What are some common symptoms of a feline emergency?
One of the most common symptoms for the feline patient when they experience an emergency is open mouth breathing, pacing around, or complete collapse when your cat's breathing but not moving. Usually, owners know better even than us that the cat is in big trouble. If you see that your cat goes off food or is not eating for a day or so, that can tell you that your cat's in big trouble. If you see that your cat's not urinating or urinating inappropriately or outside of the litter box, that could be an emergency as well.
How can cat owners check for signs of a health emergency?
On a cat, you can lift the lips and see the gums. If the gums look pale, that can tell you that the cat's experiencing emergencies. As well, with a cat, when you see that your animal is open mouth breathing, you need to bring it right away to us. It can tell us that the cat's experiencing either problems with the heart or with the lungs, something like heart failure or even feline asthma.
Any final advice for our viewers?
Thank you for watching this video about feline emergencies. If you think that your cat's experiencing a feline emergency, go ahead, call us, Columbia Pike Animal Hospital. As well, you can make an appointment online. If you have any questions, leave a comment. Thank you for watching. We'll see you next time.
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