[Felvtalk] Fluid in Airway

Wed Mar 8 08:12:19 CST 2017

I watch A LOT of criminal/ forensic shows-  you had me going for a second
=~O

On Mar 8, 2017 2:21 AM, "ROBERT CHAPEL" <bchapel at optonline.net> wrote:

> Funny you should mention that Jen because I DID have several recordings
> last season when the problem was substantially worse... Of course I
> couldn't locate them when I brought him to the vet...but that is the best
> answer to my dilemna...  The Sound is definitely pronounced enough to
> record well... The other day I stuck a large knife in his side to see if
> the fluid would come out but all I got was blood.....my bad... really did
> little to help the problem....
> ( I AM JUST KIDDING FOLKS!!!!!..HONEST !!!!!  : ).... Looks like I have
> some homework to do again on Airway issues in Kitties...
>
>
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>>    1. My Charlie (Tina Terrell)
>>    2. Re: Fluid in Lungs or Airway... (Jennifer Olson)
>>    3. Re: My Charlie (Amani Oakley)
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>> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 20:42:26 -0600
>> From: Tina Terrell To: Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: [Felvtalk] My Charlie
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>> Hello,
>>  What antibiotics seem to help FELV cats the most?Also, my Charlie seems
>> to
>> respond well to Predisolone. Longterm ?
>> Thank you in advance
>> Blessings
>> Tina
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>> From: Jennifer Olson To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
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>> Bob,
>> Have you tried to record the sounds of his breathing to replay for a vet?
>> Suppose you told them about past episodes & effects of thorough cleaning?
>> Jen
>>
>> On Mar 6, 2017 8:33 PM, "ROBERT CHAPEL"  wrote:
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>>>
>>> Hello All:
>>>
>>> My remaining boy ( Magellin aka  " Jelly " ) has some kind of fluid
>>> either
>>> in his lungs or in his trachea... The oddest thing is that despite my
>>> hearing it ALL the time ( and even frequently cupping him to get him to
>>> cough and clear it a bit) 2 Vets have failed to hear it ( and... in
>>> fact...
>>> it seems to disappear when I've taken him somewhere to "show" them what
>>> I'm
>>> talking about)... possibly adrenaline from being anxious about being in
>>> the
>>> car and a new environment dries it up temporarily.. just like we get dry
>>> mouths when we are scared??  It concerns me even though it's not
>>> currently
>>> causing him a lot of distress.... it's just very disconcerting when I
>>> hear
>>> him gurgling as he eats his dinner or as he sleeps because I simply don't
>>> know what it is and if there is something I should be addressing before
>>> it
>>> gets worse...   When I first got him he appeared to have an asthma like
>>> condition with multiple attacks of a kind of " hacking"  each day....
>>> Interestingly that was last March as well ( when I first got him....
>>> almost
>>> to the day today..... along his little but older "brother" who lasted
>>> just
>>> under a year with me despite many many trips to vets and multiple meds
>>> nearly the entire time I had him....  I call him little because he failed
>>> to thrive from the  get go...a poster cat for bad FeLV)   I still feel
>>> his
>>> loss and I will be devastated if I were to lose this guy over something I
>>> could have done something about.....   The asthma like condition went
>>> away
>>> after I gave the rugs a thorough cleaning, moved all the furniture away
>>> from the walls and vacuumed and cleaned... got rid of as much dust as I
>>> could.... I did so many damn things I'd be hard pressed to know which (
>>> if
>>> any) were the most useful...could have been simply that when I was
>>> finally
>>> able to open the windows THAT did it...   All that said.... just
>>> wondering
>>> if anyone has had such symptoms with a cat ( sounds like one of us might
>>> sound after a bad chest cold just as the mucuus is loosening up... but
>>> instead of getting better it simply stays at the same level.... Anyone
>>> have experience with using nebulizers with cats ( and yes I've done the
>>> bathroom shower thing...  thats a bit wasteful....)....    I'm actually
>>> wondering about these new " Vape things... ie... if I were to add a small
>>> dose of medication to it....  they produce a HUGE amount of vapor and
>>> could
>>> be a LOT cheaper than a nebulizer.....  Wondering also if anyone has ever
>>> given a cat a small dose of a mucolytic medication with what result.???
>>> Ultimately I'll do a chest Xray but... these are rather pricey and it's
>>> spring "wedding" time now....  another cash outlay.... Though I won't
>>> hold
>>> off if it gets worse... I've just been home a LOT lately and have been
>>> hearing it all day long many days....
>>> The little guy is still playful , energetic, eats well ,poops and pees
>>> normally and is his same ultra sociable self... I just don't want to
>>> ignore
>>> something I really should possible be paying more attention to.....
>>>
>>> thanks for any suggestions and experience...
>>>
>>> Bob
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>> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 17:26:29 +0000
>> From: Amani Oakley To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re:
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>> Hi Tina
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>> I would recommend Doxycyline as an antibiotic for FeLV cats.
>>
>> Amani
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>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
>> Tina Terrell
>> Sent: March-06-17 9:42 PM
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>> Subject: [Felvtalk] My Charlie
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>> Hello,
>>  What antibiotics seem to help FELV cats the most?Also, my Charlie seems
>> to respond well to Predisolone. Longterm ?
>> Thank you in advance
>> Blessings
>> Tina
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