[Felvtalk] Fluid in Airway

dlgegg at windstream.net dlgegg at windstream.net
Thu Mar 9 10:26:48 CST 2017


Me too, at first I thought he was serious and was going to turn him for cruelty.

---- Lorrie <felinerescue at frontier.com> wrote: 
> Hey Robert, you almost gave this poor old lady a heart attack :-)
> 
> Lorrie
> 
> On 03-08, ROBERT CHAPEL 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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> > >Message: 1
> > >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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> > >Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 21:57:21 -0600
> > >From: Jennifer Olson To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fluid in Lungs or Airway...
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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:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>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: 
> > >[Felvtalk] My Charlie
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> > >Hi Tina
> > >
> > >I would recommend Doxycyline as an antibiotic for FeLV cats.
> > >
> > >Amani
> > >
> > >From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf 
> > >Of Tina Terrell
> > >Sent: March-06-17 9:42 PM
> > >To: Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> > >Subject: [Felvtalk] My Charlie
> > >
> > >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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