Newborn Kittens Keep Sneezing

Kitty colds are usually caused by a virus and are very common in cats and kittens.

Newborn kittens keep sneezing. Listed in the first two ingredients rather than some vegetable product or meat by product. 4 seem to be eating really well and have fat round bellies but 1 doesn 39 t seem to be. Kitten upper respiratory symptoms are analogous to the human cold but your kitten is infectious only to other cats and kittens not to you. The symptoms are the same as in human colds.

An occasional sneeze isn t a symptom of a serious problem but constant sneezing especially when accompanied by nasal discharge and lethargy or lack of appetite could be a sign of an illness. These commonly affect kittens and are usually caused by a virus. My four month old kitten has been sneezing repeatedly for the past month despite several visits to the vet. To encourage eating and hydration in mom so she can nurse to the best of her ability use a particularly smelly soft canned food preferably with chicken beef etc.

Your cold and your kitten s sneezing can be self limiting meaning the kitten will sneeze for several days and then it will go away like a simple cold or the sneeze can hang on and develop into a more serious infection. A stray cat has given birth to 5 kittens on my front steps in the rain. The rest of the cats kittens will probably also come down with it so be prepared. If your newborn is sneezing a lot it doesn t necessarily mean they re coming down with a cold.

They often result in sneezing discharge from the eyes and nose drooling congestion fever and poor appetite. They are now 2 days old and setup in my living room with mom cat. I noticed that 3 of the 4 are sneezing and sound really congested. Just like people kittens and cats sneeze for a variety of reasons.

The herpes virus the calici virus or both. The most likely cause for sneezing and eye discharge is a viral upper respiratory infection uri.