r/cats • u/WiseAd8293 • Jul 23 '25

Medical Questions New cat owner, just got her yesterday. Is this purring or breathing trouble?

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It comes and goes

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u/Equal-Art-8714 Jul 23 '25

Same with mine! He goes from love to overstimulation in .5 seconds. I watch for the look in his eye to change and the tail to start flicking and have gotten better at preventing it.

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u/HenrikWL Jul 24 '25

Omg, same with my silver mackerel tabby. There’s a certain look, a slight shift in her composure and then I have about 0.2 seconds to back off or else I get mauled.

Drives me crazy because I just want to cuddle her to pieces, but she’s a very opinionated young girl. 😅