My cat has bloody nasal discharge for months. What can I do?

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My cat sneezes a lot. Several times a day. Multiple sneezes each time with light brown to bloody discharge shooting out the nose. Going on for a 1.5 yrs. We get allergy shots and he won't sneeze for 3 days and then it's the same as before. Adopted him from pound at 6yrs old 1.5 yrs ago. He's taken pills which haven't helped. Also taken a substance which looks like peanut butter. It's irritating clean up cat snot all the time. Not to mention just plain gross. Is there anything we can do to help. Pet's info: Cat | Russian Blue | Male | neutered | 7 years old | 14 lbs

Maria DVM · Accepted Answer

I am so sorry Fluffy is having this issue. The best next step is a specialist for them to perform a rhinoscopy. This is where they use a camera and go up the nostrils to find out what is going on. There is a cost associated with this. If this is something you did not want to pursue at this time you can talk to your veterinarian about performing a culture on the discharge to see if there is a bacteria that need to be treated. Again there is a cost associate with this. The culture can run I have seen as much as $220. These would be the best next step. You can also talk to your veterinarian about searching for a polyp to see if that could be causing the sneezing and infections. If they feel or suspect one then it could be removed under general anesthesia. I hope this helps and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My cat has bloody nasal discharge for months. What can I do?

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