YOU SAID:

My cat appears to have caught a cold.

INTO JAPANESE

私の猫は、風邪をひいたようです。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

My cat is caught cold.

INTO JAPANESE

私の猫は、風邪をひいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

My cat has caught a cold.

INTO JAPANESE

私の猫は風邪をひいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

My cat has caught a cold.