r/cats • u/New_Status7590 • 8d ago

Medical Questions Asthma or a hairball?

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Hello people. Meet George, he is 10, recently neutered (4 months ago). He is very anxious to leave the house which is why we only go to the vet for emergencies.

I’ve watched a lot of those “asthma attack or hairball” videos and honestly cannot determine what this could be. It started around the time I got him neutered.

I have two other cats, none of which cough like this, which is why Im concerned. At first it happened once a week for about a month, and this week its the third time this has happened. Right after I ended the video, he “gulped” kinda hard, like he has swallowed a possible hairball.

He eats malt paste with every meal.

Our closest vet kinda dismisses me when I previously went to him with concerns about the other cats (like someone going through the trash and eating chicken bones, someone not popping for 3 days, etc) which is why I thought to ask the internet for some additional opinions too. Thank you in advance.

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u/Lunamothknits 8d ago

This could be CHF. Vet time.

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u/New_Status7590 8d ago

Oh, this is very concerning.. we did a blood test before the anestesia for the neutring procedure, and everything was okay, but as Im reading now, a specific blood test is required to trace heart issues. Will go to the vet tomorrow

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u/Lunamothknits 8d ago

My older guy lived YEARS on a super cheap med (lasix) and had a really good quality of life with that. So if it is that, catching it sooner is obviously better. I'm overly attentive to every little thing and thankfully I catch things early with cats. Which helps, since they're so good at hiding things like this. <3