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My kitten's Bordetella won't clear up. What treatment options exist?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Even after giving Augmentin injection to a 2.5 month old kitten for 21 days Bordetella is still there.Will you please suggest a proper treatment

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on January 25th, 2018

Please confirm how the bordatella has been confirmed? Many respiratory conditions in kittens are viral or a secondary bacterial infection in tissue which has already been damaged by a virus. Prolonged courses of tetracycline type antibiotics are sometimes required but time and a high quality kitten food enriched with lysine is also recommended

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