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skittlesdcat1 · Apr 4, 2009, 09:40 PM

The kitty was coughing now for 3 days, e1 in the house has had a cold, didn't believe animals could catch the cold, the kitty has been cough for 3 days, it is a dry hacking cough like we had, so I gave him just a touch, not much of the equate cough syrup for colds and cough. It was enough for him just to lick it and taste the horrible taste.

xoasmxo · Apr 4, 2009, 09:45 PM

I don't know about cats and medicine but. I do know that cats can get sick. They can get cancer and I think that cancer can be spread to other cats. I can't think of the word. But cancer I think can be spread

lavanyaa · Apr 4, 2009, 10:24 PM

Every pets get ill in some sort of diseases I'm having a dog which got ill by fever v consulted a vetnary gave some medicine got well now... in the same just make sure your kitty not goes outside and as of above thread about cancer if any other cat had might be spread to your kitty so careful while having a pets

lavanyaa · Apr 4, 2009, 10:25 PM

There won't be much effect for having cough syrup to your kitty... if it works on then no problem

Wondergirl · Apr 4, 2009, 10:37 PM

Please take your cat to a vet! And do NOT give it any human medicine unless the vet says okay. The cat did not get a cough from humans. Something else is wrong.

Alty · Apr 4, 2009, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by xoasmxo

i dont know bout cats and medicine but. i do know that cats can get sick. they can get cancer and i think that cancer can be spread to other cats. i can't think of the word. but cancer i think can be spread

Cancer is not contagious! Where did you hear this from?

Please, if you don't have the facts then don't post, leave it for someone who knows what they are talking about.

As for cats getting sick, of course they can, all living things have the ability to get sick.

OP, take your cat to the vet, you don't want to risk it.

shazamataz · Apr 14, 2009, 09:38 AM

Don't give human medications to animals... ever.
It could be anyone of a number of things from hair balls to cat flu, you really need to get your kitty to a vet.

morgaine300 · Apr 14, 2009, 09:15 PM

skittlesdcat1, you do realize a cat and a human are completely different beings, right? Don't EVER give human stuff to cats unless you know for sure that it's an OK thing for a cat. You could just make him sicker or even kill him trying stuff like that.

And yes, cats can get sick. Something sounding like a "hacking cough" might actually be wheezing or an attempt to puke or all kinds of things that aren't actually a cough. Regardless, the only way you're going to find out what it is would be taking him to a vet.

shazamataz · Apr 15, 2009, 01:47 AM

Just a handy tidbit related to human medicine... paracetemol tablets (panadol/advil etc) are deadly to cats.

Fuzzball_Kara · Apr 17, 2009, 07:25 AM

I have two cats and they have never had a cold. They have had the dry cough and it ended up being furballs and barf. Wonderful stuff. As for the cancer... yeah.. that doesn't spread. Doesn't spread in humans and it doesn't spread with cats. But please take the kitty to the vet. They'll know what's going on

160fet · Apr 20, 2009, 04:41 PM

Please take your cat to the vet!

Coughing in cats can be congestive heart failure or cardiomyopathy, I've seen this before. Get this checked immediately to rule out possibly fatal problems.