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Old December 21st 04, 10:59 PM
Gail Futoran
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"Mary" wrote in message
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"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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Seems to me that it is important to get an FeLV cat in pronto any time
something unusual crops up. Mostly, their illness is treated
symptomatically
and she should probably been on something.


Except the "coughing" isn't unusual in the sense
of something that just came up - it's been going on
for at least a month, and otherwise she's as healthy
and active as I've ever seen a kitten. Seriously, she
*can* leap tall walls in a single bound with nary a
sweat/pant.


So can my asthmatic cat. She zips around like a maniac--
until she has an attack.


Problem is, my kitten only coughs during (most) heavy
petting sessions. She can play as long and wildly as
she likes, with me or with the other kitten, and nary a
cough. The cough really is purr-specific.

That doesn't mean it's *not* asthma, or some other
condition associated with FeLV, so I will continue
to monitor her.

She's been into the vet for weepy eyes (treated
for URI),


So maybe she has a bit of gunk left from the upper
respiratory infection?


Could very well be. She still has weepy eyes (which
isn't all that uncommon in Burmese), but then so
did both of my Tonkinese when they were kittens
four years ago. Both got over it eventually.

Oh well, mystery thy name is cat!

Thanks again -
Gail