My 16 month old cat developed a strange cough about a month ago. It sounds like she's trying to bring up a fur ball, although the noise is coming from her head not her chest.
We took her to the vet who said she had a slightly high temperature so gave her a long lasting antibiotic shot and a painkiller. Two weeks passed and it didn't clear. It became less frequent for a few days, but still lingered. We took her back, and he suggested either another shot or a general anaesthetic so they could flush out her nose, as there might be something stuck there. As a general is quite a big thing, we went with the repeated shot.
The cough still hasn't cleared so she's booked into have this nasal flush tomorrow morning. Call it 11th hour nerves but I don't really want her to go through it, and am hoping someone here might have a suggestion as to what is wrong and what we can do.
I've just been lying next to her as she has a coughing fit and it makes me feel so powerless to help her. She's purring along and I just can't imagine how I'd cope if she died from the general if there had been an alternative.