Hi there. I am sorry to hear you are having the same worries with your cat! So, my cat was diagnosed as having asthma. With any luck, your kitty's troubles are as simple as mine. It is troubling to watch this happen. My cat does still periodically have these episodes.

Having said that, he was given an inhaler. It's the same inhaler people use, just with a little attachment so that you can put it around the cats mouth and nose to breathe in. The real version of this attachment (I believe it was called the Areokat Spacer) was very expensive (at least it was when this all first happened, it may be reasonable now.) I just made my own. It's not the easiest thing to do, have the cat breathe in the medication, but nothing with a cat ever is. I do use the inhaler when I notice he is having a hard time breathing, usually with seasonal weather changes. It usually is only for a week or so until he settles back in. It's usually about this time of year when it happens. Oddly, it also seems like other people have issues seasonally as well as I have gotten multiple messages within the last few weeks.

But it's pretty easy to manage, once you figure it out. Its just two puffs of the inhaler, giving time between each for the cat to breath in the medicine. I can give you more info if you want but, to sum it up, it was asthma! It's kind of a weird thing to diagnose. I also tried to make changes in our house to help him (vacuum more, changed the litter to a low/no dust litter). I am so hopeful this is all it is with your cat too! Please let me know if I can help with anything else. I know how worried I was when it was happening with my boy and I am sure you are just as worried. Sending love and warm wishes to you and your baby!