How can I help my sick stray kitten?

What to Do if You Find a Sick or Injured Cat

1. Consult a trusted, community cat-friendly veterinarian.
2. Consider options for long-term care.
3. Plan to fund any needed care.
4. Know how to trap sick or injured cats.
5. Find a full-service veterinary clinic or hospital.
6. Connect with Alley Cat Allies’ Feral Friends Network®.

What to do if a stray cat is sneezing?

Keep your cat indoors and watch for changes. But be sure to call the vet if your cat sneezes continuously or often, sneezes blood, or has other signs such as those listed above. They may be signs of an illness or condition that needs veterinary care. Treatment depends on the cause of the sneezing.

What do you do when a kitten has no appetite?

Does my cat have anorexia?

1. Warm the food up.
2. Offer strong smelling foods such as sardines.
3. Try different brands of pet food.
4. Try hand-feeding your cat and check their nose is clean (the smell of the food helps to stimulate their appetite).
5. Heat up your cat’s food to their body temperature (38C)

Will a vet treat a stray cat?

You can take a stray cat to the vet, and should do so if you are comfortable with it. A stray cat is one that is homeless or lost versus a feral cat that is unsocialized and cannot be handled by people.

Why would a feral cat cough?

What causes cats to cough? In cats, coughing is most often a sign of an inflammatory problem affecting the lower respiratory tract, especially some form of bronchitis. This inflammation is often due to an infection, particularly with viruses such as feline viral rhinotracheitis, or bacteria such as Bordetella.

Does my kitten have a respiratory infection?

Symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections include clear or colored discharge from the eyes or nose, coughing, sneezing, swelling of the mucous membranes around the eyes (conjunctivitis, see Figure 2), ulcers in the mouth, lethargy, and anorexia. In rare cases, cats may have trouble breathing.

Why is my kitten sneezing?

Common causes of kitten sneezing include: Odd or noxious smells, such as from cleaning products or cooking spicy food. Airborne irritants, such as dust, dusty cat litter, pollen, perfume, or cigarette smoke. Upper respiratory infections.

What does it mean when a kitten sneezes and coughs?

Sneezing can be accompanied by a cough or conjunctivitis, and can lead to deeper infections including pneumonia. Obviously, these kitties who have more than a little “achoo” once in a while need veterinary care, and we are no longer talking about a simple case of kitten sneezing.

Is it normal for a kitten to sneeze and runny eyes?

But most sneezy furballs have contracted a kitten cold. These cold symptoms like sneezing and runny eyes are usually caused by a virus. So much that goes into treating kittens has to do with the severity and longevity and description of the sneezing.

Is it normal for a cat to sneeze with no Boogers?

It’s no big deal, and in fact, if there is no colored eye discharge or colored nose boogers, and they’re eating and drinking and pooping and peeing, and your sneezing cat is otherwise and acting mostly normal, we don’t treat them at all.

What can I give my Cat to stop sneezing and coughing?

Although these infections are rarely the sole issue, treatment with antibiotics such as doxycycline or azithromycin will dramatically reduce sneezing and other symptoms, allowing your cat to breathe more comfortably. Research into the efficacy of newer antibiotics may allow your vet to more easily treat these infections in the future.