Cough in cats

Cough can be of the following types: dry, wet and combined. There are several reasons for its appearance, which only an experienced veterinarian can determine.: Bronchial asthma. This disease can develop in an animal at any time, regardless of gender and age. Asthma can be allergic due to external factors or genetic, i.e. it is transmitted to offspring from a sick parent. If the disease is not diagnosed in time, it can become chronic with constant medication. Diseases of the cardiovascular system. In this case, the cough is caused either by a malfunction of the heart valves, or by poor blood pumping due to dystrophic processes in the heart. When a cat has a disease of the cardiovascular system, the main symptoms are shortness of breath and heavy wheezing. Therefore, if the pet is breathing with its mouth open, you should consult a cardiologist. Pulmonary parasites (helminths). To prevent their occurrence, preventive measures must be taken.

There are several ways to pick them up: on the street while walking or through dirty household shoes. Helminths infect the stomach and intestines, but they can also reach the lungs. Respiratory cough. Cats, like humans, also suffer from colds and flu. They may have fever, sneezing, watery and festering eyes. Here, treatment is carried out with antibiotics, and for prevention and strengthening of immunity, it is necessary to add plant foods and vitamins to the diet. Make sure that the pet is not in a draft. A defensive reaction. This happens when the animal is in a room where the air is "rich" in dust, flour, spices and other substances that cause unpleasant sensations in the throat. In this case, it is enough to remove the external stimulus. Ingestion of a foreign object into the respiratory tract. X-ray contrast examination of the esophagus is essential here. Oncological diseases of the respiratory tract. With such a diagnosis, in addition to collecting an anamnesis and a standard examination, it is necessary to pass tests for malignant and atypical cells. A cat's cough is a protective reflex, the purpose of treatment is not to eliminate, but to alleviate the animal's cough. Depending on the disease, antitussive, mucolytic and expectorant agents, and antibiotics are used. It is difficult for the owner to diagnose himself, for this it is necessary to urgently contact a veterinarian, who will find out the cause of the cough and prescribe treatment, which will depend on what exactly caused the cough.