What Causes Phlegm Heat Cough?
Traditional Chinese medicine states that Phlegm Heat is related to Lung Heat and Phlegm Damp. The properties of Heat are very drying and this causes Lung fluids to become very sticky and we say that the Phlegm starts to “congeal”. Once congealed these fluids becomes what we call a combination of Phlegm and Heat. Have you ever had a cough where you felt like your lungs were on fire and you could not cough the phlegm up? You felt this because the phlegm had become sticky and was not easily expectorated. Phlegm Heat cough can also flare up from those cats that have chronic Phlegm Damp in the Lungs and particularly if the cat is eating food that has a tendency not to move through the digestive system . Clinical Features Of A Phlegm Heat Cough: • Loud or hacking cough • Mucus may not be present • If there is mucus the color will be green/yellow • Wheezing that is worse at night and morning • Restlessness • Cat seeks cool spotsClinical Notes: • The cough in this pattern may be associated wit
