My 14yo boy started making occasional noise. First time was when he was brought out of the carrier at the vet. It was a singular deep honk; he made it like 3 times during the visit and my vet attributed it to him not liking being touched in a dime sized area where his friend had barbered him. Nothing happened for over a month.

Now I hear it when I pick him up, even though I’m not remotely touching that area, and it’s healing / covered with fur. He seems to consistently make at least one noise when picked up, when held or when he’s on counter. He’s been increasingly fearful of being picked up since a year ago already. Occasionally, I’d also hear a… squeak or maybe a strange sneeze (not a high pitch, more like when human stomach gurgles, just one noise) when just sitting around? I’ve seen a couple times when he made noise but he seems to be breathing hard. The problem is, these have been extremely occasional, like once a day and I’m with him nearly 24/7. It’s really freaking me out since he’s always been silent his entire life; he doesn’t even chew, dig, tear things to make noise.

If everything else seems fine/hasn’t changed (he has some known issues), is this something to press? Regular appointments are usually one month out but there are emergency/drop off appointments if they deem necessary. And is there anything else to say about it? I feel like just saying he makes noise is not a big deal, especially so infrequent.