Frank does pant a lot, and he always has. The vets have found nothing wrong
with him, and one vet said that some cats just have a habit of panting, but
of course, it's best to check it out. Many purrs that it's not anything
chronic.

Purrs for Arne and the family to fall in love with each other.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki

Sorry no experience to relate, but we're be sending purrs and [rayers
that it will be an uneventful checkup with no major complications

Always have plenty of purrs for any furry-ones who are looking for
their onetruehome. Hope that it works out that he gets to go to a
family that you know.

Purrs aplenty being sent your way

Gizmo and Angela

not other than that the red one pants when he runs after the laser pointer -
doesn't now when to stop so you have to check him, but that's obviously
"exercise related" Although I think he had a little tendancy to pant a
little with normal playing too when he was a kitten but he grew out of that.

Purrs for Tuckers panting not being anything serious! But you are definitely
dooing the right thing to have him checked out.

Extra loud purrs for the d*g one! You know 'Arne' is quite a common name for
men in Sweden?

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Lots of purrs and best wishes for Tucker and Arne,

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Double purrs going out.

Purrs for both cat and dog!
Elisabet and Hugo Katt

Christine Burel skrev i meddelandet ...

Purrs for little Tucker's tests and also for Arne to find a forever
home.

I have experience with cats panting -- more than I care to!  There can
be several reasons behind it, I have found.  At worst, there is as,
you mentioned, cardiomyopathy.  My beloved Mojo (RB) panted terribly.
I asked the vet at the time (no longer my vet) about it, and he told
me there was no problem and that it was "just his quirk".  A month
after that statement, Mojo was at the Bridge.  He blocked, and the
emergency vet said "Do you know this cat has a fairly serious heart
murmur?"  Yes, I did, but I could never get the vet to confirm it :-(
Just a week or so before Mojo died, I did research on the Internet,
and discovered that panting was a major sign of cardiomyopathy.
Before I could figure out what to do (change vets, or whatever), he
was gone.  Although I did not have a necropsy done, I am 99.9% certain
that Mojo had cardiomyopathy.

When we first got Wolfie six months after we lost Mojo, *he* panted,
and you can imagine how terrified we were.  Not having funds for
expensive tests, we decided to wait and watch him.  Mojo had panted
*badly* -- he would run and play and pant to the point that I would
have to take him upstairs into the air conditioned room, and it could
take him 10-15 minutes to stop panting, even in the a/c.  Wolfie, on
the other hand, would stop panting within a minute or so after he
stopped playing.  After a few months, he apparently found the right
point at which he got overly excited by playing, and he has not panted
since.

Then we have Merlyn.  Last summer, Merlyn started panting terribly,
even if she was not running or playing at full speed.  Took her to the
vet, who diagnosed her with "panting of unknown origin".  Could not
afford the $350 or so for the test to see if she had cardio, and I
didn't think she did.  And I have come to the conclusion that Merlyn
simply has a heat intolerance.  So this summer, the a/c is on 24/7,
and she can go into the Cool Room any time she wants.  She has spent a
*lot* of time in there this summer.  She is very high strung, and very
long-haired, and it seems heat really bothers her.  Since we started
letting her get cool whenever she needs it, she almost never pants,
except when she is downstairs and being fed.

I have two other cats, Sabra and Internet, and both are asthmatics.  I
believe Internet's is heat-induced, and Sabra's is the old-fashioned,
clear-cut asthma.  Internet will occasionally pant open-mouthed, but
Sabra never has.  From what I have seen with Sabra, in true, pure
asthma, panting is usually not seen.  What you see is a difficulty
breathing, with the lungs moving in and out with difficulty (look at
the sides of the cat, and you can see it easily).  You can also hear
wheezing with Sabra's asthma if he is having an attack.

So, from my experience, open-mouthed panting can be a sign of
cardiomyopathy, especially if it does not stop quickly upon the cat's
resting.  It can show up with asthma, but it does not always.
Sometimes, in a kitten, it is merely a sign that the kitten has not
yet found out what his or her limits are in play.  And some cats do it
because they are heat intolerant or high strung, or both.

Hope that helps, and best wishes for a good diagnosis for Tucker.

Ginger-lyn

  Purrs and good wishes being sent for Tucker's well-being.

  Doggy woofs & wags and best  wishes for Arne to find a good home.

  Jeanne

Purrs on their way for both 1 & 2  :-)

Cheers, helen s

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purrs enroute.
Brenda

Only when it gets really really hot here, so sorry, no. Purrs on their way,
though.

Awwww, Fluffy is a border collie / blue heeler cross and I can't imagine a
more lovable or faithful dog (not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree,
but with a huge heart and a great sense of humour). Many purrs & wags for
Arne to find his onetruefamily.

Yowie

Purrs on the way

No experience, but lots of purrs.

--
Joy