Newborn Kittens Panting And Sneezing

If a kitten has been sneezing a lot for several days and you have not figured out the cause it is time for kitty to visit the vets office so she can get better.

Newborn kittens panting and sneezing. They may sneeze in reaction to a noxious stimulant such as dusty litter or something in the environment but true allergic disease in cats does not generally develop until they are older. If you think your kitten has an allergy chances are it s reacting to something in the air. Mold dust perfumes smoke pesticides and cleaning supplies can all trigger sneezing. On thursday i took him back because he wasn t eating.

Asthma occurs when a cat breathes in particles that stimulate an allergic reaction. The vet gave him some anti inflammatory meds which helped the swelling. Even in a young kitten panting can be a sign of problems like an underlying congenital heart problem causes of abnormal cat panting. Kittens can go from great to terrible in a matter of minutes with no warning and sometimes for no reason at all.

If your cat is panting occasionally or coughing it could be that they are either overheated or overexerting themselves which can be dealt with fairly simply at home by calming them down and cooling them off. People often think a sneezing kitten has allergies since sneezing in humans is so often caused by allergies and so they anthropomorphize. I took him to the vet on thursday because one of his hind legs had swollen up. When a kitten becomes frail lethargic or sick this is called fading kitten syndrome and it s extremely life threatening.

But kittens do not often sneeze from true allergies. Frequent sneezing in a newborn could be one sign of a respiratory infection. Some cats and kittens do have allergies. This can cause panting wheezing coughing and increased respiratory rate she says.

Coughing sneezing panting wheezing. I have a 10 day old kitten that i rescued. Of course newborns can also simply get sick. Hydration also helps with cell function.

We re not sure what he did to it but it is better now. Sneezing isn t always just a normal sign of a healthy newborn.