So I’ve seen our cat do this a few times. He loves playing inside bags, and we prefer him not to be in plastic bags for obvious reasons, but Walmart had these new nylon mesh bags and so he went inside it like a little cat hammock.
I put him on the ground so he could play with it and get out whenever he wanted. Today he got out of the bag and started doing this. To me it sounds like wheezing, I’ve been wondering if he has asthma or allergies. Eventually it turns into retching, and then goes back to wheezing again.
The last time I can recall him doing it I took him outside to explore a little on a harness and leash. He wanted to go under the short deck where there were some rotting leaves. It’s a small space so I didn’t want him going in there and he started wheezing then too.
I’ve seen him do this maybe 5 separate times before, this time was the first time he’s ever done that after being in a bag. But that bag may have also been outside for a bit as well as we had put some water bottles in there to take outside for a BBQ we had in our backyard yesterday. So I’ve been leaning towards probably some allergies. It doesn’t ever last for very long maybe a minute max but it still worries me.
Any thoughts? Should we see a vet?
I also have a video but I can’t upload it so if anyone needs I can forward and email or I have the video available on Facebook.