Can cats get over Asthma?

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Our question this week was:

Dear Dr Jon,

My 3-year-old cat has asthma and I was wondering if you can tell me if they can out grow this condition like humans do.

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Hi – thanks for your email Nikki. Your question was...can cats "get over" or grow out of asthma. The answer is yes. Some cats can have severe asthma and eventually not have a problem with it. It has not been well documented as far as how many cats actually do this but I have seen it happen.

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Best of luck!



Dr. Jon


P.S. Do any of you have a some tips on how to "asthma" proof your house to minimize problems? If so, email me! so I can share your story with our users!

 

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