Recently he has been waking up and coughing in the morning. Just like a smokers cough where it sounds like he has a cold in his chest or some type of liquid buildup in his lungs. Is it a hairball hes trying to cough up? Is this a sympton of a bigger issue??
Answers:
I would suggest the vet. 5 months is young and if you recently got him he could have had something that is just now manifesting symptoms. Shelters and rescues have diseases all the time. Some animal breaks with something all the time and no matter how cautious communicable diseases can spread.
Did he have all his rounds of shots? I would seriously have a vet listen to his lung. He is old enough for a rabies vaccine so I would take him in for that. Only a vet can give the shot and they will listen to his internal organs and feel around for anything suspicious.
Kittens rarely get hairballs as they haven't started a full shedding cycle.
hair ball
also it could be the dry food you feed him.
try changing his food..they have dry food for hairballs.
It is possible that he has a cold, but also possible he may have allergies.
it's sick see the vet for treatment
could be either, neither or both!
Hes a smoker.
I have never known it to be a good thing, or even remotely normal for a cat to cough.Get it to a vet.
My cat had a cough and I thought the same thing. When I took her to the vet I found out that due to our recent move and being used to different humidity she developed allergies. You might want to check with your vet to see if this is the case and get some meds to help the cat.
It sounds like a hairball or possibly allergies. To help him with passing hairballs, put a little petroleum jelly on his whiskers; he won't like it, and will lick it off; this helps coat the hairball in his digestive tract, and makes it easier for him to get rid of it. If this doesn't take care of the problem in a few days, it's time to see your vet.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment