i think I figured out why my cat has occasional rapid breathing that also causes her to lose her appetite. I usually give her Zyrtec for a few days when this happens.
I will occasionally feed a little wet fish snack for a few days....usually 4 or 5 days to go through one 3 oz can. Well I extended this fish snack for two weeks. She enjoyed it so much. Then she lost her appetite and her breathing became rapid. Popped a Zyrtec into her for a few days and did not continue with the fish snacks. She was actually back to normal within two hours of her first Zyrtec dose.
I think the histamines from the fish built up in her system and caused respiratory inflammation so she can’t smell her food. I always thought my cat had only pollen and dust allergies. Maybe she never had dust or pollen allergies and her past episodes were from the occasional fish snacks or fish oil I used to give her? I also had in my notes that she also had episodes coincidently right after a few days of sprinkling Parmesan cheese on her wet food (enticing to eat new foods).
Through my research I find that fish and hard cheeses like Parmesan have high histamine levels. My cat has never been barfing sick or has diarrhea ever. So my conclusion is that she is “histamine intolerent.” There are so many people with this problem and there is a lot of information on the web about it. Comments?
I will occasionally feed a little wet fish snack for a few days....usually 4 or 5 days to go through one 3 oz can. Well I extended this fish snack for two weeks. She enjoyed it so much. Then she lost her appetite and her breathing became rapid. Popped a Zyrtec into her for a few days and did not continue with the fish snacks. She was actually back to normal within two hours of her first Zyrtec dose.
I think the histamines from the fish built up in her system and caused respiratory inflammation so she can’t smell her food. I always thought my cat had only pollen and dust allergies. Maybe she never had dust or pollen allergies and her past episodes were from the occasional fish snacks or fish oil I used to give her? I also had in my notes that she also had episodes coincidently right after a few days of sprinkling Parmesan cheese on her wet food (enticing to eat new foods).
Through my research I find that fish and hard cheeses like Parmesan have high histamine levels. My cat has never been barfing sick or has diarrhea ever. So my conclusion is that she is “histamine intolerent.” There are so many people with this problem and there is a lot of information on the web about it. Comments?