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 (DIR) Post #AWetmmrqawN2aSCX2W by thor@berserker.town
       2023-06-13T19:42:37Z
       
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       can someone tell me if i should be worried if my cat is, uh, "coughing"?he didn't do it for long.i'm giving him an antibiotic and a painkiller and he recently had a wound stitched.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf3FG7KL0p5005oq8 by Flick@spinster.xyz
       2023-06-13T21:29:32.100009Z
       
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       @thor Probably not, most likely he just inhaled a bit of dust or something. If it’s persistent, or he has watery eyes/nose, then maybe look into it a bit more. My dog does it occasionally, and it really sounds like he’s going to throw up everywhere, but he never does. I usually figure he’s sniffed something wrong.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf3fJC7WFGI4Xkx1s by thor@berserker.town
       2023-06-13T21:31:18Z
       
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       @Flick he seems okay
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf3hbNMtMdJ2Y6wHA by Flick@spinster.xyz
       2023-06-13T21:34:39.765106Z
       
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       @thor I know it’s worrying, but try not to fret. It’s almost certainly nothing.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf3pFxEQ8xkv2XGz2 by thor@berserker.town
       2023-06-13T21:35:15Z
       
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       @Flick you're a good person.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf3vZeg5R2bl0rzUG by LostInCalifornia@spinster.xyz
       2023-06-13T21:37:11.007500Z
       
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       @thor You mean a hack? Cats do that all the time. It means some of their hair got caught in the throat, and swallowing hair is something cats do naturally.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf42WPgXQ8njKAbSK by thor@berserker.town
       2023-06-13T21:38:09Z
       
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       @LostInCalifornia i'm assuming it was nothing but seeing as he's getting meds and has a wound that needs to heal, i'm a bit more alert.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf4cDw8i81kqpNGme by LostInCalifornia@spinster.xyz
       2023-06-13T21:44:53.783125Z
       
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       @thor Cats are still cats even when healing.If it lasted a long time, I’d call the vet, but cats do cat things.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf4dpaIDtyDu1vEcC by TheInebriati@spinster.xyz
       2023-06-13T21:43:46.283983Z
       
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       @thor @LostInCalifornia Cat tongues have backwards-facing papillae that make it difficult for them to spit things out. So they tend to swallow hair after they groom themselves, and If he has a wound he might be licking at it.(But its also a risk if you do things like sewing and leave threaded needles lying about.)
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf5IcalQw2DTqaoxk by thor@berserker.town
       2023-06-13T21:46:20Z
       
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       @TheInebriati @LostInCalifornia he has stitches. i was a bit mentally blocked so i couldn't get the sweater that the vet put on him on again, but then i heard him gnaw on the stitch. that forced me to overcome my fear. i developed a bit as a person there.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf5IdIMoouff4zdvU by thor@berserker.town
       2023-06-13T21:47:00Z
       
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       @TheInebriati @LostInCalifornia if he gnaws on it, he'll undo it and then it's back to square one.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWf5ZvrB3pio9TWa12 by LostInCalifornia@spinster.xyz
       2023-06-13T21:55:41.403628Z
       
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       @thor @TheInebriati Pet him. Not for his sake, for yours.You will feel better when he purrs.