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My sick feral kitten has runny nose, eyes, sneezing. Can she be saved?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

I have a sweet feral kitten but she's sick. She has runny nose, eyes, and sneezing. She's beginning to smell a bit like death. I have no vets in my area but can she be saved?

2 Answers

Most Helpful Answer

Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 20th, 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 antibiotic eye drops/ointment and oral antibiotics for about 2 weeks. if left untreated many cats will end up blind or even die from the disease.
I advise going to your vet asap to start the treatment right away.

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Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on September 16th, 2019
Hello. First, thank you for rescuing poor Demon as he certainly could not have survived long like this. He has a pretty severe upper respiratory infection. He needs to be treated by a veterinarian probably with an oral antibiotic as well as an antibiotic eye ointment. Respiratory infections are so common in kittens, but without treatment he could have lifelong problems as well as possibly develop permanent damage or scarring to the eyes. I do hope you can have him seen soon & thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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