Cat With Breathing Trouble, Now Vomitting
My fat little buddy has been having breathing issues for almost a month now. He would be ok, then he would look like he was having a little trouble breathing, like as if he had just run a mile. His sides would go up and down sharply. We thought it was because he is a little overweight and with the way he would lay down, it seemed maybe the cause was just due to weight. If it had been happening all the time, we would have thought about it differently.
So Thursday night I walked into the room and heard huffing and puffing. It turns out he was breathing through his mouth and it was very sharp breathing. It almost sounded like he was trying to get rid of a hairball without the final bit of it. Took him to the vet and they diagnosed asthma and gave him a steroid shot. Brought him home, he slept most of the day but by Saturday, his breathing seemed to be fairly good. Not perfect, but about 90%. It looked like he was doing ok. Sunday afternoon, he starts throwing up. Now anything he eats comes right back up. His breathing seems to be fine but he can't hold anything down.
So yes, he's going back to the vet in an hour but I don't completely trust that their knowledge will save him...seems more like they're guessing. I actually like this cat and am worried that we will lose him. He's just under 3 years old so it's not like he should be near dying from age.
Any ideas on what could be going on with him?