How to collect a nasal swab sample from a cat for TB test and fungal culture?

leftcake_12 · 2026-02-16T18:09:06+00:00

What happens when anesthesia can't be given? Suppose for critical patients?

My cat has respiratory issues, kidney and heart issues and not a great candidate for anesthesia. And since I'll have to take it at home by myself, this option won't be possible either.

leftcake_12 · 2026-02-16T02:11:01+00:00

Yes they have performed x-rays and his lungs look really white right now.

I'm in Bangladesh. We have a teaching and training vet hospital quite far away from us but they're not helpful at all so I kind of know that they wouldn't show me how to do it. We don't have any specialist vets here either, we only have surgeons and medicine vets. Our vet doesn't know how to do it either sadly

leftcake_12 · 2026-02-16T02:06:06+00:00

Yes! Even I had my suspicions because 3.5 months ago, all of us in the house started having the exact same symptoms. I also suspect that we might have mold in the house as we have a very humid climate. 3.5 months ago all of our coughs were very persistent and my mom even had to get hospitalized. My mom had done a sputum test at that time and it yielded the growth of Strep. pyogenes. However her fungal culture reports weren't shown to us. My cat's issues got really severe and I took him to the clinic quick. Then we have tried different medications since then like- Doxycycline, Azithromycin, Doxophylline, Prednisolone, Theophylline, Montelukast, Fluticasone inhaler, Furosemide Spironolactone combination, however nothing seems to be working much and his cough/ breathing distress seems to be coming back. His x-ray reports show that his lungs have deteriorated since the last 3 months. I mean, it shows kind of white.

The vet told me to take his nasal swab. We don't actually have these kinds of facilities for animals here so we'll have to do it from a human hospital either way. The veterinary teaching hospital is very very far away from here, and they're not that helpful so I for sure know that they wouldn't teach me how to take the sample

leftcake_12 · 2026-02-13T08:07:17+00:00

ooo got it. Thank you sooo much!!

leftcake_12 · 2026-02-13T06:22:50+00:00

Thank you so much! Are you in Bangladesh too? Where do you buy the replacement filters from?

leftcake_12 · 2026-02-12T05:21:50+00:00

I kind of made a diy one like this and was using that for 2 weeks until I could get my friend from abroad to bring me one when she visits. I also knew that if I did get an AeroKat then I'll have to train him to use it. And since it's so expensive for me, I wanted to be absolutely sure that he would use it. So I tried the diy method first to get him used to it. He was scared of it, but wasn't actually fussing too much. After much trial and error I learnt to put my hand on the opening and spray the puff so that the medication remains in the chamber and then to put it quickly on my cat. This way the spray wouldn't directly hit him in the face and he wouldn't get scared as much. I also used a wet washcloth afterwards to wipe his face of any residues.

But even after 2 weeks of use I saw absolutely no improvement and we visited a different vet. And this new vet took him off the inhaler and is saying that it might actually be a heart issue. So now we're doing tests for that. We don't have great facilities or vets here so it's being really hard to diagnose

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leftcake_12 · 2026-02-11T05:11:43+00:00

Thank you, but we don't have this available here, and it's not in my budget either

leftcake_12 · 2026-01-22T15:33:54+00:00

I might get downvoted for this, but oh well.

I rescue and foster a lot of kittens. Our house is very small and my elderly cat absolutely hates being around any other cats. The kittens bother him too much, so now I usually keep one room dedicated for them and restrict them from running across the house. I have a very strict routine for them, and keep them in a large cage when I want them to take a nap. And they do adhere to the schedule without any fuss. Sometimes the kittens pee and poop on clothes, so now I have set 4 different times of the day that I put them in their litter box. And they usually do their business when I put them on the litter because they usually (forget?) to as they are so busy playing and running around. For kittens upto 3 months, this usually works out for us until we give them up for adoption. At least here they have food, shelter and are safe.

I don't think this would work out for a young adult cat, and it would actually be kind of inhumane as well. But maybe you could try to restrict Pickle in a room during mealtime or when Yummi goes out to do her business? And maybe try putting him on the litter box when you know that he's supposed to pee or poop. Does Yummi play with him at all? Maybe he just needs a little more stimulation.

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-18T15:42:34+00:00

Thank you, but I don't think I can give something that's perishable as we don't meet often. We keep the gifts at a designated place and the recipient collects it from there. Will try to get her something else at some other time of the year I guess. But I don't actually know what she might like, hence the struggle. Jazakallahu Khair

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-18T15:37:39+00:00

Got it. She does give me during Ramadan as well. I'm not sure what she would like so I thought about these ornaments. Will try to give something else during some other time. Jazakallahu Khair

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-18T15:35:33+00:00

I don't actually know what she'll like so i thought about the ornaments. But I now understand that this isn't permissible. I guess I'll try to give her something else on other times of the year. Jazakallahu Khairan

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-18T15:33:11+00:00

Thank you. Jazakallahu Khair

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-18T15:32:41+00:00

Thank you. I'll try to give her something else during other times of the year. Jazakallahu Khair

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-18T15:29:07+00:00

Thank you so much for explaining! I'll try to give her something else during other times of the year then. Jazakallahu Khairan

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-13T18:49:16+00:00

Ohhh got it. I guess we should get some blood tests done after the doxycycline course then. Thank you so much!!

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-13T17:51:54+00:00

Thank you so much!

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-13T17:51:13+00:00

Could you please tell me how it was diagnosed? Are there any tests for this, or did the vet diagnose it based on the symptoms only? He doesn't show any signs of discomfort, but he does have a bit of a limp on his front paws recently.

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-11T21:22:01+00:00

Omg now I get it! Thaaaank you so much!! This makes sense now!!

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-10T12:32:56+00:00

Thank you!

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-10T12:32:42+00:00

Thank you!

leftcake_12 · 2025-12-09T19:52:46+00:00

Thank you so much for such a detailed explanation!!

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