Cats panting with their mouths open may be caused by stress reactions, high environmental temperatures, respiratory diseases, or heart diseases. First of all, when a cat is frightened or changes its environment, it will cause a stress response, manifesting as symptoms such as rapid breathing and opening its mouth to gasp. Secondly, hot weather may also cause cats to have high body temperature and panting symptoms. Additionally, if your cat has been diagnosed with respiratory or heart disease, these conditions may also cause symptoms such as difficulty breathing and open-mouthed gasping. Therefore, if you find that your cat has symptoms such as frequent shortness of breath, mouth opening and panting, etc., you should seek medical treatment in time.
1. Stress reaction
Because cats are timid and suspicious by nature, after being frightened, they can easily cause stress reactions, such as mouth breathing, rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, etc. For example, suddenly changing to a new environment, hearing loud noises or other unfamiliar stimuli, etc. If this is the case, the owner needs to take some measures in time to relieve the cat's nervousness and fear, such as gently stroking the cat, placing some familiar objects for the cat, etc.
2. The ambient temperature is too high
Because cats’ sweat glands are underdeveloped, it is difficult to dissipate heat through perspiration. Therefore, when the ambient temperature is too high, cats often develop symptoms of Heat dissipation behaviors such as sticking out the tongue, opening the mouth and panting. In this case, the owner should move the cat to a cooler place promptly and provide sufficient drinking water to help the cat cool down and relieve discomfort. In addition, owners can also set up a well-ventilated environment indoors and control indoor temperature and humidity to keep cats comfortable and healthy.
3. Suffering from respiratory diseases
When a cat suffers from respiratory diseases, the airway is blocked or other reasons lead to poor air flow, the cat will have difficulty breathing. . In order for the body to get enough oxygen, cats will open their mouths and pant to increase the amount of air intake. Therefore, if you find that your cat often gasps with its mouth open, you need to take it to the pet hospital for examination and treatment of respiratory diseases in time.
4. Suffering from heart disease
For cats with heart disease, it is very likely that there will be blood circulation problems, leading to systemic hypoxia. The manifestations are: Breathe through your mouth. At the same time, heart disease may also lead to complications such as pulmonary edema and pleural effusion, which can also cause cats toThe patient has difficulty breathing and requires prompt treatment. Therefore, if your cat has symptoms such as frequent shortness of breath, mouth opening and panting, you must take it to the pet hospital for examination and treatment of heart disease in time.
