I'm a new cat owner. My cat was coughing (kind of hacking) and kind of wheezing at the same time. She's stopped now. Is that what it sounds like when they are coughing up a hairball?
2007-12-02 05:19:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Look at the position of the cat. If the cat is sitting with back arched a bit, with the nose pointed to the floor, that's a hairball, the whole position is to get something out of the stomach.
If the cat is crouched, stretched out horizontally with the chin horizontal to the floor that's a dry cough, the position is to help get something clear of the lungs.
2007-12-02 10:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answers seem all good, i just wanted to add that you should try to find some literature on cats as a new cat owner. There isn't much you can do wrong if you just follow common sense but it's the small things that literature (or the internet) can help you with.
i have had cats living with me (or me living with them) for a very long time now and i wish i did read up on some things at the very beginning.
2007-12-02 13:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by solipsist_g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is usually what it sounds like, especially if she's also sort of hunched over while doing it. Assuming her behavior's not changing otherwise, it sounds like hairballs. There are remedies at pet stores (including special food) if she starts leaving lots of hairballs around the house.
2007-12-02 13:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by chilliemurphy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes by the sounds of it...I would try and get her some hairball food from the pet store...it helps
2007-12-02 13:21:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes might be,try hairball food or treats to help.and brushing once a week helps
2007-12-02 14:21:23 · answer #5 · answered by sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its a long haired cat then it is more apt to get hair balls that actually get coughed up...most short haired cats dont cough them up as easily....but yes it could have been a hair ball....or if she ate food too fast them not drank any water she could have been semi choking on her food but dont worry my cats do it all the time.....nothing to worry about.....hope i helped...
2007-12-02 13:24:40 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Proud To Be Canadian♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. Sounds like hairballs.
Brush her at least twice daily, as you should if she's very fluffy, and talk to your vet.
2007-12-02 13:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probly, or she might be barfing!
2007-12-02 14:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by Ndog88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋