A Michael Broad Blog
Once again, my objective in this infographic about another inherited disease affecting the Peke-face Persian is to make normally lengthy and complicated medical reports accessible to the general public to allow a better understanding of how, for me, the breeding of the Persian has been very wrong for many decades (‘over-typed‘); perhaps since the …
The cat’s name is Dimples. He was bred in Australia. It is claimed that he can’t eat and breathe at the same time which I can understand. This is a brachycephalic-headed cat breed with an extremely flat face which distorts the nasal passages which negatively impacts breathing. And also, because their muzzle has disappeared …
I list five possible reasons why your cat’s tongue sticking out. One concerns oral health, and other concerns cooling down. Two others concern extreme breeding and the fifth is called the blep!
Here are some reasons why your cat is wheezing. I would not normally write about medical issues because the veterinarian’s websites are tailored exactly for that sort of article but I have good reference books and therefore, despite not being medically qualified I can, I feel, provide a reasonable answer and some pointers. In …
Although this is a difficult subject there may come a time when you have to check whether your cat has died. However, it would be unusual if you had to deal with this situation because normally you would be at your veterinarian discussing perhaps the progression of a chronic illness and whether or not …
Noisy breathing in domestic cats indicates an obstructed airway. The airway that I’m referring to is the passage through the nose (or mouth), the back of the mouth, down the trachea (windpipe) and into the bronchail tubes of the lungs. If there is an obstruction in this airway breathing might be noisy and the …
An overweight cat might breathe faster because (1) they are overheating which is more likely if they are obese and (2) they have developed type II diabetes which is linked to being overweight. Other reasons for rapid breathing might include, pain, stress, fever, shock, dehydration, anaemia, lung disease, heart disease and/or a buildup of …
