Anyone's Cat Have Asthma?

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
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From: "Linda E"

"Gail" wrote in message
.. .
At the present time I have been feeding only Iams kitten canned/dry.
The
predominant advice is to feed kittens through one year kitten food,
after
that adult food. My current plan is to switch (smoothly) to an adult
food
which may be less *auto-immune enhancing* (don't know how other to
phrase it). I've been scouring the lists for recommendations ....

Gail


ahhhhhh............ just wondering... I have a cat who has *always* had
breathing "problems"... more like stuffy nose.... occasionally, it seems
to
get worse, but, she *always* breathes normally at the vet (lungs clear,
too). Sometimes I wonder about allergies, tho must be slight.

Linda

My cat Meesha has asthma. We've been able to control it with a natural
cortisone prescribed by our vet. It's not supposed to have the side
effects
like Prednisone. We are also feeding her a homemade raw diet which seems
to be
helping too. Allergies are hard to diagnose in cats. Maybe your cat has
seasonal allergies, Linda.

Lauren


Could be..... she was really sick a few years ago with cryptococcosis, which
is usually inhaled and a respiratory-type problem... hers had cns
involvement and although she is symptom free for a couple years (unless this
problem is actually a part of it), she still has "signs" of the fungus in
her blood test... After having an ill cat (we also had a scare with a
possible vacc. assoc. carcinoma - turned out to be fat, thank God!!!), I
long to go back to the days when I didn't watch every move, breath, pay
soooo close attention to everything my cats do that might be out of the
ordinary!!

Linda

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:22:42 GMT, "Linda E"
wrote:


Could be..... she was really sick a few years ago with cryptococcosis, which
is usually inhaled and a respiratory-type problem... hers had cns
involvement and although she is symptom free for a couple years (unless this
problem is actually a part of it), she still has "signs" of the fungus in
her blood test... After having an ill cat (we also had a scare with a
possible vacc. assoc. carcinoma - turned out to be fat, thank God!!!), I
long to go back to the days when I didn't watch every move, breath, pay
soooo close attention to everything my cats do that might be out of the
ordinary!!

Linda

Oh, boy, I can relate to your last sentence! Ever since I started
reading Usenet and the Internet, I've learned so much that I worry
about every little thing. Makes me wonder how I managed to raise a
cat that made it to 17-1/2 and one who made it to 19 without knowing
very much of anything!

Ginger-lyn

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:22:42 GMT, "Linda E"
wrote:


Could be..... she was really sick a few years ago with cryptococcosis, which
is usually inhaled and a respiratory-type problem... hers had cns
involvement and although she is symptom free for a couple years (unless this
problem is actually a part of it), she still has "signs" of the fungus in
her blood test... After having an ill cat (we also had a scare with a
possible vacc. assoc. carcinoma - turned out to be fat, thank God!!!), I
long to go back to the days when I didn't watch every move, breath, pay
soooo close attention to everything my cats do that might be out of the
ordinary!!

Linda

Oh, boy, I can relate to your last sentence! Ever since I started
reading Usenet and the Internet, I've learned so much that I worry
about every little thing. Makes me wonder how I managed to raise a
cat that made it to 17-1/2 and one who made it to 19 without knowing
very much of anything!

Ginger-lyn

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:22:42 GMT, "Linda E"
wrote:


Could be..... she was really sick a few years ago with cryptococcosis,
which
is usually inhaled and a respiratory-type problem... hers had cns
involvement and although she is symptom free for a couple years (unless
this
problem is actually a part of it), she still has "signs" of the fungus in
her blood test... After having an ill cat (we also had a scare with a
possible vacc. assoc. carcinoma - turned out to be fat, thank God!!!), I
long to go back to the days when I didn't watch every move, breath, pay
soooo close attention to everything my cats do that might be out of the
ordinary!!

Linda

Oh, boy, I can relate to your last sentence! Ever since I started
reading Usenet and the Internet, I've learned so much that I worry
about every little thing. Makes me wonder how I managed to raise a
cat that made it to 17-1/2 and one who made it to 19 without knowing
very much of anything!

Ginger-lyn


I know... when I was young, we had animals and barely vetted them.... BUT,
they didn't always live that long either......
Linda

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:22:42 GMT, "Linda E"
wrote:


Could be..... she was really sick a few years ago with cryptococcosis,
which
is usually inhaled and a respiratory-type problem... hers had cns
involvement and although she is symptom free for a couple years (unless
this
problem is actually a part of it), she still has "signs" of the fungus in
her blood test... After having an ill cat (we also had a scare with a
possible vacc. assoc. carcinoma - turned out to be fat, thank God!!!), I
long to go back to the days when I didn't watch every move, breath, pay
soooo close attention to everything my cats do that might be out of the
ordinary!!

Linda

Oh, boy, I can relate to your last sentence! Ever since I started
reading Usenet and the Internet, I've learned so much that I worry
about every little thing. Makes me wonder how I managed to raise a
cat that made it to 17-1/2 and one who made it to 19 without knowing
very much of anything!

Ginger-lyn


I know... when I was young, we had animals and barely vetted them.... BUT,
they didn't always live that long either......
Linda

"BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre" dumped this in
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BTW, Kami tunred Sweet Sixteen last weekend. Forgot to make the
announcement.

Happy Purrday Kami.

--
Cheryl

"BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre" dumped this in
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BTW, Kami tunred Sweet Sixteen last weekend. Forgot to make the
announcement.

Happy Purrday Kami.

--
Cheryl

From: "Linda E"

After having an ill cat (we also had a scare with a
possible vacc. assoc. carcinoma - turned out to be fat, thank God!!!)

Thank goodness it was negative for sarcoma.

I
long to go back to the days when I didn't watch every move, breath, pay
soooo close attention to everything my cats do that might be out of the
ordinary!!

I know what you mean. But better to catch something early, and even better to
find out it's nothing or something that is treatable.

Lauren
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From: "Linda E"

After having an ill cat (we also had a scare with a
possible vacc. assoc. carcinoma - turned out to be fat, thank God!!!)

Thank goodness it was negative for sarcoma.

I
long to go back to the days when I didn't watch every move, breath, pay
soooo close attention to everything my cats do that might be out of the
ordinary!!

I know what you mean. But better to catch something early, and even better to
find out it's nothing or something that is treatable.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 18:37:57 GMT, "BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre"
wrote:


You guys all sound like new moms or something. Yes, there is a
frightening myriad of things that can happen to the kitties, but by and
large, they don't happen.

Hardly! Have had 14 cats since 1972 (7 currently). I'm an old-timer!

Ginger-lyn