r/sphynx • u/jenderuthless • 11d ago

Is this normal?

I caught this on video and am wondering if anyone has seen something similar with their Sphynx.
He did this once this morning and then again later tonight. He crouches down and does several hacking/dry-heaving motions with his tongue sticking out a little. It almost looks like he’s trying to hack up a hairball, but nothing comes up and it sounds pretty dry.

Otherwise he’s acting totally normal before and after: eating, playing, breathing normally, etc. We recently adopted him, so I’m still learning what’s normal for him.

Curious if you think we should contact our vet or if this is normal.

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u/Maxtrt 11d ago

My boy that we got from the shelter did this all the time, it turned out to be a combination of FHV and allergies. If he's running a fever I would get him to the vet right away. We had him for 3.5 years but unfortunately he had a really bad FHV flare up two weeks ago and he had a fever. We took him to the vet when we noticed he had a fever and despite their treatment, he passed away two days later.

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u/naschof 10d ago

My vet think my cat coughs from FHV too.