[Felvtalk] Wheezing

[dlgegg at windstream.net]

I NOTICED THAT HE HAS WATERY EYES.  ANNIE HAS STARTED THIS THE LAST MONTH OR SO, BUT AFTER VACUMNING, ETC SO I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THAT.  I CALL IT SNEEZING.  SHE IS NOW NINE, HAS BEEN FELV POSITIVE SINCE I GOT HER AT AGE 4.  SHE SOMETIMES SNEEZES AFTER A RUN WITH HARLEY OR SOMEONE ELSE CHASING HER.  SHE HAS ALSO BEGUN LICKING AT PARTICULAR SPOTS ON HER LEGS.  SO WE HAVE THE SAME THING.  GUESS I NEED TO TAKE HER TO VET FOR TESTS.  YOUR BOY IS SO PRETTY.  IS THIS JUST RECENTLY STARTED LIKE ANNIE OR HAS HE DONE THIS A BIT OFF AND ON FOR SOME TIME?


---- "Katherine K." <kathstix at gmail.com> 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