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My cat is vomiting, not eating, and breathing hard. Is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 6 years and 2 months old | 10 lbs

My cat won't eat drink, use the litter box, and she is throwing up white foamy saliva. We are worried she ate something she wasn't supposed to like string. She also is sneezing and coughing a lot and it looks like she's having a hard time breathing, what should I do?

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Answered By Ana M, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 27th, 2019

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Pumpkin. I recommend that you seek emergency veterinary care for her today. If she did eat a piece of string, this can be very serious. It generally requires emergency surgery to remove. A foreign body ingestion does not typically cause sneezing though. She needs a thorough examination and possibly x-rays of her belly. I hope this information helps and she is feeling better soon. I hope this information helps!

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