year old cat breathes different, sounds like a runny nose and a mix of a weird purr?

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We adopted a stray that I named Dusty. No idea where he came from but I'm sure he once belonged to someone. I think maybe they put him out because he had a breathing problem. It sounded just like yours, a mix of purring and runny nose together, but we knew he wasn't really purring. After taking him to see the vet, he determined that Dusty just had unusual congestion issues and it's not something he could fix but that Dusty was not in pain either. The doctor said we would just keep an eye on his breathing periodically and he will always sound like that for life. Dusty's symptoms were a little different than your cat's though because although he usually didn't have a runny nose, he always sneezed frequently and huge gobs of snot would come out. It wasn't easy keeping things clean with him sneezing so much but I didn't mind. He was a russian blue and so extremely unique and also the most mischievous cat ever, very entertaining. I can't imagine giving him up. Anyway, the vet was right, even though the poor thing sounded so awful he lived just fine with his breathing issue. I started buying the extra soft tissues for him and he loved for me to clean his nose once he realized it was to make him feel better. In fact, when he sneezed out of my sight he would come to me and push the kleenex box toward me as his way of asking to have his nose cleaned. I hope your cat's issue turns out like mine, nothing dangerous. Good luck....Show more

Pneumonia is a come disease in cats. I would take her to the Humane societies vet. Let them check her. It is not necessary that the cat will have a runny nose in this case. They can tell if she has any lung infection or anything else by listening to her breathing using a stethoscope.

At times it has been fatal for cats. I would go to a vet ASAP....Show more