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Why is my new kitten sneezing so much after we added air fresheners?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Bombay | Male | neutered | 4 lbs

I just got my kitten and he is 3 months old. He has been at the house for 5 days now and im starting to notice that sometimes he sneezes more than once in a short amount of time. There was this one time were he sneezed 4 times in just 10 minutes. Not to long ago we added Fresheners around the house and thats when he started to sneeze. We took him out of the house for a bit and his sneezing stopped and he would only sneeze once evey 30min. Im not sure if it was the Fresheners we put around.

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on May 27th, 2019

Air fresheners are a common culprit for irritation and sneezing - I would remove all and try to ventilate the house by opening all doors and windows for a couple of hours (keeping Romeo in a safe cage or crate whilst you do so!). If it persists after this you should have him checked by your vet for any signs of upper respiratory infection

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