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As a matter of fact, she was diagnosed with asthma by her first vet.  The new vet, however, seemed really skeptical about that diagnosis.  He said that asthmatic cats often breathe with their mouths open (which Lucille never does), and that is the most telltale sign. At any rate, thanks to all who have replied…  Lucille is doing much better. Hasn’t hacked in two days.  Stan just started sneezing yesterday, so I think they may have picked up a respiratory infection.  I’ll call the vet again today for him. Thanks again, Marcia A hacking ‘hairball’ like cough can be a symptom of Feline Asthma.  My cat Frack has Feline Asthma so I know all of the symptoms.  Initially, when he was coughing (before his diagnosis, I thought he had a hairball.  I took him in to my vet and she checked him over thoroughly, did some blood tests as well as gave him a tracheal wash and thus he was diagnosed with asthma.  I have been having to take him in for an injection about every 3 months or so to keep the asthma under control. —

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A hacking ‘hairball’ like cough can be a symptom of Feline Asthma.  My cat Frack has Feline Asthma so I know all of the symptoms.  Initially, when he was coughing (before his diagnosis, I thought he had a hairball.  I took him in to my vet and she checked him over thoroughly, did some blood tests as well as gave him a tracheal wash and thus he was diagnosed with asthma.  I have been having to take him in for an injection about every 3 months or so to keep the asthma under control. —    (_Y_.)’  ._   )  `._ `. “-..-’ (il),-”  (li),’  ((!.-’ We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.                  –George Bernard Shaw–

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I agree with the other posters that it may most likely be a hairball.  The other possibilities are a respiratory infection of some sort or some sort of fluid in the lungs (which can be caused by heart problems). I would take her back to the vet to be certain, though.  I have no idea why they would need to gas her to take a blood sample; I’ve never heard of this. I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort. He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago. That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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I agree with the other posters that it may most likely be a hairball.  The other possibilities are a respiratory infection of some sort or some sort of fluid in the lungs (which can be caused by heart problems). I would take her back to the vet to be certain, though.  I have no idea why they would need to gas her to take a blood sample; I’ve never heard of this. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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lucillekitty, you might want to ask the vet to do a barium x-ray. not all obstructions will be found through a regular x-ray. 5 years one of my cats started throwing up and wouldnt hold food down. they did a barium x-ray and discovered a piece of thread which had caught around the base of her tongue and was starting to strangulate the intestines. they operated and she recovered fine. the thread did not show up on a regular x-ray.

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Sick-03, (The 4 Pawer Declawer)      :O   You don’t let your cats keep their claws, but you let them chew on thread? Why am I not surprised? Bugs

com… lucillekitty, vet discovered a piece of thread which

had caught around the base of her tongue and was starting to strangulate the intestines. they

operated and she recovered fine. the thread – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -did not show up on a regular x-ray.

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I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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Sounds like it might be an unproductive effort to cough up a hairball. Take a look at http://www.vetinfo.com/catroutine.html (click on "Hairballs") and http://www.vetinfo.com/catrespir.html. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks,

– Alan Prepare yourself for whatever it is you might have to do in the future; the fact is you may one day actually have to do it. Consciousness, Physics and the Holographic Paradigm: http://www.livingston.net/hermital/holopara.htm

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Could it be a furball that she is tring to hack up? Have you tried giving her furball remedy? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t. We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort. He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working. The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago. That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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As a matter of fact, she was diagnosed with asthma by her first vet.  The new vet, however, seemed really skeptical about that diagnosis.  He said that asthmatic cats often breathe with their mouths open (which Lucille never does), and that is the most telltale sign. At any rate, thanks to all who have replied…  Lucille is doing much better. Hasn’t hacked in two days.  Stan just started sneezing yesterday, so I think they may have picked up a respiratory infection.  I’ll call the vet again today for him. Thanks again, Marcia A hacking ‘hairball’ like cough can be a symptom of Feline Asthma.  My cat Frack has Feline Asthma so I know all of the symptoms.  Initially, when he was coughing (before his diagnosis, I thought he had a hairball.  I took him in to my vet and she checked him over thoroughly, did some blood tests as well as gave him a tracheal wash and thus he was diagnosed with asthma.  I have been having to take him in for an injection about every 3 months or so to keep the asthma under control. —

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A hacking ‘hairball’ like cough can be a symptom of Feline Asthma.  My cat Frack has Feline Asthma so I know all of the symptoms.  Initially, when he was coughing (before his diagnosis, I thought he had a hairball.  I took him in to my vet and she checked him over thoroughly, did some blood tests as well as gave him a tracheal wash and thus he was diagnosed with asthma.  I have been having to take him in for an injection about every 3 months or so to keep the asthma under control. —    (_Y_.)’  ._   )  `._ `. “-..-’ (il),-”  (li),’  ((!.-’ We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.                  –George Bernard Shaw–

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I agree with the other posters that it may most likely be a hairball.  The other possibilities are a respiratory infection of some sort or some sort of fluid in the lungs (which can be caused by heart problems). I would take her back to the vet to be certain, though.  I have no idea why they would need to gas her to take a blood sample; I’ve never heard of this. I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort. He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago. That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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I agree with the other posters that it may most likely be a hairball.  The other possibilities are a respiratory infection of some sort or some sort of fluid in the lungs (which can be caused by heart problems). I would take her back to the vet to be certain, though.  I have no idea why they would need to gas her to take a blood sample; I’ve never heard of this. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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lucillekitty, you might want to ask the vet to do a barium x-ray. not all obstructions will be found through a regular x-ray. 5 years one of my cats started throwing up and wouldnt hold food down. they did a barium x-ray and discovered a piece of thread which had caught around the base of her tongue and was starting to strangulate the intestines. they operated and she recovered fine. the thread did not show up on a regular x-ray.

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Sick-03, (The 4 Pawer Declawer)      :O   You don’t let your cats keep their claws, but you let them chew on thread? Why am I not surprised? Bugs

com… lucillekitty, vet discovered a piece of thread which

had caught around the base of her tongue and was starting to strangulate the intestines. they

operated and she recovered fine. the thread – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -did not show up on a regular x-ray.

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I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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Sounds like it might be an unproductive effort to cough up a hairball. Take a look at http://www.vetinfo.com/catroutine.html (click on "Hairballs") and http://www.vetinfo.com/catrespir.html. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks,

– Alan Prepare yourself for whatever it is you might have to do in the future; the fact is you may one day actually have to do it. Consciousness, Physics and the Holographic Paradigm: http://www.livingston.net/hermital/holopara.htm

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Could it be a furball that she is tring to hack up? Have you tried giving her furball remedy? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t. We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort. He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working. The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago. That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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As a matter of fact, she was diagnosed with asthma by her first vet.  The new vet, however, seemed really skeptical about that diagnosis.  He said that asthmatic cats often breathe with their mouths open (which Lucille never does), and that is the most telltale sign. At any rate, thanks to all who have replied…  Lucille is doing much better. Hasn’t hacked in two days.  Stan just started sneezing yesterday, so I think they may have picked up a respiratory infection.  I’ll call the vet again today for him. Thanks again, Marcia A hacking ‘hairball’ like cough can be a symptom of Feline Asthma.  My cat Frack has Feline Asthma so I know all of the symptoms.  Initially, when he was coughing (before his diagnosis, I thought he had a hairball.  I took him in to my vet and she checked him over thoroughly, did some blood tests as well as gave him a tracheal wash and thus he was diagnosed with asthma.  I have been having to take him in for an injection about every 3 months or so to keep the asthma under control. —

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A hacking ‘hairball’ like cough can be a symptom of Feline Asthma.  My cat Frack has Feline Asthma so I know all of the symptoms.  Initially, when he was coughing (before his diagnosis, I thought he had a hairball.  I took him in to my vet and she checked him over thoroughly, did some blood tests as well as gave him a tracheal wash and thus he was diagnosed with asthma.  I have been having to take him in for an injection about every 3 months or so to keep the asthma under control. —    (_Y_.)’  ._   )  `._ `. “-..-’ (il),-”  (li),’  ((!.-’ We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.                  –George Bernard Shaw–

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I agree with the other posters that it may most likely be a hairball.  The other possibilities are a respiratory infection of some sort or some sort of fluid in the lungs (which can be caused by heart problems). I would take her back to the vet to be certain, though.  I have no idea why they would need to gas her to take a blood sample; I’ve never heard of this. I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort. He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago. That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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I agree with the other posters that it may most likely be a hairball.  The other possibilities are a respiratory infection of some sort or some sort of fluid in the lungs (which can be caused by heart problems). I would take her back to the vet to be certain, though.  I have no idea why they would need to gas her to take a blood sample; I’ve never heard of this. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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lucillekitty, you might want to ask the vet to do a barium x-ray. not all obstructions will be found through a regular x-ray. 5 years one of my cats started throwing up and wouldnt hold food down. they did a barium x-ray and discovered a piece of thread which had caught around the base of her tongue and was starting to strangulate the intestines. they operated and she recovered fine. the thread did not show up on a regular x-ray.

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Sick-03, (The 4 Pawer Declawer)      :O   You don’t let your cats keep their claws, but you let them chew on thread? Why am I not surprised? Bugs

com… lucillekitty, vet discovered a piece of thread which

had caught around the base of her tongue and was starting to strangulate the intestines. they

operated and she recovered fine. the thread – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -did not show up on a regular x-ray.

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I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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Sounds like it might be an unproductive effort to cough up a hairball. Take a look at http://www.vetinfo.com/catroutine.html (click on "Hairballs") and http://www.vetinfo.com/catrespir.html. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t.  We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort.  He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working.  The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago.  That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks,

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Could it be a furball that she is tring to hack up? Have you tried giving her furball remedy? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I was wondering if anyone else’s cat had experienced this: My cat is "hacking."  It isn’t like a cough, but it’s as if she is going to vomit, but can’t. We took her to the vet two nights ago, and he felt her belly, etc. He said he didn’t think she had an obstruction or anything of that sort. He gave us CEPA drops, and she’s been on them for about 36 hours. I see no improvement so far, but I understand it may take up to 72 hours to start working. The thing is, he couldn’t take her temperature, so he isn’t sure if she has a fever.  She seems lethargic — not at all her usual energetic self.  She’s eating, but not as much as usual. To complicate matters further, we brought home a new cat two weeks ago. That cat is fine, except that it was sneezing a couple of times yesterday. Does anyone have any experience with any of this?  Should I take her back to the vet’s for blood testing?  Do you think she could simply be depressed because of the presence of the other cat? I wouldn’t hesitate to take her back for blood tests, except that the dr. said she would have to be gassed to take it, and I guess I don’t follow his logic on why blood tests would be the next step.  Shouldn’t they x-ray her or something?  We just moved to a new town and our old vet is a half-hour away, so I want to spare her that trauma of a long car ride, but boy, I felt a lot better with them…. Thanks, Marcia (worried Mom)

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