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Sneezing Cat

AbsoluteRae Jan 05, 2005 05:24 PM

My one cat, Beatrice, has been sneezing over the past 3-4 days. She doesn't have any mucus draining from her nose or eyes and I haven't noticed a change in her eating/drinking/playing habits. It has been raining on and off for the past 3-4 days (I live in the desert where we doen't see much moisture) and I wonder if maybe she has allergies. The other cat, Theta, hasn't been affected. Your thoughts?
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Replies (2)

ecb Jan 06, 2005 08:20 AM

we went away on vacation and had my Next door neighbor watch all my Herps and my Cat
When we came back everyone looked pretty well fed, and well wattered, and Mary was not sneezing the day we got back, but did have a small patch of missing hair
then 2 days after we got back she started sneezing all the time, 3-4 sneezes back to back
I have a vet appt this saturday, and the Tech I talked to did not seem worried

PHMadameAlto Jan 06, 2005 12:32 PM

Sneezing can indeed be the result of allergy or often a foreign object such as dust or grass in the nose. Sometimes it just has no known cause and will stop on its own, although it should be checked by a vet even if the cat seems healthy otherwise.

I am no expert on the dessert climate, although I grew up in one, however in my experience here I tend to "clog up" more in moist weather, so it could be the increase in humidity. Also I do know that a little bit of rain really wakes up those "sleeping" plants who take advantage of the moisture to "multiply" which results in lots of pollen in a very short time!

Bottom line - a vet visit is necessary at this point, although nothing much may be found. Your cat may be put on a decongestant to help him through the rainy season.


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