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2. Reverse sneezing - Wikipedia

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   Reverse sneezing. Reverse sneezing, also known as inspiratory paroxysmal respiration, is a clinical event that occurs in dogs and cats. It is possibly caused by a muscle spasm at the back of the animal's mouth, more specifically where the muscle and throat meet. [1] Other hypotheses state that it occurs when the animal's soft palate gets irritated.

3. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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   1912 illustration. In English -speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is " [God] bless you ", or, less commonly in the United States and Canada, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries). There are several proposed bless-you origins for use in the ...

4. Feline asthma - Wikipedia

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   Feline asthma occurs with the inflammation of the small passageways of a cat's lungs. During the attack the lungs will thicken and constrict, making it difficult for the cat to breathe. Mucus may be released by the lungs into the airway, resulting in fits of coughing and wheezing. Some cats experience a less severe version of an asthma attack ...

5. Feline calicivirus - Wikipedia

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   Feline calicivirus. Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a virus of the family Caliciviridae that causes disease in cats. It is one of the two important viral causes of respiratory infection in cats, the other being Felid alphaherpesvirus 1. FCV can be isolated from about 50% of cats with upper respiratory infections. [ 2 ]

6. Feline viral rhinotracheitis - Wikipedia

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   Feline viral rhinotracheitis. Feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) is an upper respiratory or pulmonary infection of cats caused by Felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1), of the family Herpesviridae. It is also commonly referred to as feline influenza, feline coryza, and feline pneumonia but, as these terms describe other very distinct collections of ...

7. Sneeze - Wikipedia

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   A sneezing zebra. Sneezing is not confined to humans or even mammals. Many animals including cats, [32] dogs, [33] chickens [34] and iguanas [35] sneeze. African wild dogs use sneezing as a form of communication, especially when considering a consensus in a pack on whether or not to hunt. [36] Some breeds of dog are predisposed to reverse sneezing.