Why is my cat coughing persistently for a month? What are the causes?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2.5 lbs
My cat has been coughing for almost a month. What could it be?
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Published on January 5th, 2020
Hello. It could be bronchitis, feline asthma, a lung infection, heart disease or heart worms. Please have Nova examined as soon as possible by your veterinarian so you can start to resolve this coughing & make her so much more comfortable. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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Published on June 14th, 2017
This could indicate asthma, heartworm disease and even heart disease. Sometimes changes in the lungs can take 2-3 weeks to show up on xrays so just because the first xrays didn't show anything doesn't mean it couldn't have been an early case of lung disease. I recommend having your veterinarian recheck your cat and discuss if repeating the xrays would be helpful and/or running any routine lab tests. Do not give any human medication as it can be very toxic to cats.
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