my cat is choking...help!!!

my cat Sweet Love has always done this sort of choking thing after she drinks cold water, but then again most of my cats have done the same thing,
right after they drink water. I have noticed SL doing this more often, than
right after drinking, it can be after eating, sometimes they don't crunch up the dry food, and swallow it whole, then I think it could be hairballs?
But I got home awhile ago, and she started doing this, almost like we would do when we dry heave. she did throw up a little bit of food, and they were whole pieces. it's like she needs to throw up something and she can't !
I don't know what to do for her? I know her body is probably hurting , from
the jerking, she was quiet for just a minute, and now I hear her again. Its the middle of the night and don't have any vets open! Please shed some light on this ...I don't want her to die!
is it worms or something? I need advice! Thanks so much!

Monique

Sounds like regular ol' hairballs.

Furminate once a week, and when you hear em dry heaving give a half inch dab of some flavored vaseline type hairball remedy which they have at petsmart. For now, if you have vaseline you can use a similar amount, squish it on the nose or on the front paw and they'll lick it off. Mineral oil works too, but not as much a fan as its a laxative.

Wesley made some freakish noises when I first got him, sounded like he was going to die and made the craziest facial expressions, but yeah it was just hairballs. Got him good food and helped w/ his fur maintenance and haven't had an incident since. *knock on wood* In fact, we haven't had to use the gel stuff in ages, but I keep it around just in case. Their food if it matters is blue wilderness dry and a mix of wellness, nutro complete care, by nature, blue, and other wet food in constant rotation.

Originally Posted by Ducman69

Sounds like regular ol' hairballs.

Furminate once a week, and when you hear em dry heaving give a half inch dab of some flavored vaseline type hairball remedy which they have at petsmart. For now, if you have vaseline you can use a similar amount, squish it on the nose or on the front paw and they'll lick it off. Mineral oil works too, but not as much a fan as its a laxative.

Wesley made some freakish noises when I first got him, sounded like he was going to die and made the craziest facial expressions, but yeah it was just hairballs. Got him good food and helped w/ his fur maintenance and haven't had an incident since. *knock on wood* In fact, we haven't had to use the gel stuff in ages, but I keep it around just in case. Their food if it matters is blue wilderness dry and a mix of wellness, nutro complete care, by nature, blue, and other wet food in constant rotation.

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Thank you for the quick response! all I could find here was some mineral oil,
I mixed just a little in some wet food, and she licked around on it! I will get some meds for hb in a little bit! I noticed your siggy, is buttercup your cat?
Sweet Love looks alot like her! Have a nice day!!

It could also be asthma, so she really needs to be seen by the vet. At the least, I'd call the vet and discuss it with him.

My guess would be asthma. My cat was doing the same thing, and was diagnosed with asthma. Since he's been on a twice daily inhaler I haven't heard him cough once. If you go to Youtube and look up "Cat asthma attack" you can find some videos of what it looks like to compare. I'd definitely take him to the vet. Asthma is definitely treatable, but if its not treated, the chance of him dying from an asthma attack is there.

Never try to self diagnose. None of us are vets.

Please take your cat to the vet and have her looked at. Yes, it could be asthma, but it could also be something more. Have a professional physically check her out.

There are several instances on here recently where people thought it was hairballs and it turned out to be asthma. I would get her to the vet if you haven't already.

How is she?