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My 5-week-old kitten is sneezing constantly. Should I be worried?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 lbs

My 5 week old kitten has been sneezing non stop for the last 2 days?? Should I be worried?

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Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 13th, 2017

Sneezing can be a sign of a respiratory infection in a young cat, or allergies, but also a foreign body in the nasal passages. If your kitten's sneezing hasn't improved by tomorrow, I would recommend calling your vet when they open tomorrow for an exam. They can try to look into her nostrils to be sure there isn't a small foreign body causing irritation, and give her medication if needed to treat infection or decrease inflammation in the nasal passages. Tonight you can try putting her into a bathroom while you run a steamy shower fpr 10 or 15 minutes and see if that provides any improvement.

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

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    This is probably an upper respiratory infection. it's very common in young cats and is very contagious to other cats as well. is treated with oral antibiotics for about 2 weeks. if left untreated many cats will die from the disease. I advise going to take Lola to your vet asap in order to start the treatment right away.

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