Newborn Kittens Keep Sneezing

If sneezing is the only symptom your cat displays i e no discharge from eyes or nose good appetite no change in behavior or activity level then an allergy or contact with irritants like cigarette smoke or air fresheners may be to blame.

Newborn kittens keep sneezing. Kitten upper respiratory symptoms are analogous to the human cold but your kitten is infectious only to other cats and kittens not to you. These commonly affect kittens and are usually caused by a virus. When kittens are first born they are completely helpless their eyes are closed their ears are folded and they can t stand keep themselves warm or eat on their own they rely on mom for everything. There is no snot with it and he is still acting.

A simple tickle in the cat s nose such as a bit of dust or a mild chemical irritant can cause a reflexive sneeze. Just like people kittens and cats sneeze for a variety of reasons. If your kitten is sneezing you may worry that something is seriously wrong. The herpes virus the calici virus or both.

They often result in sneezing discharge from the eyes and nose drooling congestion fever and poor appetite. Frequent sneezing in a newborn could be one sign of a respiratory infection. Think of the animated cat that sneezes when he inhales a bit of pepper. 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.

This kind of sneezing is not unlike scratching a tickle or an itch. Problems are considered primary and secondary. Your little kitten can t explain how he is feeling so you may have to do a bit of detective work to figure out why you have a sneezing kitten. Sneezing isn t always just a normal sign of a healthy newborn.

Well it all worked because by that night the kitten was eating voraciously again and had his energy back. 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. This may be the most obvious cause for sneezing. 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.

Of course newborns can also simply get sick.