Newborn Kittens Panting And Sneezing
I have a 10 day old kitten that i rescued.
Newborn kittens panting and sneezing. Cottrell says there are a number of health problems that could lead to panting in cats including. Some cats and kittens do have allergies. This occurs when a mother has abused addictive opiate drugs during. The vet gave him some anti inflammatory meds which helped the swelling.
Kitty colds are usually caused by a virus and are very common in cats and kittens. 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. People often think a sneezing kitten has allergies since sneezing in humans is so often caused by allergies and so they anthropomorphize. Stuffy noses runny eyes a.
In some cases excessive sneezing in newborns can be one of the signs of a condition called neonatal abstinence syndrome nas. We re not sure what he did to it but it is better now. But kittens do not often sneeze from true allergies. 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.
Asthma occurs when a cat breathes in particles that stimulate an allergic reaction. There are a variety of treatments that are appropriate for cat allergies. Primary problems such as injury congenital issues periodontal disease gums and teeth polyps and foreign bodies. On thursday i took him back because he wasn t eating.
This can cause panting wheezing coughing and increased respiratory rate she says. The symptoms are the same as in human colds. The vet checked him out said that the meds were probably the. 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.
You can work to reduce potential allergens in your home especially in areas where the kitten spends a lot of time but if your cat s sneezing is more than mild it s important to visit the vet. Even in a young kitten panting can be a sign of problems like an underlying congenital heart problem causes of abnormal cat panting. I took him to the vet on thursday because one of his hind legs had swollen up.