YOGYAKARTA Cats often cough like coughing because of hairballs or hair balls that are swallowed. In addition, there are a number of problems that can cause favorite anabuls in the house to cough like they want to vomit. But why do they cough and how do they treat them? Check the following explanation.

Usually, cats cough because they have problems with the primary respiratory tract. Although that doesn't mean they don't have other diseases. The following is a disease that a cat may experience when coughing either likeAKEs or like vomiting.

Infections are caused by viruses and bacteria that cause various respiratory symptoms. Symptoms are not only coughing, but also sneezing, fluid coming out in the nose or eyes. Two causes of ingredient are usually attacks of feline virusfusevirus and feline calicivirus. Because of bacteria, they are generally exposed to feline chlamydiosis, bordestella, or mycoplasma.

Asma affects about 1-5 percent of cats. This means that asthma that causes cats to cough is very rare. However, it is important to know that when a cat breathes an allergen can cause symptoms such as asthma and also inflammation of asthma, irritation, and even narrowing of airways. Cats that experience asthma, may find it difficult to breathe (dispnea), breathe fast, breathing open mouths, and sometimes vomiting.

Lung fever inhibits the cat's ability to provide ventilation and breathing perfusion. Ventilation is a term for the lungs that bends and deflates, it carries oxygen and emits carbon dioxide.

Perfusion refers to blood flowing through the lungs and exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen.

Lung fever can be caused by pneumonia and is infectious. A cat with pneumonia, will experience an increase in respiratory rate, fast heart rate, fever, and color relief. This also causes the production of mucus and pus in the lungs to increase. That's why cats will cough and emit phlegms.

The worms that attack the cat's heart are called heartworms, are a type of parasite that is transmitted by mosquitoes. These worms can also be found in wild animals such asMINAtes. Although these worms can attack cats and dogs, the fact is rare in favorite annabuls.

In a study reported by The Spruce Pets, Tuesday, May 30, adult heartworms were identified in 4% of cats tested compared to 28% of dogs tested. If a cat does have liver worms, it will develop something called Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease (HARD). The cat may cough as well as shortness of breath, lethargicity, decreased appetite, and decreased weight.

This is a condition where fluid accumulates in the pleura room, namely the space in the chest between the lungs and the body walls. In cats, it can be caused by various diseases such as infection, heart disease, or cancer. Whatever the cause, cats with plaural efusions may have coughs and shortness of breath.

If your cat coughs, you should contact a veterinarian. Because coughing on a cat can be caused by many things, the first diagnostic tool is anamnesis and a thorough examination. If your cat also has a sneezing, conjunctive, or nasal congestion, the veterinarian will most likely be more suspicious of the upper respiratory tract disease process than anything that affects the lower respiratory tract.

But you can provide treatment at home, for example with liquid and oxygen therapy. In addition, citing the PetMD, when the cat coughs that emits the phlegm and fire, it is necessary to wipe the cat regularly and put the cat in a steamed room that helps suppress the cough.


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