The most common symptoms are wheezing and a hairball like cough which is why feline asthma can be easily mistaken for a hairballs.
Cat asthma attack or hairball.
I watched a couple videos about it but hairballs and asthma attacks sounded and looked almost the same to me depending on the cat.
With asthma attacks body posture is somewhat different.
How i learned my cat has asthma.
Keep in mind that hairballs can cause retching gagging and vomiting but not true coughing and wheezing as a hairball is stomach not lung related.
Feline asthma very similar to human asthma is a chronic inflammation of the small passageways of a cat s lungs.
Give your cat 4 6 hairball remedy treats to prevent future hairballs.
Give your cat a specialized hairball formula cat food.
Untreated asthma can progress and even be fatal.
Many pet food manufacturers now make hairball reduction cat foods.
Many people assume that the cat is trying to cough up a hairball and don t realize that their cat could have asthma.
A full blown asthma attack may at first resemble a cat trying to cough up a hairball or possibly choking on food.
When an asthma attack occurs these passageways thicken and constrict making it very difficult for a cat to breathe.
My cat s coughing was something different and it was up to me to unravel the mystery.
Use a hairball product or laxative.
However if your cat is exhibiting signs of digestive blockage you should consult a vet.
But like human asthmatics cats can be treated and the disease can be managed.
It said that in an asthma attack cats stretch out their necks and get low to the ground which she had been doing but i ve seen cats do that before coughing up a hairball.
How to tell the difference.
With asthma the cat s body will be hunched lower to the ground and its neck and head will be extended out and down in an effort to clear the airway of mucus.
The symptoms of feline asthma can affect every cat differently.
These high fiber formulas are designed to improve the health of your cat s coat minimize the amount of shedding and encourage hairballs in cats to pass through the digestive system.
When it isn t a hairball.