Litter Woes Resolved

Ok san. I will do as you say...

This morning I saw what I should see in his litter - the double p's. I was very pleased and praised him very loudly. So now I know he can use the recycled pellets although the smell is not much disguised. I would need to see if he had done the big p before I turn in every night as I do not think he appreciates being surrounded by that smell. He has become very finicky about his cleanliness and prefers everything fresh.

He was very upset the last time when Dr L had to give him an enema and we did not have time to allow the enema to work in the hospital. So he was very uncomfortable during the journey and screamed and complained the whole way home. When we got home, he had a warm bath and only then did he settle quietly.

Oh Dear Megat!

I only cough sometimes....some of the time...really...

Megat's prolonged asthmatic coughs have not abated as he had already coughed 3 times in 1.5 months. These were the long prolonged coughs that only asthmatic cats have. I had witnessed this twice and grandma once. We had already removed the wool rugs but I noticed that the two times that he had coughed, he was near the litter. So possibly the dust from the clumping litter is a source of his discomfort. We have begun vacumming the area more often from March but we will have to vacuum the areas more often, like every day it seems. We will see if this would decrease the coughs - that is for the remaining days of April until May, he should be more comfortable.

His diet remains the same as before he started coughing - his special diet kibble Walthams Renal, some tinned food which he lves and which I want to be able to give him and he sometimes eats the boys kibble too (which is not Walthams). I do not think I should give the boys the Walthams Renal although they all prefer this. But this would indeed cut down on the different tyoes of kibble that he gets to eat.

As I am at work, I usually put out kibble for them so they can eat what they want throughout the day. This has worked quite well as grandma would not have to entertain each and every cat at their own time.

Is there anyone with an asthmatic cat who can help us in figuring out source of irritants?