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Possibly asthma?
Have a kitten that is 5 months and she pants when she plays too hard.
So I read up and got concerned about HCM. Took her into the dr's and did a chest xray - nothing out of place. Just did the ECG and they don't see anything wrong with her heart. But they mentioned that it could, maybe, possible be a beginning to asthma. They didn't suggest any other tests but thought it might be an idea to treat her with a neublizer. Now I wanna be a good mama but I don't know what to think???? I don't want to treat her with steroids if she's just an oddball. She only pants after mega-exertion and will stop quickly (less than a minute) if we stop playing with her. She doesn't stop herself from playing so it can't be that drastic. I'm just wondering if other folks have seen this and did it turn out to be asthma and at what point should we start treating??? Thanks for any advice. |
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wrote on 9/30/03 5:43 PM: Have a kitten that is 5 months and she pants when she plays too hard. So I read up and got concerned about HCM. Took her into the dr's and did a chest xray - nothing out of place. Just did the ECG and they don't see anything wrong with her heart. But they mentioned that it could, maybe, possible be a beginning to asthma. They didn't suggest any other tests but thought it might be an idea to treat her with a neublizer. Now I wanna be a good mama but I don't know what to think???? I don't want to treat her with steroids if she's just an oddball. She only pants after mega-exertion and will stop quickly (less than a minute) if we stop playing with her. She doesn't stop herself from playing so it can't be that drastic. I'm just wondering if other folks have seen this and did it turn out to be asthma and at what point should we start treating??? Thanks for any advice. My cat SUgar panted when she played hard when she was little. She didn't know when to stop, and I had to take that as a cue. As she got older, she figured out when she was done playing. It's if they pant when not doing really hard play, or the panting doesn't stop after a few seconds (like 30 or so.) that you should worry. Karen |
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in article , sasssykat at
wrote on 9/30/03 5:43 PM: Have a kitten that is 5 months and she pants when she plays too hard. So I read up and got concerned about HCM. Took her into the dr's and did a chest xray - nothing out of place. Just did the ECG and they don't see anything wrong with her heart. But they mentioned that it could, maybe, possible be a beginning to asthma. They didn't suggest any other tests but thought it might be an idea to treat her with a neublizer. Now I wanna be a good mama but I don't know what to think???? I don't want to treat her with steroids if she's just an oddball. She only pants after mega-exertion and will stop quickly (less than a minute) if we stop playing with her. She doesn't stop herself from playing so it can't be that drastic. I'm just wondering if other folks have seen this and did it turn out to be asthma and at what point should we start treating??? Thanks for any advice. My cat SUgar panted when she played hard when she was little. She didn't know when to stop, and I had to take that as a cue. As she got older, she figured out when she was done playing. It's if they pant when not doing really hard play, or the panting doesn't stop after a few seconds (like 30 or so.) that you should worry. Karen |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... Have a kitten that is 5 months and she pants when she plays too hard. That's pretty normal. Cats, like dogs, pant when they are warm to lose heat. Mine all did it until they got old enough to be lazier and to know when to quit. About 6-7 months of age. I wouldn't worry unless she pants for more than 30-60 seconds or if she pants when she is NOT playing. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ All I ask for is the chance to prove that money cannot make me happy. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... Have a kitten that is 5 months and she pants when she plays too hard. That's pretty normal. Cats, like dogs, pant when they are warm to lose heat. Mine all did it until they got old enough to be lazier and to know when to quit. About 6-7 months of age. I wouldn't worry unless she pants for more than 30-60 seconds or if she pants when she is NOT playing. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ All I ask for is the chance to prove that money cannot make me happy. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... Have a kitten that is 5 months and she pants when she plays too hard. That's pretty normal. Cats, like dogs, pant when they are warm to lose heat. Mine all did it until they got old enough to be lazier and to know when to quit. About 6-7 months of age. I wouldn't worry unless she pants for more than 30-60 seconds or if she pants when she is NOT playing. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ All I ask for is the chance to prove that money cannot make me happy. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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