Shortness of breath or respiratory disease in cats
One of the causes of shortness of breath in cats is that there are problems with the respiratory system. Allergies are a common cause. In severe cases, it may even cause asthma. attack. In addition, viral infection and pulmonary parasitic infection are also a possibility, such as feline herpes virus infection (also known as feline nasal branch), calicivirus infection, and pulmonary spiral worm.
In addition, respiratory diseases such as upper respiratory tract infection, feline bronchial asthma, and bronchial pneumonia are all possible causes of shortness of breath in cats. If you want to diagnose and rule out, you must go to the hospital for professional examination.
The cat has shortness of breath or hydrothorax and lung disease
When the cat has water in the chest and abdomen, the water will press on the chest cavity and make it difficult for the cat to breathe. If the abdomen is still distended, and there is a feeling of fluctuation (that is, ascites) when patted on the abdomen, it is likely to be a very dangerous feline infectious peritonitis with a mortality rate close to 100%.
Another high-risk condition that can cause cats to exhibit shortness of breath is pneumonia and pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema can cause immediate death in cats, with pale blood-colored foam in the trachea, throat, or nasal cavity.
Therefore, when the cat has shortness of breath, the owner needs to take the time to go to the hospital for examination and treatment. After all, once these high-risk diseases occur, they may be irreversible, and they can only race against time.
Shortness of breath in cats or cardiovascular abnormalities
The last cause of shortness of breath in cats is heart disease, and the most common one is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. When it comes to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, many people must be familiar with it. It is because of this disease that the Internet celebrity cat Loulou died.
The reason why hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is worrying is that many sick cats do not show obvious symptoms, and the attacks are more acute and incurable.
In addition to shortness of breath, which is relatively easy to detect, reduced physical activity, purple and white tongue, and cough are typical complications.
Although hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is affected by cat obesity, it is not the most direct cause. In fact, it is a genetic disease, and the incidence rate of male cats is higher than that of female cats, and it is not affected by age. Cats from as young as 4 months old to 16 years old can get sick.
