My cat is gulping, coughing, and eating too fast. What's wrong?

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Cat is gulping and don’t no if sneezes or coughs I can’t distinguish he was sick the other day and seems to Wolf his food and the start coughing and gulping. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

It may be that George is eating too quickly. You could try getting a treat toy and putting his food in there so that he only gets a few kibbles out at a time. However, it could be something more serious. You may want to try to get a video of this behavior, and then have George examined by a vet. He could have a respiratory infection, trouble breathing due to heart or lung disease, a stricture in his esophagus, a nasopharyngeal polyp, or something else that is making it hard for him to eat or swallow.

My cat is gulping, coughing, and eating too fast. What's wrong?

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