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Hello all! I am new to the site, and would appreciate any and all feedback that you all can give me! One week ago I picked up two Bengal kittens from a great breeder. The ride was 3.5 hours from my house, so the ride was fairly long back to my home with them in the car but they did really well. The two kittens are Leo (17weeks old) and Harvey (14 weeks old). I'll attach some pictures They are "brothers from other mothers (and fathers)" but love each other dearly.
Since coming home, Leo's breathing has been elevated more often than not at 60+ BPM and only sometimes slows down to ~42 BPM. Even while resting he will have tachypnea. He has a normal appetite, bowel movements are regular, and he is still playing and not at all lethargic. He doesn't seem to be struggling breathing, it is just fast with his abdomen falling and rising quickly. Gums, ears, nose and lips aren't blue. He is up to date with all vaccines and got a rabies vaccine about 3 weeks ago. He was checked by a vet three days ago and was told that his heart did not have a murmur and they could not hear any fluid in the lungs. They said that they could do an X-Ray, but that is was not likely that there was anything wrong. They prescribed Amoxiclav for him and Harvey due to Harvey's Upper Respiratory Infection (which is a whole other story, but totally manageable). Both kittens seemed to adjust to the rehoming really well, but I am still really worried about Leo's elevated breathing. He doesn't seem at all deterred, doesn't pant, and is his normal self other than the breathing issue. Have any of you ever had this issue before? What happened to your kitties that did? I was told by a different vet over the phone that it is not abnormal for some cats to have intermittent elevated respiration without any underlying cause, but I am concerned that he is usually breathing like this. I might be an overly-concerned first-time cat mama, but I'd rather get as much input as possible before jumping the gun on a $170 X-Ray because of my own paranoia. Reading all of the horror stories of others who had kitties with HCM, FelV, FIP, FIV, and so on have me so worried.
Thanks in advance, fellow kitty-lovers
P.S. - Leo is the lighter one and Harvey is the darker one
Since coming home, Leo's breathing has been elevated more often than not at 60+ BPM and only sometimes slows down to ~42 BPM. Even while resting he will have tachypnea. He has a normal appetite, bowel movements are regular, and he is still playing and not at all lethargic. He doesn't seem to be struggling breathing, it is just fast with his abdomen falling and rising quickly. Gums, ears, nose and lips aren't blue. He is up to date with all vaccines and got a rabies vaccine about 3 weeks ago. He was checked by a vet three days ago and was told that his heart did not have a murmur and they could not hear any fluid in the lungs. They said that they could do an X-Ray, but that is was not likely that there was anything wrong. They prescribed Amoxiclav for him and Harvey due to Harvey's Upper Respiratory Infection (which is a whole other story, but totally manageable). Both kittens seemed to adjust to the rehoming really well, but I am still really worried about Leo's elevated breathing. He doesn't seem at all deterred, doesn't pant, and is his normal self other than the breathing issue. Have any of you ever had this issue before? What happened to your kitties that did? I was told by a different vet over the phone that it is not abnormal for some cats to have intermittent elevated respiration without any underlying cause, but I am concerned that he is usually breathing like this. I might be an overly-concerned first-time cat mama, but I'd rather get as much input as possible before jumping the gun on a $170 X-Ray because of my own paranoia. Reading all of the horror stories of others who had kitties with HCM, FelV, FIP, FIV, and so on have me so worried.
Thanks in advance, fellow kitty-lovers
P.S. - Leo is the lighter one and Harvey is the darker one
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