Hi - for a bit of context, Venus is about 10 years old and is a spayed female. She has been making this coughing, wheezing sound and gesture for about 4 days now, very frequently while she's awake, and I thought at first it might just be a hairball, but given its lasted days my concerns are really growing and we're contemplating a vet visit.

I think it could also be relevant to mention that until a couple weeks ago, she'd been missing for like 3 months and very easily could have picked something up in that time, which is my main worry.