This past Friday night, Kade started coughing again in the middle of the night. He coughed for 2 hours straight 3 different times. Poor little guy was just exhausted. Worried it might be croup again, I took him to the doctor Saturday morning.
The doctor asked a bunch of questions and listened to Kade. Both times he had these coughing episodes, he never ran a fever, and appeared to feel just fine. For quite some time Kade would sound rattly off and on. He also seems to be a bit congested most of the time. He said Kade's lungs were clear, but sounded tight. The doctor then said he was very suspicious that Kade has asthma. There is no real way to test to see if he for sure has asthma or not, so he opted to treat him as if he did have it and reevaluate in 2 weeks. He prescribed albuterol and an inhaled steroid. After the first treatment, Kade sounded so much better. He was so worn out from the night before, that he took a 3.5 hour nap. That is completely unheard of. The treatment has worked. Kade has coughed occasionally, but not the nonstop hacking. We are fairly sure the doctor was right, and now just hope it can be easily managed and he will grow out of it.
This brings me to my plea: We have a VERY sweet, lovable, 7 year old, female cat that needs a new home ASAP. She is a grey and black tabby, and strictly an indoor cat. She is one of the nicest cats I've ever been around. I just don't have the heart to take her to the humane society, but we can NOT keep her if there is a chance that she could trigger his asthma. I am begging anyone that could possibly take her to at least come meet her. You'll fall in love. If you live far away, we'll bring her to you. Thank you.
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