Cat Coughing /Feline Airway Disease

[Christie]

Hello -
My 11 yo kitty is coughing for two weeks now. For a month, she had been on new litter (corn and a switchgrass box). This change from clay I think triggered her and the xrays show a little inflammation that the vet called feline airway disease or bronchitis that could lead to asthma.
I meticulously changed the litter to coconut yesterday and cleaned the house. I’m now serving her a teeny bit of wild blueberries and Esther C sprinkled in her dehydrated chicken. (this is ok??)
The Vet wants to give fluconazole administered with a mask called Aerokat.
I’d like a second opinion by a holistic vet. Might see one on Friday but she has less experience than I hoped. I am fearful to give her steroids.
I also ordered Respiratory Relief from Hawaii Pharm. She also has gingivitis and I have been dropping Dental Care drops from the same company in her food for a while now.
I feel it’s all viral these happenings.
Am I doing the right thing? Is there something else I should give her? Is it all overkill if I add steroids, vit c, respiratory relief and dental car?

Thank you so much.

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Hi Adria-

The reply is in this forum thread:

Coughing in cat

My daughter’s cat has been coughing for over a month. This is a rescued female cat approx. 3—4 years old. She is fed a commercially prepared raw diet she’s been on since rescued as a kitten. She lives with a rescued male cat adopted at the same time and on the same diet. He is not coughing. Her...

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[Christie]

My cat is not eating. Her beam is off, food wise. A little mopey.
I bought the Cornucopia canned food and it’s fine with my other cat but this one shuns it. I also tried his broccoli sprouts, no luck. What do I do???