Possible exposure to pets
Hello! I wasnt totally sure where to post this because we still arent 100% sure that mold is the issue here but its seeming possible.
About two years ago, my boyfriend and I moved into an apartment with my 12 year old cat. After about a month or so, my cat started having wheezing fits. We took him into the vet and after a check up the doctor didnt find anything wrong but suggested maybe the wheezing was due to age or weight (he was an overweight cat). He recieved steroids for the wheezing under the impression it was asthmatic and we went on our way. He recieved two more shots afterwards whenever we noticed his wheezing getting bad again until one morning we woke up to him completely immobile and in pain and the vet suggested the kindest thing for him at that point was euthanasia. Months later, we decided to rescue a kitten from our local shelter. We noticed that he was beginning to wheeze as well. We rushed him to the vet immediately to be told that his lungs were just adjusting from the shelter to our new home. He continued wheezing and we brought him back for the vet to x-ray and run tests only for everything to seem fine and the doctor to send us on our way again. Loki (our kitten) is now half a year old and is STILL wheezing. We have tried dust free litter, air purifiers, no candles or incense, no strong cleaners, and still nothing seems to be helping. We have become suspicious that the apartment we are living in has mold and is making our pets sick. I bought mold tests that will arrive today so I can test our apartment, and we have a tour this evening for a new place but my boyfriend and I are so desperate and lost on what is the right thing to do. Has anyone else experienced similar issues? What should we do??