For those of you who know her, our cat, Pumpkin, is not well at the moment. She has developed a cough because of some sort of chest infection that won’t clear up. We’ve taken her to the vets a couple of times and each time, they’ve prescribed antibiotics. The cough clears and she is fine but as soon as the prescription is finished, she starts coughing again. It is not all the time, only once or twice a day but it is worrying because she has always been fit and healthy.
I’ve had her now for about 13 years and she is one of my closest friends. We’ve been there for each other through some pretty tough times and I don’t like seeing her sick.
I spoke to the vet yesterday and the next course of action is chest xrays, which we’re having done tomorrow. This will detect if there is anything out of the ordinary in her lungs. Apparently, some cats, as they get older, develop asthma. I don’t know if this is what is causing the cough, but we’ll know tomorrow.
As I said, I really don’t like seeing her sick. Hopefully, it is nothing serious.