[Felvtalk] Wheezing

[Marsha]

How long has Krammer been on LTCI?

Marsha

On 1/20/2015 8:32 AM, Katherine K. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I wanted to get your thoughts on a video of Krammer wheezing. He is 
> 12, has had FeLV for the past 1.5 years. The wheezing has been a 
> chronic issue for the past year or so, and I've posted about it 
> before, it's usually caused by a case of pneumonia (which my vet tells 
> me is rare in cats, but he gets it a lot). On bad days he has a noisy, 
> gurgly purr, frequent swallowing, and wheezing spells once or twice a 
> day that last for about 30-60 seconds. Eventually the gurgles and 
> swallowing will clear up, and he'll only have an occasional wheezing 
> spell. He had an ultrasound/echocardiogram about 6 months ago, and an 
> xray last month of his lungs which showed the small spot of pneumonia, 
> and he took an antibiotic, which helped some.
>
> This weekend his right eye got infected, with green discharge. He's 
> had uveitis (one pupil smaller than the other) before, but not in 
> awhile. I've been giving him Neomycin/Polymyxin gel since Sunday. He 
> gets an LTCI injection (an immune booster) once a month, but I think 
> I'll give him another one today. Does anyone else use LTCI?
>
>  Going to check with my vet too, but wanted to see what the listserv 
> had to say. Here's the wheezing video: 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Od-nCkzyb0
>
> He's been sleeping a lot the past 2 days, but still has an appetite.
>
> Thanks,
> Katherine
>