Mon, Oct 20th 2008, 02:28 GMT

if he ONLY pants after really heavy play I'd assume he's okay. I've moved with Bella twice and in response to the new place she always spends a night stress panting on my bed. Its scary to see, but I know that its just an extreme response to the stress.

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Bella

Wed, Oct 15th 2008, 14:02 GMT

They absolutely DO get out of breath with playing. Momma talked to the Dr Guy about it and he said it was normal after HEAVY playing that they might be a little out of breath. I happen to have the onset of asthma, and that is part of the reason that I pant so hard after playing. But Momma makes me relax if I get too crazy and start panting really hard. We are kittens and we go kinda crazy sometimes and don't know when to stop playing. I'm 6 months old and I still don't know when to stop. Momma is a little over protective and so she asked for a chest x ray anyway, that is how we found the slight thickening of my bronchi. When the Dr Guy listened to my chest everything sounds normal. Panting can be a sign of a problem with the heart or the lungs tho. If you are concerned, have your vet do an x ray just to rule anything out (this is what Momma was doing).

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Shai Ming
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