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Oliver Spear

My cat is 5 months old and I got him at the local resue center. WHen I got him he would cough occasionly and sneeze when he got into corners. I took him to the vet and they took blood and said that his eosinophil count was high. They gave him a corticosteroid shot which helped for a couple of days. It has now been a couple of weeks later and he still coughs. Last night he coughed (non-productive) for 20 minutes. He did have slightly fast heart rate. No weight loss or difficulty eating. I am unsure of what to do next. Thanks!

Symptoms: Breathing, Coughing

• Experienced Advisor Brian Spar says:

  February 20th, 2008 at 03:03 PM

  If Oliver were my patient, I would consider a course of antibiotics - often cats get upper respiratory tract infections, which may present the way Oliver is.  I would recommend taking him back to the vet and telling them that his cough is still present.  They may recommend an xray to rule out anything else, but antibiotics are the next logical choice.  Good luck!

   

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