sas, You have got that right! If they could only indicate where the irritation or hurt is, that would be such a big help to us. But generally they don't and the best we can do is to learn their body language. Now that I'm thinking about the whole episode, that something caught in her throat was not the most obvious What mis-led all of us was the barfing up of her stomach contents. This would automatically arouse suspecion that she had devoured something that made her sick. Also, that she eats whatever I eat, whether it is part of a cat's diet or not. But when the vet suggested that the problem was in her bronchial areas, this was news to me. So, we all live an learn and I'm sure that many of us got an education on this one.

........wayne