Hi, A bit of back ground to start:
He is 4 years old, neutered male short haired domestic mog, very much loved and spoilt rotten. Had a "coughing fit" kind of hacking episode late saturday night which we wrote off as a hairball that didn't appear. Nothing came up (which is fairly normal for him). Since then he has had a faster than normal respiratory rate (in comparison to his twin brother), his heart sounds faster than his brothers (significantly), his breathing is more of a ripple rather than an in out pattern (hard to describe sorry). Am I looking at losing him? He is a huge part of my life and I am distraught. My vet hasn't said much other than he needs to have further investigations i.e. xray + / - an echo tomorrow. I am distraught. Can anyone help?