Asthmastic Cat possibly

[jeremys_mummy]

He is at the vet in the net few days will keep you informed fingers crossed for my Rolo thanks you x

[Gillian Harvey]

how did your cats respond to the medication? Sorry to hear about Sam  is coughing and heart disease related? I know nothing about it?

Yes, coughing can be a symptom of heart disease, Sam also had laboured breathing, but not wheezing. Sam did well on his meds, I used to put them in pieces of Webbox treat sticks - so he never knew he was being medicated  Hope the vet visit goes ok. 

[bunglycat]

Hi,
Has he seen the vet yet -if not i would get him in asap as a matter of urgency so he can start treatment.
My Smartie is fine on it , no problems at all 

[jeremys_mummy]

Hi thanks for your replies i'm. Hes been coughing and wheezing for a while now  im just beside myself with worry how did your cats respond to the medication? Sorry to hear about Sam  is coughing and heart disease related? I know nothing about it?

[bunglycat]

My Smartie gets seasonal asthma -found by a x ray and he was coughing a lot at first .
He is on prednisolne( sp) small little steroid tablets -started off on 5mg ones and has been on 1mg for over 3 years now -the cost is around £4 per month as you usually get 30 tablets . Very easy to keep contro over and he has had it on and off for around 8 years -he was 18months old when i got him and he is now 13 . He also has an enlarged heard -the forekor tablets cost me around £33 per 2 months supply.

[Gillian Harvey]

Sorry to hear about your cat  - presume he's been coughing for you to have thought it was furballs? My Sam (RIP) was coughing for some while, before I realised it wasnt just furballs, and it turned out to be congestive heart failure. Not sure how they diagnose asthma, but heart disease would be diagnosed via an ultrasound scan, I don't remember that being terribly expensive when Sam was diagnosed, and his medication wasnt too expensive either - he was on fortekor and diuretics.

[jeremys_mummy]

  can anyone give any advice my cat has been having what we think is asthma attacks for some months now ( he booked in to see a vet) we thought he had hairballs naively anyone have any advice on
 cost of treatment?
 procedures carried out to diagnose?
 or any general advice? anything were at a loss and totally distressed no idea of quality of life for him
 if its likely to get worse?
 if we can even afford the medication?
 will he have to be on it for the rest of his life?

 is there anything we can do to help him anything...................... please help at a huge low point