Signs and Symptoms of Feline Asthma
Dr. Richard Goldstein, DVM and associate professor of small animal medicine at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine defines an asthma attack as:
"The cat is at rest, not doing anything at all, or else it's playing and suddenly stops. Its breathing becomes more rapid, and the cat starts trying to take in air with its mouth open. Its chest and abdomen move up and down abnormally, the breathing is shallow and rapid. And if you listen closely you may be able to detect a wheezing sound as the cat exhales."
Feline asthma symptoms fall into 3 categories:
1.) Mild- symptoms are sporadic, do not occur daily, and do not interfere with a cat's lifestyle
2.) Moderate- symptoms do not occur daily, but when they do they are more severe and impact a cat's lifestyle
3.) Severe- severe and debilitating symptoms occur daily
With any of these categories you will hear your cat cough.
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