Let’s clarify immediately: if the cat breathes badlymouth open, compressing the chest a lot, is never normal. Even after wild runs and games, cats never have the “out of breath”. If the cat, even at rest, is breathing laboriously, with its mouth open (it is normal for the dog to pant a little, the cat normally never does this) or has the chest contracting a lot during breathing, it is time It’s past time to take him to the vet.
Cat breathing badly: causes
As for the causeswe must distinguish between the cat that has strangely noisy breathing (in practice it snores even when awake) and the cat that breathes badly with its mouth open. Let’s start from cat with noisy breathing. There are some cats who, due to the anatomical shape of the nose or following respiratory infections as kittens, tend to have noisier breathing when they sleep. Sometimes this loud breathing, almost a snore, can be heard even when they are awake. Sometimes, however, the noise resembles a slight hiss. (READ also: How to understand if your cat is sick?)
This noisy breathing can have several causes:
If instead the cat breathes right with his mouth openhere we go to decidedly more serious causes:
Other symptoms besides dyspnea in cats
In all these diseases others may also be present symptoms:
What to do if the cat breathes badly?
If the cat is breathing badly, you can’t wait to take him to the vet veterinarian when you have the day off. And you can’t even wait to see how it goes: in this case, going to the vet late means seeing the cat die from asphyxiation and the inability to breathe.
If the cat breathes badly for a coldhas phlegm and blocked nostrils, try to gently clear the nostrils using a soft paper towel soaked in water. This way you will be able to clear your nostrils and restore the flow of air. But you still need to take your cat to the vet to have one set up therapy suitable.
But if the cat breathes with its mouth open with exaggerated chest contractions due to a suspected thoracic effusion, the cat must be taken urgently to the vet. If yours is not there or is not available at that moment, go to a 24/7 veterinary emergency room, warning them of the impending problem.
After a visit, x-ray and ultrasound, if the cat has a large effusion it will need to be drained, or subjected to thoracocentesis to suck up the liquid. This serves a dual purpose:
One consideration: that liquid will probably reform. How quickly depends on the cause of the spill and the individual. If the cause is cardiac, the appropriate therapy is set and the cat responds to the therapy, in theory the formation of the liquid should be reduced.
But if the cause is FIP or a tumorthen the liquid will inevitably reform.
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