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Hey.My Snowball just recently in last couple days ; started coughing.He eats n drinks ok.Litter box ok.Its a dry hourse like cough.Any idea what it might be??Can using the central air maybe caused it??Come to think of it.It didn't start til I started needing the air recently.Where I live its hot now.Any advice..Any Ideas..
 

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Hi! Is the humidity high in your area, as opposed to your area having dry air? If dry you could try a humidifier. Is there a lot of pollen? Is it dusty and the air conditioner is helping to move the dust around more?

You might want to get a video of it and show it to your vet - there are a lot of things that could cause a recurrent cough, and your vet might be better able to determine what is going on :) :crossfingers:
 
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CatLover49 CatLover49 did you just recently start running the AC? It might be blowing around some dust in the duct work that will fizzle out in a few days, but the low humidity is probably not helping. We have a humidifier for our cat with chronic bronchitis (asthma) and it's a big, big help :wave3:
Yes just recently started running the AC.And the pollen here is bad some days.Snowball dont go outside.Hes total indoor cat.Always has been.But I guess when I open the door to go check mail or something; pollen can come right on in.Im not sure yet but Im hoping it was just a hairball; cause after he went to his.litter box last evening;I went n checked n it looked like maybe a hairball in it.Yuk
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Hi! Is the humidity high in your area, as opposed to your area having dry air? If dry you could try a humidifier. Is there a lot of pollen? Is it dusty and the air conditioner is helping to move the dust around more?

You might want to get a video of it and show it to your vet - there are a lot of things that could cause a recurrent cough, and your vet might be better able to determine what is going on :) :crossfingers:
CatLover49 CatLover49 did you just recently start running the AC? It might be blowing around some dust in the duct work that will fizzle out in a few days, but the low humidity is probably not helping. We have a humidifier for our cat with chronic bronchitis (asthma) and it's a big, big help :wave3:
Well I even if it was a hairball in his litter box last evening
Hes still coughing again.Thought cough was gone.Nope
 

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If you can't get a video, maybe look around you tube and see if you can find something similar. No one can diagnose or treat it here of course, but I know what it's like to be curious.
If the hair ball was very irritating to him, his throat might just be sore.
 

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Regardless of the instructions change the filter in your a/c every month. You might want to do it after the first couple of weeks because as 1 bruce 1 1 bruce 1 said the machine cleaning out it's duct work.
 
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