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My 1-year-old cat is sneezing with snotty nose. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 5 months old | 8 lbs

My cat is one years old and started to sneeze and mucus discharge from both nostrils for 3 days

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on October 24th, 2019

This is probably an upper respiratory infection. it's very common in young cats and is very contagious to other cats as well. It is treated with oral antibiotics for about 2 weeks. I advise going to your vet asap to start the treatment right away.

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