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My cat is coughing, drooling, and can't breathe. Is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 10 years and 10 months old | 9 lbs

I have a female cat 11 years old about 9 lbs. She has bee coughing for a couple of days and about 2 hrs ago she was coughing then she needed to vomit and she pushed out a very small hairball, some bile and a little food. After that she started drooling profusely. She would appear to want to sneeze and have problems breathing I tried to give her water with a syringe and gave her wet food. 2 hours later she is drooling again. Should I worry or could it simple be something stuck in her throat?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 17th, 2020

I would be worried about Snuggie. It's very concerning she is having problems breathing, and given that her symptoms have been going on for a couple of days, it's time to see the vet. I'd take her into one now. Best of luck.

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