Please Help!! Cat Can't Breathe!!!

[Catty1]

I am glad to hear Tiger is more comfortable...the more comfy he is, the less 'stoic' he has to be.

It'll be interesting to hear what the antihistamine and clearer air is doing for him.

It the filter helping your asthmatic baby as well?

hugs and prayers!

[Emeraldgreen]

Hi Laura, thanks for your kind words about Tiger.
Well, I gave him half a pill of pred last night instead of his usual full 5mg dose along with 2mg of Chlor Tripolon and he slept all night in the room with the air filter. But by 7:00a.m. this morning when I went to check on him he was wheezing as he has been for the past few weeks so I gave him his full dose of pred and the wheezing quieted down but he doesn't have much energy to move more than a few feet and then lie down again. He's hungry alot as usual but the vets think that is due to the high dose of pred he is on.
My asthmatic cat Jimmy seems to be benefiting from the filter though and wouldn't come out of the room last night which is not the norm for him. He is usually the first to race out of there to tear around the rest of the house but last night when we opened the door and called and called him, he just lay in his bed staring at us and wouldn't budge. I think the fresh air felt good. He is in very good spirits today as well, more so than usual so I'm glad we got the filter.
I just wish it would make a change in Tiger but it is looking like I will have to take him to the other vet a few hours away who has the smaller endoscopy equipment. If he finds something, I'll ask him to do the surgery. I'll be putting all my hope in this vet as I don't think we can afford a 6th one after him so if anyone has time to pray for Tiger, we'd sure appreciate it. Thanks again for caring and for helping with your many suggestions.

[Medusa]

Big time prayers headed Tiger's way and yours, too. To not be able to breathe is the worst!

[Emeraldgreen]

Thank you so much Mary and thank you Candace too! I think I might be taking a float plane to get to the vet. I'm hoping that it's not going to freak Tiger out too much but it's cheaper and fast than taking the ferries and using our truck with all the gas it needs. I'll make sure to cover his cage with a blanket to keep him calm.
I might wait until Tuesday to see what if any results come back from the fungal panel and/or the fecal test.
I'll definitely keep you posted. Thanks.

[Catty1]

Hoping the best for Tiger!

[Emeraldgreen]

Thanks Candace!
Well, the fungal panel results came back today from the vet and everything was negative so I'm glad I followed my instincts and stopped giving him the anti-fungal meds two days into his treatment. It was making him worse and now it turns out he didn't need it anyway. I have heard that a fungal infection can show up as negative but the odds are that the results are correct. The panel covered things like aspergilllus, blasto, crypto-coccous and things.
So, on with the plan to see the new vet on Thursday morning. Picked up an asthma inhaler today and will see if he'll 'let me' use it on him. I'm sure I could force it but I'm trying to be extra gentle with him because I can only imagine what it must feel like trying to get enough air and you can't and then your 'mom' is coming at you with this crazy aparatus covering your face. I wish he could understand that I'm trying to help him. He's such a sweetie, I hope we make it through this.

[jennielynn1970]

Poor Tiger... I hope you can find what is wrong and get him to start feeling better. Poor boy.

Thoughts and prayers for Tiger and your family.