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My kitten's sneezing & coughing. L-lysine isn't helping. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Female | spayed | 3 months and 12 days old | 4 lbs

She's a kitten about 3 months, has a sneeze and cough. been giving her l-lysine every day, but it still persists. What kind of antibiotics can I give her?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on October 16th, 2018

Poor Pumpkin! Unfortunately in cats, many respiratory diseases are caused by viruses, so antibiotics will not work. In addition, it's illegal for us to prescribe or recommend using any drugs without seeing the cat in person first. I would make her an appointment with the vet. The vet can prescribe any medications she needs. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

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