Hi.  My name is Sara, and this is my first time here.  I'm just tryin
to find out some information on possible causes of my cat's cough
before calling the vet.

Our cat, Butthead, is a 1 1/2-year old Ragamuffin (long hair).  Befor
we were married, my husband bought Butthead from th
veterinarian/breeder that I worked for.  Butthead lived with my husban
and his parents for a few months.  Then my husband and I got married an
moved about an hour away.  Our landlord said he would prefer if w
didn't have pets, so Butthead continued to live my in-laws.  Now m
father-in-law is retiring, they plan on travelling, and we have had t
take Butthead back (not that I'm complaining).

Anyway, not long after he moved here we noticed him coughing a fe
times a day.  Initially I assumed it was just hairballs, but he neve
coughed anything up.  Now, he will cough things up occasionally, bu
it's not a typical hairball.  Working for a ragdoll/ragamuffin breeder
I became pretty acquainted with hairballs.  What he does cough up i
usually medium to dark brown in color, and smells like feces.  Beside
that, he seems fine.  No runny nose, no lethargy.

I'm just at a loss for what this could be.  I couldn't find an
information on any kind of cough that was accompanied by suc
foul-smelling vomit.  My husband has pondered whether it could just b
from getting feces caught in his fur, licking it out, and then hi
getting sick.  We decided to stop giving him moist food (whic
contributes to the runnier stool, which gets caught in his fur mor
easily) and see if that helps.  If it doesn't, I guess we'll just hav
to go to the vet.  I was just wondering if anyone had any idea wha
this could be.

BTW: If anyone feels weird referring to a cat named Butthead, he als
goes by "Feeny.

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MrsJ