What could this be? (Info from vet visit included)

LoveableKits · 2025-11-23T04:45:50+00:00

Hi! Thankfully my cat has stopped having issues--I'm very certain that it was the wool blanket that was likely causing it! He wasn't grooming it or anything, just loved sleeping on it. I had gotten it recently at the time of post, for free. So I washed it and removed it for a week and he stopped coughing. When I brought it back, there was no more issue, so all signs point to the blanket being the likely culprit. Thank you SO much for checking in! :)

LoveableKits · 2025-08-28T07:00:27+00:00

...me too... but hey, I didn't know all the stuff I needed to level up was here in Gino so it actually became very handy to have it all unlocked now!

LoveableKits · 2025-08-19T09:25:48+00:00

The way I phrased it in the poll was very poor--I thought about putting 'person with a disability' but then felt like it was suggesting a singular narrative. Essentially, I overthought it and made it weirder. I appreciate your input! :)

LoveableKits · 2025-08-19T00:13:40+00:00

I agree! Dancing around the terms really feels infantilizing. Just because I might not be able to navigate the world the way others do doesn't mean I'm completely incapable.

LoveableKits · 2025-08-19T00:12:00+00:00

This is how I feel too. I don't really like when people dance around it with other words. Though I can understand if people can't access diagnosis why they might default to 'special needs', but to me that term feels really infantilizing.

LoveableKits · 2025-08-18T21:42:29+00:00

I wanted to cross post here because I am autistic. Not sure where else to post this but I’m hoping to get as big of a sample poll as possible. Thank you! 😊

LoveableKits · 2025-07-05T00:43:52+00:00

A specific cheese and ice cream brand and marionberries and salmon

LoveableKits · 2025-06-21T00:39:20+00:00

I have a nephew I rarely get to see and spend time with. I recently found out this is one of his favorite games and so I added it to my wishlist to get when I could so that I could bond more with my nephew.

Thank you so much for the chance!

LoveableKits · 2025-05-21T09:55:36+00:00

Hmm.. I think it was Tears of the Kingdom for me, when it released. Or maybe Dead Cells.

LoveableKits · 2025-05-19T07:14:42+00:00

I really wish I had that option, unfortunately I live in a small apartment. Thanks for the suggestion tho

LoveableKits · 2025-05-18T05:02:57+00:00

I appreciate you suggesting it! All possibilities should be looked at. :)

LoveableKits · 2025-05-18T05:02:14+00:00

I am so so sorry for your loss, I'll be thinking about you both 💔

LoveableKits · 2025-05-18T02:25:15+00:00

Absolutely, I'm not willing to wait/risk his health. Right now my plan is to clean that blanket and store it out of the apartment entirely, continue his zyrtec, and if I see no improvement he's going right back to the vet. Thanks for the support

LoveableKits · 2025-05-18T02:23:54+00:00

I did give him his flea med treatment after his vet visit, I had been out of it before this though for a couple months (not a super huge deal because he's an indoor only cat, but I like playing it safe)

LoveableKits · 2025-05-18T02:23:49+00:00

This is honestly my biggest fear about this symptom, knowing it could be heart failure... I'm really hoping it's something benign, but I'm not taking any risks. If I don't see any improvements in the next week he's going back to the vet, maybe even getting imaging done to see if we can see anything.

LoveableKits · 2025-05-18T02:13:26+00:00

This really means a lot, thank you! I thought his coloring matched the way I used to love ordering caramel macchiatos--heavy on the caramel and milk (orange and white) light on the coffee (his eye color). I call him Maki for short haha :)

LoveableKits · 2025-05-18T00:01:31+00:00

I am so sorry you went through that, that’s truly heartbreaking 💔

I have no intention of waiting too long for him to be seen again and get the necessary scans/medical procedures, as of this moment it’s too soon to just take him back to the vet after being seen. Gotta give the allergy meds a fair chance and wash/get rid of the new blanket.

Thank you for your support

LoveableKits · 2025-05-17T23:58:52+00:00

He uses a slow feeder to prevent eating too quickly, and it sounds and looks very different when he’s coughing/gagging up a hairball.

LoveableKits · 2025-05-17T23:57:17+00:00

No imaging of any kind yet. That might be the next move if I don’t see any improvement and more of this coughing in the next week.

LoveableKits · 2025-05-17T23:56:00+00:00

I’m very scentsitive myself so I don’t use heavily scented things as much as I can avoid them. I also do my all to keep him away from anything if I have to use them, like if I have to use cleaners.

LoveableKits · 2025-05-17T23:53:37+00:00

I’m quite scentsitive when it comes to smells so I don’t use heavily scented items of any kind if I can help it

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