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.

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

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

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

(sasssykat) wrote in message om...
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.


Panting after heavy play is completely normal in kittens.

Your vet shafted you, big time.

-L.

(sasssykat) wrote in message om...
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.


Panting after heavy play is completely normal in kittens.

Your vet shafted you, big time.

-L.

(sasssykat) wrote in message om...
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.


Panting after heavy play is completely normal in kittens.

Your vet shafted you, big time.

-L.

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.

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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
-------------------------------------------------

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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