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My kitten is breathing rapidly and sounds muffled. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 0.7 lbs

She is breathing very rapidly. Her brother little bit muffled with a weird little stop in between.

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on April 27th, 2017

Any animal, particularly this young and presumably not fully vaccinated, with respiratory signs, should be seen my a veterinarian. If your Kitkat appears to be in true respiratory distress, this should be considered and emergency and should be seen right away. Signs of true respiratory distress in a cat would be open mouth breathing, pale white to blue mucous membranes (open mouth and look at gums), fainting episodes, or resting respiration of more than 30-40.

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