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What should you do if your cat has started breathing heavy and acts like he cannot breathe through his nose?
If your cat is breathing through his mouth and breathing heavy, it is highly likely that he has Asthma (I have 2 asthma cats). He needs to immediately get x-rayed at the vet (a lot of vets don't know a LOT about feline asthma and even more don't even carry the inhalors (AeroKat chamber or Flovent), but the x-ray will show whether or not your buddy has asthma which is what this sounds like.
If he's breathing through his mouth, it is an emergency.
There is a site where they know everything about Feline Asthma as well, so once he's diagnosed, you can get a lot of support, you can look up Feline Asthma Yahoo Group and it will come up. Very nice and helpful there.
Can also tell you where to get the inhalors WAY cheaper than you can from a Vet.
They will give Prednisolone (hopefully not just Prednisone) which is a bronchodilator and not to be used forever and must be taken off of very slowly. You can order your AeroKat and Flovent (also called "Flixotide") from a certain on line site.
For the first 2 weeks of being on the Flovent/Flixotide, he needs to still be on Prednisolone and weaned off during that 2 weeks.
This is if he's diagnosed with asthma. You'll know once he gets a chest x-ray. I'd do it quick as when they get to the point of breathing through their mouth, it truly is an emergency.
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