arozeboom
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I've posted a couple of things over the past few days about a problem our civvie, Midgie, is having. Now it seems like there is a new thing.
Background...
She's about 10 years old, 6 pounds and has never had any health issues other than urping up hairballs on a regular basis.
About 10 days ago I noticed she was breathing harder than normal. Not panting or open-mouth but you can see her breathing more than normal. She has coughed up the two biggest hairballs I've ever seen that afternoon. We took her to the vet where they did x-rays and blood/urine screen. Blood and urine came back completely normal. The x-ray shows something in her left lung, but its not obvious what it is. They've referred us to a specialist and we have a consult there tomorrow afternoon to discuss a CT scan and what this could be. The only outward sign is the heavier than normal breathing. She's still eating, playing, grooming, litter box use is normal. As a "just in case" measure they gave us a round of antibiotics for the possibility of an aspirated pneumonia.
The husband just called and said it sounds like she's grinding her teeth. Not constantly, but enough that he can hear it in a quiet room. He looked in her mouth the best he could and didn't see anything. She doesn't act like anything hurts. There is no dry food in the house, no crunchy treats. He called our regular vet and they said as long as she isn't drooling or seems in distress and we're going to see the other vet tomorrow, to not worry about it for now.
Not possible. I'm totally worried about it. What the heck could this possibly be?
ETA: the vet examined her mouth last week and said her gums are pink and a bit of tarter, but nothing major.
Background...
She's about 10 years old, 6 pounds and has never had any health issues other than urping up hairballs on a regular basis.
About 10 days ago I noticed she was breathing harder than normal. Not panting or open-mouth but you can see her breathing more than normal. She has coughed up the two biggest hairballs I've ever seen that afternoon. We took her to the vet where they did x-rays and blood/urine screen. Blood and urine came back completely normal. The x-ray shows something in her left lung, but its not obvious what it is. They've referred us to a specialist and we have a consult there tomorrow afternoon to discuss a CT scan and what this could be. The only outward sign is the heavier than normal breathing. She's still eating, playing, grooming, litter box use is normal. As a "just in case" measure they gave us a round of antibiotics for the possibility of an aspirated pneumonia.
The husband just called and said it sounds like she's grinding her teeth. Not constantly, but enough that he can hear it in a quiet room. He looked in her mouth the best he could and didn't see anything. She doesn't act like anything hurts. There is no dry food in the house, no crunchy treats. He called our regular vet and they said as long as she isn't drooling or seems in distress and we're going to see the other vet tomorrow, to not worry about it for now.
Not possible. I'm totally worried about it. What the heck could this possibly be?
ETA: the vet examined her mouth last week and said her gums are pink and a bit of tarter, but nothing major.
