My cat is coughing, burping, and wheezing. What's causing it?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Bombay | Male | neutered | 16 lbs
My cat is coughing or burping or something along those lines and wheezes sometimes.
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Published on December 24th, 2017
Poor Edgar! This could be due to several different things like allergies, acid reflux, hair balls, an upper respiratory, heart disease and more.you could try Benadryl twice a day as long as he is still eating and acting normally. See link below. If he seems in distress then I would take him to your local emergency clinic ASAP. Otherwise, if the Benadryl doesn’t help or he gets worse, I would have your vet take a look at him. Your vet will be able to listen to his heart and lungs, do blood work or even X-rays if needed. Your vet will be able to get him started on th proper meds to help him feel better. I hope this helps! https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/cat/benadryl/
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Published on April 19th, 2020
Coughing and vomiting are not common signs in allergies in cats so Bendaryl is unlikely to help. Cats usually cough and vomit as a result of hairball in the stomach, foreign body (grass blade) in the throat, gastritis, kidney or liver disease or even asthma. If your cat has been coughing and vomiting for longer than 24-48hrs, you should take her to your local vets for a check-up. Your vet may advise a blood test or chest x-ray to find out what is going on.
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