The cat is short of breath and opens its mouth and sticks out its tongue. These common situations should be understood.

Cats' shortness of breath and tongue opening may be normal physiological reactions after strenuous exercise, which will be relieved after a few minutes; If you are short of breath in summer and open your mouth and spit out your tongue, it is probably heatstroke. You should immediately lower the ambient temperature and give the cat ice to help cool down and relieve the heat. Cats are short of breath, open their mouths and stick out their tongues or exercise vigorously. Some cats are very lively. If they have just finished exercising or are in a state of extreme excitement, it is generally a normal physiological reaction to have symptoms of shortness of breath and tongue opening. Just like people will have shortness of breath and rapid heartbeat after running, it will generally be relieved after a few minutes.

Cats are short of breath, open their mouths and stick out their tongues or suffer from heatstroke. In summer, cats are short of breath, open their mouths and stick out their tongues, mostly because of heatstroke. If the cat is in hot summer, or under the scorching sun, in a sultry environment with direct sunlight and poor ventilation, coupled with insufficient drinking water, excessive humidity on the ground, or hot weather with high temperature, low pressure and no wind, it will also suffer from heatstroke. It is usually accompanied by symptoms such as elevated body temperature, oral breathing, anorexia, vomiting, general weakness and increased heart rate. The cat should be cooled to relieve the summer heat immediately, and those with severe symptoms should be sent to the hospital immediately after first aid.

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Cats are short of breath, open their mouths and spit out their tongues or have asthma. If the cat is squatting, its neck is stretched very close to the ground, and it has a rough wheezing sound, sometimes accompanied by symptoms of cough. Shortness of breath may be mostly asthma; Some cats will attack repeatedly in one day, some once every few days, or even once every few months to several years. Suggest taking the cat to see a doctor immediately.

Cats are short of breath, open their mouths and stick out their tongues or spit out hairballs. If the cat is short of breath, opens its mouth and sticks out its tongue, accompanied by hair or fur balls, it means that the cat eats too much hair when licking itself, which leads to indigestion and gastrointestinal discomfort. Cat grass can be fed to cats, or hair cream can help soften hair and relieve symptoms; And cooperate with feeding pet probiotics to regulate the stomach.