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My cat is breathing with an open mouth. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | 1 year old | 8 lbs

Why does my cat hard to breathe? Using only her mout to breathe. What be my first aid because there is no open vet clinic right now because of covid-19. Thank you

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on April 22nd, 2020

Open mouth breathing is always an emergency situation in a cat. Cat breath with open mouth because of heart or airways disease, they can pant because of stress, pain, asthmatic attacks. You should keep Ash in cool, well ventilated room for now and please, try and get her seen by your nearest open vet as soon as possible.

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