Newborn Kittens Keep Sneezing

I found him outside in the rain his mother must of left him maybe because he was the runt of the group.

Newborn kittens keep sneezing. If the mother cat is not around you ll need to prepare and feed them yourself. Why is my newborn kitten sneezing. Sneezing is usually a sign of upper respiratory disease. Problems are considered primary and secondary.

I noticed that 3 of the 4 are sneezing and sound really congested. A stray cat has given birth to 5 kittens on my front steps in the rain. If the kittens are 1 2 weeks old bottle feed them with milk replacer formula every 1 2 hours. The most likely cause for sneezing and eye discharge is a viral upper respiratory infection uri.

They often result in sneezing discharge from the eyes and nose drooling congestion fever and poor appetite. Try not to laugh at. He was fine yesterday being active and drinking his milk but today he started sneezing and acting really restless. Sneezing isn t always just a normal sign of a healthy newborn.

Of course newborns can also simply get sick. Kittens reuinted with mama cat kitten can t stop sneezing. 4 seem to be eating really well and have fat round bellies but 1 doesn 39 t seem to be. But i took him in.

Foreign objects can be stuck in your pet s nose without you knowing. Whether the little muffin has been adopted from a shelter purchased from a breeder or found and rescued as a feral kitten on the street kittens often develop a sneeze. To care for newborn kittens when the mother cat is still present feed the mother to keep her strength up but leave the kittens alone for the first week to ensure the mother doesn t reject them. This may require sedation nasal flushing and or endoscopy to do this.

If you kitten is sneezing continually or has sneezing accompanied by nasal discharge or problems breathing this may be a sign that something more than an isolated mild sneeze is going on. My kitten is sneezing that is one of the most common complaints of people with new kittens. A vet can check for and safely remove foreign objects. Frequent sneezing in a newborn could be one sign of a respiratory infection.

He is probably around 6 or 7 days old. If your kitten has more than just a mild sneeze possibilities include allergies foreign objects stuck in nose or upper respiratory diseases. They are now 2 days old and setup in my living room with mom cat. These commonly affect kittens and are usually caused by a virus.