How to help my overweight cat lose weight and stop coughing?

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My cat may have asthma. Sometimes he sounds like he's coughing, like he may have a hairball, but nothing ever comes out. We restrict the amount of food he eats and have him on a diet of half Nature's Recipe grain-free wet cat food and half Taste of the Wild dry cat food. He is still overweight. How can we help him lose weight and make his coughing stop? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 9 years and 4 months old | 20 lbs

Amber W · Accepted Answer

For weight loss it will be helpful to completely eliminate the dry food and feed only canned food. Gradually reducing the overall amount of food you give will help and slowly trying to encourage Bagheera to play a bit more may also help. There are also prescription canned foods available for weight loss like Hill's Metabolic. I agree that it sounds like Bagheera may be exhibiting signs of asthma. X-rays would be needed to confirm that there are no other issues. I would bring him to your veterinarian for X-rays and then medication or an inhaler can be started if asthma is suspected. Reducing Bagheera's exposure to things that may irritate the airway is also important so be mindful not to smoke in the household, don't use perfumes or cleaning solution with heavy odors and avoid dusty litter types. Asthma can be dangerous so the sooner you can get him examined and started on medication the better. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach and I hope Bagheera is doing better soon!

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