How long should prednisone take to ease symptoms of bronchitis?
Female cat, seal point, 3.5 years old, spayed, 9.2lb. Her name is Bunny.
I'm so worried about my girl :(
A few months ago she had her first little coughing episode, but it only happened once so I thought maybe she just inhaled something. It happened a second time a few months later, then it was once a week for a few weeks. I called the vet because I know coughing in cats can be a symptom of serious issues. I was mainly worried about heart disease, or asthma. They advised I should call for a few days till I could get in for a same day appointment, and a few days later I brought her in.
The vet did an x-ray, and two blood tests that she said would detect heart disease. Blood tests came back negative, and she said she didn't see any asthma on the x-ray, and her heart appeared to be the right size for her age (though she did warn me that was suggestive, hence the blood tests). She did say she saw some irritation on her lungs and she may have "just a little bronchitis". Prescribed 1cc of prednisone twice a day for five days, once a day for five days, once every other day until i run out.
She just had her fourth dose, and she had anorher coughing fit today. It lasted longer and i felt like she coughed harder. It does not sound like asthma to me, based on videos I looked up. I know in humans prednisone works pretty immediately for coughing, is it slower on cats? This is her second episode this week and I'm just sick to my stomach. Would an x-ray show pleural effusion?
Thank you for reading, I know it's a bit rambly, just trying to give as much info as I can.