Cat chokes when she drinks water

[Karen]

Welcome to Pet Talk! Maybe, like me, she sometimes just swallows the wrong way? That always makes me cough and sound like I am choking to people around me - annoying but scarier for them than me.

If it gets to seem like it bothers her, I wonder if a smaller dish, or maybe putting ice in her dish, so she's licking the water off the ice ...

[krazyaboutkatz]

Welcome to PT!!! Some of my cats also do this and it seems to happen with my shorthaired cats. I give them weekly doses of hairball medicine but I guess sometimes that's not enough. I don't think that you have anything to worry about.

[Freedom]

Hello and welcome to PT!

I was going to suggest the large stone in the middle fo the bowl to slow her down a bit.

Will be get to see photos and meet your 8 kitties? (hint, hint, we LOVE photos!)

If she is otherwise healthy, and has een doing this almost a year, I wouldn't worry about her. Oh gosh, I LOVE the way you named her! With a 'roar' lol!

[Medusa]

This is probably a dumb question but did your vet look in her throat?

[Moesha]

This is probably a dumb question but did your vet look in her throat?

Actually, the vet did not look in her throat. She is due for her annual checkup, I may just ask him to do that when I take her in. And that wasn't a dumb question at all. I'd never even thought about it. She never coughs or hacks any other time, except right after she drinks. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Moesha]

Is she short or long-haired?

She's a short-haired gray tabby.

Will be get to see photos and meet your 8 kitties? (hint, hint, we LOVE photos!)

Here's a picture of Aroara. Forgive the "evil eyes". I uploaded the first one I could find. I hope I got it small enough. I forgot to check to see if there were guidelines about that. I'll attempt to get pictures of the others, along with their stories. Of course each of them has their own story!

[KittyCrazy]

My kitty does this sometimes and the vet said she may have a congenital condition that affects her trachea. She said that unless it seems really severe or bothersome to her (which it's not), then to not worry about it.

[Felicia's Mom]

I have never heard of this, but want to welcome you to Pet Talk!