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Jo Ann - 15 Dec 2004 01:39 GMT

My cat has an upper resp. infection. I went to the vet. this morning
and picked up some amoxycillin for him. He's been having a runny nose
and sneezing for a few days. Otherwise, appetite is good and he has no
trouble eating. The thing is, quite frequently he'll gag for some
reason. Has anybody else had this happen? Joann

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Mary - 15 Dec 2004 05:22 GMT

> My cat has an upper resp. infection. I went to the vet. this morning
> and picked up some amoxycillin for him. He's been having a runny nose
> and sneezing for a few days. Otherwise, appetite is good and he has no
> trouble eating. The thing is, quite frequently he'll gag for some
> reason. Has anybody else had this happen? Joann

Yes, when I have a really bad, snotty cold. Snot is snot, so it likely
happens to cats too. Hell, they can't really blow their noses, so they
have to swallow the stuff.

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Phil P. - 16 Dec 2004 16:06 GMT

Could be expectoration rather than gagging - especially with a URI. Cats
often expectorate and regurgitate to clear saliva and fur from their
throats. He's probably clearing a little mucus from the URI, too.

Phil

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Zythophile - 17 Dec 2004 23:08 GMT

One of mine does this from time to time and she's not had an RTI since I
collected her from the rescue home. It's not frequent and she shows no other
symptoms. She's a compulsive licker, so I've put it down to furballs.

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