posted 03-11-2004 03:42 PM         

My kitty has severe asthma - poor thing. Her asthma is triggered by chemical smalls - perfume, bleach, nail polish remover,etc. She starts by coughing which is when we know she's starting to have breathing problems. Then it goes into a wheeze which could last for up to 3 weeks. She won't eat, drinks very little, won't move. I can oly imagine what it must feel like. HOWEVER, it is treatable with broncodialator pills and predinose on a regualr basis until the asthma is under control and then hopefully the cat can be weaned off. unfortunantly, my kitty is on a permanat dose of bot pills twice a week. anything less and the attacks start up again.

She has been attack free for almost 3 years now.

I would check for signs of coughing. As with humans, coughing is a sure symptom. Attacks don't last for a few minutes then go away, they last for a while. My though is your kitty could have a blockage in his nose (or narrow passageways) which causes the noise.