My cat huffs and puffs. Is it asthma, allergies, or environment?

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Our cat huffs and puffs after she hisses. She was diagnosed with asthma last year, but due to pancreatitis we had to stop inhalers. She hasnt coughed in over 6 months and hasn’t huffed and puffed in over 5. Could it be from new carpeting? Or seasonal allergies? Lack of humidity? We started her back on her bronchial dialator again, but am nervous about just giving that to her without the steroid after. Could it be throat irritation? She was fine all summer. Pet's info: Cat | Norwegian Forest Cat | Female | spayed | 11 years and 3 months old | 13 lbs

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

Any of those things could be possibilities, but it would be hard to tell. It would be best to bring Sanoe back to the vet that treated her for asthma before for a complete checkup, bloodwork, X-rays etc to see if the asthma has returned or worsened, and to rule out any other possible issues that could be causing her breathing problems before starting her back on medication. Your vet may recommend a change in medication, or even something else such as an allergy med if allergies are suspected instead.

My cat huffs and puffs. Is it asthma, allergies, or environment?

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