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SashB006 asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

Cat seems to have a chesty infection??

Before anyone tells me to take her to vet - I have her booked for appointment tomorrow but just wondering if anyone else here would have an opinion. She is a semi-long haired beautiful cat but for the past two days her breathing sounds as if she has phlegm in her chest!! Otherwise she is eating fine, passing solids and seems to be in her usual aloof yet good manner. It sounds like she is snoring all the time, it definitely seems to be her lungs - any ideas anyone? Anyone experienced similar problems?

Many thanks in advance for genuine replies.

Update:

Oh my, some of these answers are quite scary! She really seems fine apart from sounding like she is snoring, no runny eyes, nose etc. No loss of appetite, normal stools etc....now I'm worried!

Update 2:

Should have said she is about 8/9 years old, sorry cant be more specific but she was a rescue cat I got over a year ago - absolute diamond, couldnt have asked for more!

Update 3:

Hello all, thanks for all your responses, took her to the vet and it turns out she has bronchitis, poor thing but otherwise the vet doesnt anticipate any problems. She's on antibiotics and anti-inflammatories for a week then back for check up but fingers crossed she should make full recovery - phew!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It could be a virus, probably feline herpes, which is airborne and very contageous. If so, the vet can give you meds to help make it comfortable or you can buy l-lysine at the grocery or drugstore to put on its food.

  • 1 decade ago

    My cat was just like that a couple of weeks ago. She looked fine, no runny nose or watery eyes. She sounded as though she was having trouble breathing and snored terribly when she was asleep. We took her to the vets and they found a polyp in her throat. She was operated on last week to remove the polyp. She is recovering nicely now, and no more snoring. It might not be a polyp in your case, but it does sound very much like my situation. Good luck with her!!

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  • J C
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    1 decade ago

    Is she showing any types of upper respiratory infection signs, like runny eyes or nose? It's possible it could be pneumonia, which the vet will confirm with a chest x-ray. Not to worry as pneumonia is cured with a round of one of the stronger antibiotics. Asthma is another possibility.

  • 1 decade ago

    Last year my cat was coughing really bad and his breathing was very raspy sounding. I though he had something stuck in his throat, so i rushed him to the animal hospital. It turned out it was a sinus infection that travelled into his lungs. My vet gave me antibiotics and my cat was happy & heathly within a few days. :)

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    5 years ago

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    Sounds very much like cat flu. Take him to another vet. We have a lot of wild farm cats and they sometimes get cat flu. Untreated it can be fatal.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sorry but I had same thing with young cat. Breathing sounds became snores. Vet prescribed antibiotics but no improvement. My cat died in spite of expensive and extensive treatment, I still have his litter brother who responds to every cough and sneeze of mine 13 years later.

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