My cat has breathing problems, worse at night, on meds. Is it asthma?

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  Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on February 11th, 2017

  I would take your pet in as a walk in, even if the vets say they don't have room. This is a medical emergency whenever a pet cannot breathe normally and breathing issues require treatment at the hospital because the mainstay of treatment is to provide the pet with pure oxygen, which cannot be duplicated in the home. I hope your pet Dino can get help today and can get stabilized enough where they can do some tests on him to find out the underlying cause of his breathing issues. Breathing problems in general can be caused by: pneumonia, foreign body obstruction in the airway, a primary lung disease, and an asthma attack just to name a few.

  

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  Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

  Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

  Published on July 20th, 2018

  Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Labored breathing can be a sign of many conditions such as pneumonia, bronchitis, pleural effusion, heart disease, among many other possibilities. If it would be possible for him to get diagnosed sooner it would be better as some conditions that an cause labored breathing are serious such as the ones mentioned above. I recommend that you have Simba evaluated by a veterinarian sooner than Monday for further assessment and treatment. Likely diagnostics to be performed include thoracic radiographs and bloodwork. Treatment would be dependent on findings. Good luck and have a good day!

  

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