Hi all! We adopted our kitty about 2 and a half weeks ago now. A few days after we got her, we noticed episodes where it would sound like she was gasping for breath/dry heaving. At first we thought maybe it was a hairball, but nothing ever came up. We spoke to the woman at the animal rescue we got her from, and she thought maybe it was a respiratory infection caused by the stress of a new environment, etc.
We had her on antibiotics for a week. After the second day on the medicine we didn't hear any more of this breathing trouble, so we thought that the antibiotics were working. However, last night, after day 7 on the antibiotics, she had another episode. We are starting to think that maybe it's asthma (stress induced?) but the woman at the rescue said it is not that, since our kitty lived at her house for 4 months and she never noticed any breathing issues. What should we do?! It's so scary and we feel so helpless watching her gasp for air!
We had her on antibiotics for a week. After the second day on the medicine we didn't hear any more of this breathing trouble, so we thought that the antibiotics were working. However, last night, after day 7 on the antibiotics, she had another episode. We are starting to think that maybe it's asthma (stress induced?) but the woman at the rescue said it is not that, since our kitty lived at her house for 4 months and she never noticed any breathing issues. What should we do?! It's so scary and we feel so helpless watching her gasp for air!