Causes of rapid breathing and stomach heaving:

1. The food provided to the cat is difficult to digest. If the food you feed your cat is difficult to digest, your cat may want to vomit and will have abdominal heaving symptoms when vomiting.

2. The cat eats too quickly. You need to provide the cat with water or play with the cat to increase the amount of exercise, which can effectively promote digestion.

3. Cats suffer from diaphragmatic hernia or pericardial hernia. You need to go to the hospital for treatment immediately to avoid serious consequences.

4. The cat has respiratory disease. When a cat has abdominal heaving and panting with difficulty, it is more likely that the cat is experiencing abdominal breathing. In most cases where a cat is experiencing abdominal breathing, it is considered a serious infection of the respiratory system. At this time, it is recommended that the owner take the cat to the pet hospital for examination in time to determine the specific cause and take treatment measures.

5. The cat has just experienced strenuous exercise. When a cat stops to rest after strenuous exercise, the cat's abdomen will also rise and fall when breathing, but this situation will ease after a while, so there is no need to worry.

6. The environment temperature around the cat is too high. If the ambient temperature is relatively high, the cat's heat dissipation function is not good, and the cat will have shortness of breath, increased fluctuations in the abdomen and chest, and increased body temperature. At this time, it is recommended that the owner take the cat to a cool and ventilated place to rest in time. And feed the cat a small amount of water. You can also use alcohol to wipe your cat's foot pads to help dissipate heat. Generally, when the temperature is high, attention should be paid to cooling down the cat to prevent the cat from suffering from heat stroke.