Hello all!
I adopted a 4 month old kitten about a month ago, when playing with a feather toy he goes INSANE and starts panting after very little play, maybe 2-3 minutes. The panting is just a quick one or two short pants. He will keep playing, but pant once or twice after a burst of running. Afterwards he'll pant once or twice again and about a minute after he won't pant at all and just lounge around.
He went for his first checkup but the vet said his heart and lungs sounded fine, and that he doesn't show any other signs of asthma or anything of that sort.
I've stopped play when he starts, but we have another cat and we're introducing the two so they'll run around and he'll pant and I'm worried to leave them alone, even though I've been slowly introducing them for about a month now, the kitten still stays in our bedroom primarily while they're getting to know each other but he really wants to be out exploring.
Any tips?
Also, I've read all of the big panting threads on this forum, so please don't link them. I'm looking for new and updated first hand experiences. I assume I might be over reacting because the panting is short and brief and stops almost immediately at least within 2 minutes after play. But I've noticed it's gotten a little more frequent.
We also got him as a rescue from the humane society, and he was pretty small, he's up to about 6-7lbs now, so maybe I let him free feed too much?
Should I let him explore with the other cat? They still swat, but no hissing and no real wrestling, just some swatting. I'm more worried about the chasing and running and him panting.
Thank you so much in advance. This topic has been stressing me out beyond belief. It's MY first cat(others is my Girlfriends) so I just want him to be okay!
I adopted a 4 month old kitten about a month ago, when playing with a feather toy he goes INSANE and starts panting after very little play, maybe 2-3 minutes. The panting is just a quick one or two short pants. He will keep playing, but pant once or twice after a burst of running. Afterwards he'll pant once or twice again and about a minute after he won't pant at all and just lounge around.
He went for his first checkup but the vet said his heart and lungs sounded fine, and that he doesn't show any other signs of asthma or anything of that sort.
I've stopped play when he starts, but we have another cat and we're introducing the two so they'll run around and he'll pant and I'm worried to leave them alone, even though I've been slowly introducing them for about a month now, the kitten still stays in our bedroom primarily while they're getting to know each other but he really wants to be out exploring.
Any tips?
Also, I've read all of the big panting threads on this forum, so please don't link them. I'm looking for new and updated first hand experiences. I assume I might be over reacting because the panting is short and brief and stops almost immediately at least within 2 minutes after play. But I've noticed it's gotten a little more frequent.
We also got him as a rescue from the humane society, and he was pretty small, he's up to about 6-7lbs now, so maybe I let him free feed too much?
Should I let him explore with the other cat? They still swat, but no hissing and no real wrestling, just some swatting. I'm more worried about the chasing and running and him panting.
Thank you so much in advance. This topic has been stressing me out beyond belief. It's MY first cat(others is my Girlfriends) so I just want him to be okay!