Cat snoring/wheezing cause for concern?

[popcorn&elliot]

Hello! My two year old boy has been snoring for a while, but I have noticed recently he has been almost wheezing or snoring more heavily. He doesn't do it all the time, only when he is relaxed or sleeping. He doesn't seem to be having difficulty breathing though. He's a big boy, probably weighs between 10 and 15 pounds and is quite active, as he has his brother to play with all day. He does enjoy his cat naps though. He has a healthy appetite, and doesn't seem to over eat. The only medical problem he had was an eye infection over a year ago which was treated (and at that visit the vet said I should watch what he eats as he weighed 10 pounds at that point in time)
We just lost our 9 month old kitten a couple weeks ago to what the vet first thought was FIP but then she thought that his death was caused by a stroke, so we are always worried about our other two boys.
Is his snoring something to be really concerned about, or am I just being way too paranoid?

[Barkingdog]

http://www.vetinfo.com/cat-snoring-normal.html

How does your cat nose looks is it running and eyes clears ?

[marko]

Hi Popcorn and welcome to the forum!

Just curious - what breed is your cat?

[popcorn&elliot]

Marco - I'm not sure what breed he is, but he's most definitely mixed.

Barkingdog - he has no eye or nose discharge, and isn't sneezing or anything.

[Winston]

Well I had 2 domestic mixed breeds, brother and sister. One was lived to 15 and the other to 18 and they snored. Sometimes we would giggle, although having said that the first thing I thought of was some for of infection and the vet checked them out and found no issues to worry about.

I also think that sometimes it is environmental. Our homes get stuffy, the winter time keeps the windows closed, dust, other pet dander....etc.

Does he seem bothered by it...also I think that if he is at a healthy weight he may not snore as much. Maybe cats can get sleep anpnea

Good Luck

[popcorn&elliot]

I hope my kitty's live as long as yours did Winston! We have a wood furnace as a heat source and it is for sure more dry than usual in the house. I did only start noticing his snoring since the start of winter and i had just recently noticed it is more pronounced.
His brother is completely fine, but he's about half the size of Popcorn (the snoring kitty) so I had initially thought since he snores, that he may be a bit overweight.
At this moment in time Popcorn is being is rambunctious self but I'm always worried about the two of them since we lost the kitten.
I will be making him an appointment at the vet just to make sure that there are no underlying issues.

[marko]

Annabellam - that was the reason I asked about breed.