What are the causes of shortness of breath in cats? Throat breathing in cats should not be underestimated! If the cat is breathing faster in a normal and calm state, the breathing frequency is high, and the overall condition of the cat is average, then you should go to the hospital to check your cardiopulmonary function and take an X-ray to see if there is effusion in the chest cavity. For example, empyema, chylothorax or pleuritis may cause rapid breathing.
Check whether the lung image is normal, whether there is pneumonia, and pulmonary edema, which is mostly related to heart disease. Do a cardiac biochemical examination, electrocardiogram, BNP test, heart color ultrasound, blood pressure test to see if there is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, valve disease or heart failure. If there is a heart disease, you must also check whether the thyroid function is normal, and determine what kind of heart problems are. Use medication to intervene in time. At home, you should observe the number of breathing times of your cat, usually about 20 times a minute. If the breathing frequency is relatively high in a calm state, please contact the doctor in time to avoid delaying the condition.
Why do cats breathe rapidly?
The first thing I want to say is that normal pet cats do not always breathe.
Healthy cat's body temperature: about 38-39.5°C, number of breaths: 20-30 beats/min, heartbeat: 120-140 beats/min.
If the cat keeps gasping for a long time and opens its mouth to breathe, it may be considered: the weather is high and the cat has signs of heatstroke. After strenuous exercise, the body temperature rises in a state of nervous and excited stress. Pneumonia or bronchitis, pulmonary edema and other lung diseases. Pleural effusion or empyema, mediastinal problems, pleural pleural pleural disease. Cardiac disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats, heart valve disease, precursors of heart failure, etc.