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My kitten has red eyes, boogers, and sneezes. Is she contagious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Oriental Shorthair | Male | neutered | 2 lbs

My kitten has been experiencing some sickness she has a lot of boogers around her eyes and dry on her nose and her eyes both of her eyes are red or pink and she is sneezing A lot she is a couple months old I want to say two to four months and she is a kitten so we don’t know if this is normal and we are worried about her She also has a sister I don’t know if we should keep the sister way. I do not know if the second one is a boy or a girl

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on July 30th, 2019

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is likely due to an upper respiratory infection though something else like bilateral corneal ulcers or even dry eye are possible. This is usually treated with antibiotic eye drops and cats usually respond well to therapy. I recommend that you have him evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. If they agree that based on an examination, that seems to be the issue, they will likely prescribe medications to make him feel better. For now, it would be best to keep the kittens separate as you investigate this further as in some cases, the causes of such infections can be contagious. Good luck and best wishes!

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on July 4th, 2017

    It sounds like that farm kitten had a respiratory infection, possibly herpesvirus which is the most common cause of respiratory illness in cats, and has passed it along to Kidden. To treat her symptoms requires medications from the vet, and you cannot get them from the pet store because these medications are prescription only. I would take both the kittens into the vet tomorrow for treatment.

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