About a month ago,my cat started coughing alot.Not puking at all,just coughing.It sounds like shes congested.I can hear it.Should i take her to the vet,or is it just a 'kitty cold'?
2007-08-06 10:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
First of all, cats don't get 'colds' exactly - colds are minor respiratory problems that humans get and shake off. Any respiratory problem a cat gets is likely to be serious.
Secondly, the common respiratory infections of cats i.e feline influenza (cat 'flu') don't usually involve coughing. It would be sneezing and discharge from the eyes and nose if it was this. Coughing is a sign of lower respiratory (lung) trouble, such as asthma or lungworm. More rarely in cats, it can be heart trouble.
So what I'm saying is yes, go the vet.
Chalice
2007-08-06 11:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The coughing may be the sign of an allergic reaction to too lots vaccine. If the cough is going untreated, it could exchange into an top respiration an infection. I recommend you call the Vet and ask if there is something you're able to do without bringing kitty back in...whilst all and sundry is allergic to issues, they'd take Benedryl. i do no longer understand what over the counter medicine you could supply a cat...fairly whilst the cat would have shrunk a illness whilst on the Vet's workplace. in the event that they made a mistake like that with my cat, i'd exchange Vets in a heartbeat! Cats are thoroughly and entirely distinctive from canines. they have not got an outstanding style of actual tolerance for circulate-over drugs. as an occasion, giving a cat anesthesia is extremely, very annoying on a cat, while it incredibly is rather no difficulty with a canines. If it have been my cat, i'd difficulty...eating or no longer. Coughing should not be puzzled with attempting to expel fur balls. there's a special distinction. Coughing to expel fur balls would properly be surely remedied with fur ball expectorant. actual coughing isn't solid.
2016-10-14 05:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she sounds congested and her nose is running, then take her to the vet. If it's not a cold and she is coughing, she may need some hairball medicine like Petromalt. My cat coughs alot in the summer if I don't give her petromalt every week. She has had one cold though, and it was a bad one that she ended up taking medication for.
I hope she gets better soon!
2007-08-06 10:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by Angiej1213 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cat had the same thing, it was really weird. i didn't take him to the vet b/c otherwise he was healthy. the coughing went away after a while. since it's been going on for a month, you should take your cat to the vet.
2007-08-06 10:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by SultryLocust 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know that cats can cough, you should take her to the vet. I hope everythings come out perfect.
2007-08-06 10:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a respiratory problem or hairballs. I would definately suggest bringing her to the vet. Better to be safe than sorry.
2007-08-06 10:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cat had that, it's just your cats sconces.Go to walmart or any where like that and get some medcine cat treats.We did that and after 4 or 5 days my cat stopped coughing.
2007-08-06 10:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you should definitely take her/him to the vet. my dog did that and he had asthma. he died under the bath tub=(
2007-08-06 10:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by Swim C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋