Coughing Fits
My cat is five years old and has been FIV-positive since I adopted him four years ago. He sometimes does this sort of coughing thing. At first glance it looks like he’s coughing up a hairball, but it’s different and usually ends in a big sneeze sort of thing. I notice it tends to happen when he gets up quickly and runs around/runs upstairs.
He’s always breathed loudly and had notes from the shelter about a potential respiratory sickness. I have brought this up at the vet multiple times. One vet said his lungs looked kind of “cloudy” and another mentioned his loud breathing might just have to do with his anatomy (he has a short snout). I feel like it got better for a while when he was on antibiotics after his tooth removal, but I’m not positive.
Please let me know what you think this is—asthma, respiratory infection, etc. Thank you!