my cat seems like he has the croup

[kathy]

he kind of snorts for several seconds, almost sounds like a little cold. Nothing comes out and sometimes he sounds like he's snoring just a little after he goes to sleep. I tried taking him to the vet but since it comes and goes and is very, very infrequent, he wasn't doing it there.

Does this sound serious or like a little allergy. He's never been sick and is 12 years old and very frisky.

thanks for any advise since going to the vet doesn't work.

[moosmom]

Kathy,

My cats Mollie Rose (9) and Lil Eli (1) do the same thing. Mollie Rose was diagnosed with kitty asthma and takes Prednisone once in a while when the asthma attacks get really bad. She also sneezes alot and has green junk coming out her nose. The vet took a culture of it and said it was nothing to worry about. She has now been labled the "booger queen".

Lil Eli gets them once in a while but it's not as bad as Mollie's. As long as they're eating, drinking and using the box and the vet isn't too concerned, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure if the vet was concerned he would've done tests.