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My cat is quiet, not eating, losing weight, and breathing fast. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | spayed | 2 years and 1 month old

Lately my cat is quiet,doesn't play or eat like normal. Eats very little food. Shes lost weight. She's breathing fast. I found one tick on her. But no more. She has eat mites.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 15th, 2017

It's not likely to be relate to the tick or earmites, but Jojo is obviously ill and needs to see the vet ASAP, the symptoms are too general to tell what could be causing this, the vet will probably need to run a blood test at the very least.

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