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Hey everyone,
So, my cat has been doing this for a few months now, but he had stopped and now he's doing it again and I wanted to see if anyone else had had their feline companion do this.
My cat goes and finds the edge of something (right now he's using the lowest rung of my clothes dryer, but he's used the edge of the chair and the edge of a plastic box before) and puts his neck over it and then presses his whole body weight down on it, therefore constricting his esophagus. He then swallows repeatedly and gags a bit and either throws up/regurgitates or just gags but nothing comes up. If something comes up, he promptly eats it again (which is why it's so hard to catch him in the act -- there's never any evidence!).
He sounds to be like he's a bit stuffed up (I can hear the air wheezing as he breathes through his nose), and he runs out of breath very easily while playing and starts panting. But other than that, everything is normal. Not wheezing while he pants (except through the nose), and no panting unless he's playing, and his activity levels, appetite, and bowel movements are all normal. I just get a bit worried/freaked out by the seemingly self-induced gagging/vomiting thing he keeps doing. Though, it may be he does it to try and prevent himself from throwing up?
Much obliged!
So, my cat has been doing this for a few months now, but he had stopped and now he's doing it again and I wanted to see if anyone else had had their feline companion do this.
My cat goes and finds the edge of something (right now he's using the lowest rung of my clothes dryer, but he's used the edge of the chair and the edge of a plastic box before) and puts his neck over it and then presses his whole body weight down on it, therefore constricting his esophagus. He then swallows repeatedly and gags a bit and either throws up/regurgitates or just gags but nothing comes up. If something comes up, he promptly eats it again (which is why it's so hard to catch him in the act -- there's never any evidence!).
He sounds to be like he's a bit stuffed up (I can hear the air wheezing as he breathes through his nose), and he runs out of breath very easily while playing and starts panting. But other than that, everything is normal. Not wheezing while he pants (except through the nose), and no panting unless he's playing, and his activity levels, appetite, and bowel movements are all normal. I just get a bit worried/freaked out by the seemingly self-induced gagging/vomiting thing he keeps doing. Though, it may be he does it to try and prevent himself from throwing up?
Much obliged!