Cat Health & Safety

Yup, cats can get asthma! Though technically it’s called feline allergic bronchitis, or FAB for them. Cats with asthma will cough* and may even have periods of (potentially very severe) breathing difficulty. Just as in people, cat asthma can be treated (even with “asthma puffers”). There are also many nonmedical steps you can take around your home to help a cat with asthma, several are already mentioned in tips throughout this book (especially Tips 19, 20 and 21).

*Since many people don’t know what a coughing cat looks like — it’s not like a cough in people — and because it’s such an important sign to pick up on, we’ve included a couple of coughing cat videos below as a reference.