Anyone Who Knows About Cats... PLEASE HELP!!!

[NyFanCam01]

Ok.. so about 5 days ago, i got a new cat!! he is about 8 weeks old. his name is ALEX




he's awesome... but my girlfriend noticed that he breathes really fast.. especially when he's asleep... like right now, his breath patterns go from fast to slow, then fast again..

does anyone know why? or if this is a bad thing?

my girlfriends kittie is a girl. his sister. BUT she doesnt breath like he does...

im kinda scared and i hope my little buddy is ok!


someone PLEASE talk to me about this... im a little worried.

[jlzinck]

1st I would try a non sports card forum for the answer.
When the cat is sleeping I wouldn't worry about it as they have REM sleep patterns like we do.

Being he is a kitten he should be fine.

Beu seriously do a Vet search on google and go to one of those forums.

Here is the 1st google result

http://www.catster.com/forums/Cat_Health/thread/335961

[NyFanCam01]

1st I would try a non sports card forum for the answer.
When the cat is sleeping I wouldn't worry about it as they have REM sleep patterns like we do.

Being he is a kitten he should be fine.

Beu seriously do a Vet search on google and go to one of those forums.

Here is the 1st google result

http://www.catster.com/forums/Cat_Health/thread/335961

lol.. um ive posted up sooo many random threads and had discussions on here about lots of other things, i just wanted to know if anyone on here knew anything about it, because when i search up stuff on google i just find the same nonsense..

this site does have some GENIUS People

[nadeau01_johnson48]

Not a big deal at all....every cat is different. I've been around cats all my life, and certain ones breathe like that when they're sleeping, others don't. I have an orange one right now, who, when sleeping, breathes so fast you'd think he just got done running a marathon. Plus, cats dream just like we do, so sometimes their heartbeat will speed up/slow down according to their dreams.

Don't worry about it at all.

[jonnyweb]

I have 2 cats and one of them has a breathing issue. Ralph (my oldest who is almost 4) has the problem and when he sleeps his breathing becomes very pronounced and the longer he sits and the deeper he begins to sleep he actually begins to snore. I have asked the vet about him and they have checked him out and he is fine.
I wouldn't worry about it as it is just happening during sleep. If he acts like that when he's just sitting around and hanging out, then I'd be taking him to a vet pronto.
by the way, he's a cutie..

[abradley08]

This may sound gross but take a q-tip and damp it alittle squeeze the extra water out and gently wipe around his nostriles and see if it is colored (Ive seen a few cats who had breathing issues because there was build up) I would call a vet and see what they say , may save you a trip and a little money.

[angel0430]

Some good advices in here....

[NyFanCam01]

thank you all very very much for the responses!!!

i really appreciate it!!!

im heading to work fellas.
any more responses would be awesome.


alex is asleep right now
:)

[Stlouisrams1600]

I like his name! :D

[NyFanCam01]

haha thanks

we took them both to the vet today to get them 100% checked out
they are BOTH healthy!!! =]

they got there shots and other stuff like that..
im just happy they are both healthy.