Hi all,
I have an almost 2 year old neutered male cat (20 months old) who sounds kind of like he is snoring sometimes when he is wide awake! He's on the bigger side (14-15 pounds). He is just a stocky, large-framed cat, but to be fair, he probably could lose a couple pounds to reach his optimum weight. But he is my piggy cat and he likes to eat
He's never had any trouble breathing that I can visually see - no labored breathing, open mouth, gasping for air, or anything like that, so it doesn't seem to be affecting his quality of life. And he doesn't make the "snoring" sound all the time - just a lot of times when he is laying down and relaxing, he makes this snoring/grunting sound. He does actually snore when he sleeps.....sometimes.
It never even occurred to me to be really worried about it - I've had him since birth (he was born here to a stray mama) and ever since he grew up past kittenhood, he has made this sound, so I assumed it's just something he does! But I was searching this site, and found this thread which kinda scared me: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/192318/my-cat-sounds-like-he-is-snoring-24-7
This cat has had 2 short bouts of sickness - once last year and once just a couple months ago this year. Last year, they called it "gastroenteritis" but this year they called it a URI, even though he had the exact same symptoms as last year. He recovered fine within a few days, but this is making me think maybe he does have some kind of issue, even though he seems fine? I have three other cats (mama cat and his littermates) and they have never been sick. I know it's too soon to tell, but maybe this cat is just going to have a once-a-year URI.
If it doesn't seem like he is having trouble breathing, is it worth going to the vet just over the frequent "snoring" sound he makes? I don't want to subject him to invasive tests over essentially a non-issue........I really don't think he has allergies or asthma or anything - he doesn't have runny eyes, runny nose, or anything like that. And he eats, drinks, poops, pees, etc no issues. They did a blood work-up on him when he was at the vet's a couple months ago for the URI, and they told me his blood work was fantastic for a healthy cat, let alone one who was sick and had been vomiting for a couple days beforehand. He eats all wet/raw except for a nightly kibble snack right before bed time. (This also leads me to believe maybe being bigger is just his natural size, since he only eats roughly 8-10 pieces of kibble a day). Does anyone else's cat make this kind of "snoring" sound? Should I be worried? Reading that thread I linked above, doing a rhinoscopy sounds pretty unpleasant for my boy
so I don't want to put him through that unless it's really for the best.
I have an almost 2 year old neutered male cat (20 months old) who sounds kind of like he is snoring sometimes when he is wide awake! He's on the bigger side (14-15 pounds). He is just a stocky, large-framed cat, but to be fair, he probably could lose a couple pounds to reach his optimum weight. But he is my piggy cat and he likes to eat
It never even occurred to me to be really worried about it - I've had him since birth (he was born here to a stray mama) and ever since he grew up past kittenhood, he has made this sound, so I assumed it's just something he does! But I was searching this site, and found this thread which kinda scared me: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/192318/my-cat-sounds-like-he-is-snoring-24-7
This cat has had 2 short bouts of sickness - once last year and once just a couple months ago this year. Last year, they called it "gastroenteritis" but this year they called it a URI, even though he had the exact same symptoms as last year. He recovered fine within a few days, but this is making me think maybe he does have some kind of issue, even though he seems fine? I have three other cats (mama cat and his littermates) and they have never been sick. I know it's too soon to tell, but maybe this cat is just going to have a once-a-year URI.
If it doesn't seem like he is having trouble breathing, is it worth going to the vet just over the frequent "snoring" sound he makes? I don't want to subject him to invasive tests over essentially a non-issue........I really don't think he has allergies or asthma or anything - he doesn't have runny eyes, runny nose, or anything like that. And he eats, drinks, poops, pees, etc no issues. They did a blood work-up on him when he was at the vet's a couple months ago for the URI, and they told me his blood work was fantastic for a healthy cat, let alone one who was sick and had been vomiting for a couple days beforehand. He eats all wet/raw except for a nightly kibble snack right before bed time. (This also leads me to believe maybe being bigger is just his natural size, since he only eats roughly 8-10 pieces of kibble a day). Does anyone else's cat make this kind of "snoring" sound? Should I be worried? Reading that thread I linked above, doing a rhinoscopy sounds pretty unpleasant for my boy
