Cats that keep panting may be caused by feeling threatened, strenuous exercise, heat stroke, pain, respiratory infection, etc. Since there are many reasons for cats to huff all the time, when owners find that their cats huff all the time, they should carefully observe whether the cat has other abnormal symptoms. If you find that your cat still has symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, coughing, etc., you should take the cat to the pet hospital for examination and treatment immediately.

1. Feeling threatened

Cats have a strong sense of territory. When a cat feels threatened, such as other people or animals approaching its territory, it will breath fiercely at them. To intimidate the other party. This is normal, but it is best for the owner not to get close to the cat at this time to avoid being scratched or bitten. After the cat's mood has stabilized, he can provide appropriate comfort to relieve the cat's nervousness and reduce the cat's stress response.

2. Vigorous exercise

After a cat performs strenuous exercise, its heartbeat speeds up and its body temperature rises. Therefore, cats will open their mouths and breathe to quickly restore their breath stability. Don’t worry too much in this case, just take the cat to a quiet place to rest for a while.

3. Heat stroke

In hot summer, if the ambient temperature is too high, it is easy for cats to suffer from heat stroke. Because cats mainly rely on their foot pads to dissipate heat through perspiration and breathing, when they suffer from heat stroke, they will also stick out their tongues to cool down like dogs. At this time, you need to move the cat to a cool place, wipe the cat's body with a wet towel, and prepare enough drinking water for the cat so that it can drink at any time.

After the emergency treatment and after the cat’s body has recovered, it is best to take the cat to the pet hospital for a check-up. If the cat suffers from severe heat stroke, it is recommended to take the cat to the pet hospital for treatment immediately.

4. Pain

Because cats are very tolerant animals, in many cases even if there is a physical problem, they will not show it easily. But when a cat really feels pain, he or she may breathe uncontrollably during daily activities. Therefore, when the owner discovers that the cat has been huffing, he should carefully observe whether the cat is injured. If so, he should help the cat treat the wound in time.

5. Respiratory system infection

Infection of the cat’s respiratory system can lead to obstruction of the respiratory tract and cause the cat to breathe all the time. Symptoms of feline respiratory tract infection mainly include sneezing, runny nose, blocked nose, cough, etc. If the cat is found to have the above symptoms,If symptoms occur, you should immediately consult your pet doctor for medication, otherwise it may cause pulmonary edema or even shock in severe cases.