My young kitten has goopy eyes, sneezes, and strange lumps. Help!

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Hi there, I have 6 week old kitten that I rescued, and hand reared. He has goopy eyes and sneezes alot. He'll have sneezing fits where he sneezes a good 20 times or so. Here recently I noticed small hard knots under his right eye, and on the bridge of his nose. They aren't round, but oddly shaped. The one under is eye is missing fur. Do you know what this could possibly be? He also won't drink water, but drinks kitten formula and eats wetfood. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1lb

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This is probably an upper respiratory infection. it's very common in young cats and is very contagious to other cats as well. It is treated with antibiotic eye drops/ointment and oral antibiotics for about 2 weeks. if left untreated many cats will end up blind or even die from the disease. I advise going to your vet asap to start the treatment right away.

My young kitten has goopy eyes, sneezes, and strange lumps. Help!

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