Exhaustion

Bola, Buddy and Dexter were having the time of their lives this afternoon, chasing, playfighting all round the house and making a hell of a din in the process. It suddenly went quiet so I nipped upstairs to check, only to be met by Bola and Dexter as they were coming down.

I couldn't see Buddy, but I could hear him in the spare bedroom, gasping for breath It took a while before I traced him/the noise to be coming from under the bedspread and when I pulled it up I can't deny I was a tad scared at what I saw. He was lay on his side with tongue hanging out and his flanks were heaving as he tried to get his breath.

I thought he'd got heart trouble, but he strated purring as soon as I touched him and was quickly back on his feet ready to chase after them for some more. I've seen dogs collapse like that, but I don't recall ever seeing a cat do it before.

Ian

Hi Kath,

He's excitable at the best of times and I'm used to him having a manic ten minutes, but this went on, and on, and on, and............. It's no wonder he was so exhausted

Ian

I'm not expecting him to sleep, he's haring round the back garden atm....................chasing a leaf

Ian