Cats snoring while sleeping may be caused by their natural facial structure, deep sleep, incorrect sleeping posture, or obesity. However, if a cat does not snore when sleeping and suddenly snores, it may be a respiratory disease, which is usually accompanied by other clinical symptoms, such as loss of appetite, listlessness, sneezing, runny nose, etc. The cat needs to be taken to the hospital in time. Seek medical treatment at the pet hospital to eliminate the cause of the disease.

1. Due to the natural facial structure

If the cat is a short-nosed cat, it is normal for them to snore while sleeping, and the owner does not need to worry too much. For example, short-nosed cats such as Garfield and Persian cats have short nasal bones and curved structures inside the nasal cavity and upper respiratory tract, which leads to difficulty breathing during sleep and snoring.

2. In a state of deep sleep

When some cats are in a deep sleep, they will not only snore, but also occasionally twitch their paws or whole body, which is also normal.

3. Wrong sleeping posture

Cats are relatively sensitive to the surrounding environment. If they feel particularly reassured and comfortable with the surrounding environment, they will appear in various sleeping positions. When the body and neck are twisted at a large angle, breathing difficulties are likely to occur, leading to snoring. This situation usually stops after the cat adjusts its sleeping position.

4. Obesity

Obesity is also an important cause of snoring in cats. Excessive fat will cause the cat to thicken the pharyngeal wall, narrow the throat and trachea, and enlarge the soft palate, which is not conducive to the situation. The healthy growth of cats. The awake state may have little effect on breathing, but when you are sleeping, you are more relaxed, the throat muscles will relax, the trachea will be squeezed by fat, and the base of the tongue may even fall back, causing the respiratory tract to be blocked and breathing to be difficult, resulting in the sound of snoring. . Therefore, if the cat is too obese, the owner must help the cat lose weight.

5. Suffering from respiratory diseases

If the cat is not a short-nosed cat, and in addition to snoring while sleeping, it also has symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, loss of appetite, listlessness, etc. , it may also be pathological snoring caused by respiratory infection. You need to take the cat to the pet hospital for examination as soon as possible.