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My 2-week-old bottle-fed kitten is sneezing and won't drink milk.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Bobtail | Male | unneutered

Can you please help me my kitten was a abandoned by it's mother. And I'm currently bottlefeeding it but lately it doesn't want to drink it's replacement milk and has been sneezing a lot. I believe my kitten is about two weeks old and I'm worried that it might die. Can you please give me tips on what I can do to help my kitten and what it might have. It hasn't open it's eyes completely.

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on June 10th, 2017

Poor Cloud! With the sneezing he could have a simple respiratory infection or he could have something more serious like pneumonia or a viral infection. I would recommend to get him to a vet for an exam, diagnostics, and possible medications to help make him feel better. Since he is so small I would make sure you are continuing to feed him every 2-3 hours and try to get him to a vet soon.

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