-Previously tested negative on all tests
-Tried hairball meds for about a month and that didn't seem to change anything
-My house tends to be dry, I've been thinking about running my humidifier again
I'm thinking about getting a second HEPA air filter, I have one for my birds. Any thoughts? I would think that asthma would occur more frequently but after I made the mistake of googling and the idea that it could be related to a heart condition has me freaked out. I'm trying not to get panicky over this (as I am prone to doing) and instead trying to narrow it down. My vet knew he did this and it was why his neutering was delayed by a week but it's so infrequent that I've been trying some things for him first but I want to get this resolved.
I know no one is a vet on here and not looking for a prognosis, just some ideas and maybe some comfort? I'm trying not to panic and think of the worst possibility. The infrequency is what gets me. I'm trying to get a video of it but only have one that is about 6 seconds from February. Only my boyfriend and I have seen him do this, and in the month and a half he was living with me while his new room was prepared we saw him cough maybe three times.
I just want Dario to be okay.
I already contacted my vet and we're going to set up an appointment but I thought that I would post on here anyway. Dario has on and off fits of coughing, usually it only happens a couple times a month. I tried treating him with hairball stuff but I'm not certain that it has been working as the coughing is irregular. I started keeping a journal of it. This is the second time I've started as after the last one I documented it happened 3-4 weeks later and I'd misplaced my last record.
The Facts:
-It doesn't happen regularly after eating or exercising or vacuuming
-Fits only last a couple of seconds, 10 seconds at the most and that's a long estimate
-No discharge or shortness of breath afterwards
-No particular place around the house seems to trigger it, though it has never happened in the loft bedroom but we also don't spend much time up there.
-I use Okocat natural litter
-He is on a raw/wet food diet with some kibble to get him started when he gets bored of the flavor
-Very active cat, only pants after an intense play session
-Goes outside on a harness and has never done this outside, this is less frequent as he prefers to be inside
-Has Revolution monthly
-Indoor cat (strictly unless on a leash and harness)
-Was found outside 3-5 days old and hand raised by me with help from my vet and is approximately 7 months old now
-No scented items like air fresheners, candles or cleaning or scented chemicals
-House does get dusty from time to time but more frequent vacuuming has helped with this
-Previously tested negative on all tests
-Tried hairball meds for about a month and that didn't seem to change anything
-My house tends to be dry, I've been thinking about running my humidifier again
I'm thinking about getting a second HEPA air filter, I have one for my birds. Any thoughts? I would think that asthma would occur more frequently but after I made the mistake of googling and the idea that it could be related to a heart condition has me freaked out. I'm trying not to get panicky over this (as I am prone to doing) and instead trying to narrow it down. My vet knew he did this and it was why his neutering was delayed by a week but it's so infrequent that I've been trying some things for him first but I want to get this resolved.
I know no one is a vet on here and not looking for a prognosis, just some ideas and maybe some comfort? I'm trying not to panic and think of the worst possibility. The infrequency is what gets me. I'm trying to get a video of it but only have one that is about 6 seconds from February. Only my boyfriend and I have seen him do this, and in the month and a half he was living with me while his new room was prepared we saw him cough maybe three times.
I just want Dario to be okay.
- she was a fiesty little thing!)
It's YOUR cat after all. If you don't want to feed junk, then that's your choice.
