she’s ~13 and has no history of asthma or anything but i noticed her ear was a bit dirty so i cleaned it out a bit with a cotton swap making sure i didn’t push anything down and then all of a sudden she started breathing hard. she’s acting like usual though, i know cats are very good at hiding anything that’s wrong with them but she’s usually very vocal about anything that’s bothering her. i can’t afford a vet right now unfortunately