Hi guys, first off just want to say I had a thread regarding my previous cat Kitty who passed away from heart failure in August and I may just be paranoid about this as I am a very anxious person regarding health issues. I used to count her BPM multiple times a day, driving myself kind of nuts.
Ever since I got my kitten Binx at 8 wks old (he's 4 months old now), I noticed he breathes fast when he sleeps. I usually notice he breathes fast more so when he's curled up.. but sometimes he doesn't. He almost never breathes fast when he's laying straight out. I've counted his BPM at 20, 22, 24, 26 while sleeping straight out. I've counted his BPM at 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 when he's curled up. I have no idea if at any of these times he's truly dead asleep as he's extremely curious and listens to every noise in the house. I've also listened to his breathing with my ear to his chest and his breathing sounds clear, no crackling. I even listened to his heart the other day and counted somewhere between 148-160 beats per minute.
The rescue he was from had him tested for FeLV/FIV and he was negative, dewormed 3-4 times, flea/heartworm treatment. He was at the vet Nov. 25th to get his first vaccine and I mentioned to the vet he has a little nose whistle but only if you put your ear right up to his nose and he didn't seem concerned. He tried to listen to his heart/lungs but his heart was beating fast he couldn't really hear anything. He said he thinks he's a happy and healthy kitten. He felt his abdomen, looked in his mouth/ears/nose. I didn't bring up the fast breathing to the vet then because I didn't know if I'm just being super anxious about it or not. He has another appt for his next vaccine Dec. 23rd.
After typing this out I might sound a little too anxious but hopefully it's understandable due to my previous cat's condition. He's otherwise a very active, playful kitten and is up most of the day except for a few naps and sleeps the whole night in his bedroom. He loves to chase and hunt his feather wands and run all over the house with his knitted balls and play with my dog.
I want to bring this up to the vet on Dec. 23rd but i'm anxious to as I don't want there to be an actual problem I keep thinking oh he has a heart condition and is going to die like my other cat or he has a tumor in his chest... yikes! Anxiety.
Any insight onto this fast breathing only when curled up would be helpful!!
Ever since I got my kitten Binx at 8 wks old (he's 4 months old now), I noticed he breathes fast when he sleeps. I usually notice he breathes fast more so when he's curled up.. but sometimes he doesn't. He almost never breathes fast when he's laying straight out. I've counted his BPM at 20, 22, 24, 26 while sleeping straight out. I've counted his BPM at 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 when he's curled up. I have no idea if at any of these times he's truly dead asleep as he's extremely curious and listens to every noise in the house. I've also listened to his breathing with my ear to his chest and his breathing sounds clear, no crackling. I even listened to his heart the other day and counted somewhere between 148-160 beats per minute.
The rescue he was from had him tested for FeLV/FIV and he was negative, dewormed 3-4 times, flea/heartworm treatment. He was at the vet Nov. 25th to get his first vaccine and I mentioned to the vet he has a little nose whistle but only if you put your ear right up to his nose and he didn't seem concerned. He tried to listen to his heart/lungs but his heart was beating fast he couldn't really hear anything. He said he thinks he's a happy and healthy kitten. He felt his abdomen, looked in his mouth/ears/nose. I didn't bring up the fast breathing to the vet then because I didn't know if I'm just being super anxious about it or not. He has another appt for his next vaccine Dec. 23rd.
After typing this out I might sound a little too anxious but hopefully it's understandable due to my previous cat's condition. He's otherwise a very active, playful kitten and is up most of the day except for a few naps and sleeps the whole night in his bedroom. He loves to chase and hunt his feather wands and run all over the house with his knitted balls and play with my dog.
I want to bring this up to the vet on Dec. 23rd but i'm anxious to as I don't want there to be an actual problem I keep thinking oh he has a heart condition and is going to die like my other cat or he has a tumor in his chest... yikes! Anxiety.
Any insight onto this fast breathing only when curled up would be helpful!!