Newborn Kittens Sneezing A Lot

Think of the animated cat that sneezes when he inhales a bit of pepper.

Newborn kittens sneezing a lot. Watch their eyes though secondary eye infections are really common with cat colds and could potentially blind them. 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. I m currently dealing with a 5 week old stray kitten with the same symptoms plus an eye.

They are now 2 days old and setup in my living room with mom cat. 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. My kitten is sneezing that is one of the most common complaints of people with new kittens. A simple tickle in the cat s nose such as a bit of dust or a mild chemical irritant can cause a reflexive sneeze.

Babies sneeze a lot to keep that passage clean. Newborns can t snort or sniff. A simple benign tickle this may be the most obvious cause for sneezing. If your kitten is sneezing you may worry that something is seriously wrong.

If you are taking care of a newborn kitten keep the room temperature around 97 degrees and free of drafts or bed the kitten with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel. Sneezing is usually a sign of upper respiratory disease. The temperature will gradual increase until as an adult it is 100 degrees. The herpes virus the calici virus or both.

A stray cat has given birth to 5 kittens on my front steps in the rain. If the bacterial infections are chlamydophila or mycoplasma the antibiotics doxycycline or chloramphenicol are used however these can have side effects such as anorexia appetite loss and fever. Primarily newborns sneeze a lot because they have to. As in adults their nasal passages are designed to strain out particles and eject them so they don t end up in the lungs.

Newborns have smaller nasal passages than adults and may have to literally clear their noses more often than adults do since they can get. I m sure that because they re newborns the vet doesn t want to start them on antibiotics plus it s probably an upper respiratory tract infection which is viral. 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. If the sneezing and other symptoms reoccur it could indicate that bacterial infection was only one of the causes.

4 seem to be eating really well and have fat round bellies but 1 doesn 39 t seem to be. Their only option to clear their nasal passages is to sneeze.