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Hi all, I am new to the forum. I joined because I am looking for some insight on my cats symptoms.
M (female) and G (male) are 3.5 years old. They were born in July of 2022. They had the normal vaccinations spread out over the first couple months but have not had any vaccines since. They were neutered/spayed in December of that year because they are from the same litter.
I'm facing two things with M currently:
M got diagnosed with asthma by our vet a couple weeks ago. Over her life, she's had a couple of honking fits, and she will go months with no issues. She does seem to breath a little fast when shes awake but resting her breaths per min is 28. We got her diagnosis via x ray after she had two episodes in one week. Her lungs and airways sounded clear but X ray showed "A mild generalized bronchial pattern with increased emphasis on the smaller airways is present throughout multiple lung lobes." We ruled out any heart issues. Vet wants to start her on prednisolone transdermal .05 ml/ twice daily while we train her on inhaler. I haven't started yet because I am nervous about side effects and wanted to hear others experiences. I am still open to trying it, but also wanted to try holistic remedies. We already use low dust pine litter, are 99.9% fragrance free, and vacuum at least every other day. Going to invest in a new air purifier as well. We ordered the Pet Health and Nutrition Center Respiratory Tonic. I had read about curcumin and krill combo for lowering inflammation, and also possibly spirulina but the vet shut me down when I inquired. Not surprised, although it sucks having to do some of this on my own and I'd like to find a holistic vet near me. Does anyone else have recommendations for possible asthma. thoughts on treatment etc?
The other issue I am having with M is it seems like she's picky here and there but I'm starting to believe its nausea. Maybe IBD/inflammation given her track record? Backstory: for the first year of their lives, I was feeding them a variety of Tiki Cat wet food, but switched over to raw food when M was having random diarrhea. She also had horrendous breath for a kitten which tells me something was off in her gut. We started feeding Viva Raw when they were 1 in 2023 (chicken, turkey, duck, rabbit). In 2024 when bird flu became concern we were lightly cooking the poultry but out of fear of cooking out the added vitamins and nutrients, started feeding primarily rabbit, with occasional venison and goat when Viva had specials. I miss feeding them raw poultry (I think they miss it too) but just too nervous. I would like to diversify again (maybe adding venison, lamb, beef from Lotus raw or making home cooked poultry meals for them balancing with EZ complete or alnutrin) as I'm sure feeding one protein from one brand isnt the best for their microbiome. We also give them 1 sardine weekly but are going to start them on powdered krill for omegas soon too. I ordered slippery elm and single ingredient baby food for her nausea.
Other than her occasional appetite issues, her energy and everything else is pretty normal, she's super playful. I don't plan to start her on all these changes at once because it would be a lot, but I am trying to come up with a plan to gradually introduce the herbal tonic, krill, spirulina, circumin, and possibly even 1-2ml of celery juice.
Any insight or recommendations would be super helpful. She is still so young and she is my soul cat so I want her to be healthy and happy for a long time. Also if anyone has any personal recommendations for holistic vet care in the connecticut area please let me know.
M (female) and G (male) are 3.5 years old. They were born in July of 2022. They had the normal vaccinations spread out over the first couple months but have not had any vaccines since. They were neutered/spayed in December of that year because they are from the same litter.
I'm facing two things with M currently:
M got diagnosed with asthma by our vet a couple weeks ago. Over her life, she's had a couple of honking fits, and she will go months with no issues. She does seem to breath a little fast when shes awake but resting her breaths per min is 28. We got her diagnosis via x ray after she had two episodes in one week. Her lungs and airways sounded clear but X ray showed "A mild generalized bronchial pattern with increased emphasis on the smaller airways is present throughout multiple lung lobes." We ruled out any heart issues. Vet wants to start her on prednisolone transdermal .05 ml/ twice daily while we train her on inhaler. I haven't started yet because I am nervous about side effects and wanted to hear others experiences. I am still open to trying it, but also wanted to try holistic remedies. We already use low dust pine litter, are 99.9% fragrance free, and vacuum at least every other day. Going to invest in a new air purifier as well. We ordered the Pet Health and Nutrition Center Respiratory Tonic. I had read about curcumin and krill combo for lowering inflammation, and also possibly spirulina but the vet shut me down when I inquired. Not surprised, although it sucks having to do some of this on my own and I'd like to find a holistic vet near me. Does anyone else have recommendations for possible asthma. thoughts on treatment etc?
The other issue I am having with M is it seems like she's picky here and there but I'm starting to believe its nausea. Maybe IBD/inflammation given her track record? Backstory: for the first year of their lives, I was feeding them a variety of Tiki Cat wet food, but switched over to raw food when M was having random diarrhea. She also had horrendous breath for a kitten which tells me something was off in her gut. We started feeding Viva Raw when they were 1 in 2023 (chicken, turkey, duck, rabbit). In 2024 when bird flu became concern we were lightly cooking the poultry but out of fear of cooking out the added vitamins and nutrients, started feeding primarily rabbit, with occasional venison and goat when Viva had specials. I miss feeding them raw poultry (I think they miss it too) but just too nervous. I would like to diversify again (maybe adding venison, lamb, beef from Lotus raw or making home cooked poultry meals for them balancing with EZ complete or alnutrin) as I'm sure feeding one protein from one brand isnt the best for their microbiome. We also give them 1 sardine weekly but are going to start them on powdered krill for omegas soon too. I ordered slippery elm and single ingredient baby food for her nausea.
Other than her occasional appetite issues, her energy and everything else is pretty normal, she's super playful. I don't plan to start her on all these changes at once because it would be a lot, but I am trying to come up with a plan to gradually introduce the herbal tonic, krill, spirulina, circumin, and possibly even 1-2ml of celery juice.
Any insight or recommendations would be super helpful. She is still so young and she is my soul cat so I want her to be healthy and happy for a long time. Also if anyone has any personal recommendations for holistic vet care in the connecticut area please let me know.
