can i give my kitten benadryl for a runny nose and sneezing?

Answer 1

Do NOT give a cat medicine for humans.
A sneezing cat often means it has an upper respiratory infection which means it needs to see a vet.

Answer 2

If your kitten has a runny nose and sneezing, then it could be allergies. You can give your kitten benadryl, very small dose. If your kitten has yellow/green discharge coming from its eyes or nose, then your kitten could be on the verge of developing Upper Respiratory Virus. Which is a cold to a cat, but if not treated with antibiotics, it could be fatal.

Answer 3

As a enerela rule, we are not supposed to ive our pets any people medication becuase cats and dogs have different metabolism from us. What can be safe and ordinary meds for us humans can be very toxic to cats and dogs. Since your cat is sneezing and has a runny nose, chances are she is developing upper respiratory illness. Like the flu, this caused by a virus and it has to run its course. The real danger are the secondary infections from bacteria and this is why you need to take your kitten to the vet for the proper medication - a course of antibiotics and maybe something else.

DO NOT give your kitten benadryl without a veterinarian's advice. You can poison the cat.

Answer 4

You may think I'm crazy: Give your cat a Baby Aspirin, cut it into Fourths and give it a forth in coffee cup (small one) half full of warm water and give to cat with syringe or small spoon. This doesn't seem to hurt my cat at all and I've been giving him this since he was a kitten and he is now almost 3 yrs old and still living. Make sure you don't make the cat drink it all at once. Just a little at a time. Put the forth in a coffee cup and use it until it's all gone before adding another. Spread your doses out every 4 hours if you can. About 2 days of this should clear things up, and after about the 3rd or 4th dose start spreading your doses out ( instead of every 4 hours make it 5 or 6 hours before the next one). And don't expect the cat to take all of it cause it won't but every little bit will help.Hope this helps.

Answer 5

We have a cat with a flea allergy, and so any time she gets bitten by fleas (she's an indoor outdoor cat, so its hard to keep the pests off of her all the time) she itches and breaks out in hives on her back. Our vet told us to give her a fourth of a tablet of childrens benedryl for the itching, and it works sooo well. She isn't nearly as miserable. She is an adult cat though, so a kitten would need a lot smaller dose. Lots of people meds CAN be given to animals, as long as they are the correct dosage. There are lots of pet first aid books out there that tell you what you can and cant give your pets. Better to be aware of what your pet can have in a pinch than it would be to automatically assume they can't have anything! I would call your vet and make sure that the kitten actually has allergies and a correct dosage for its weight before you go giving it medication.

Answer 6

no most definetly NOT..
Sounds as if your cat has the beginnings of cat flu.. cat flu is a virus and will not respond to antibotics.. so at the runny nose and sneezing stage I would just hang fire.. if the cat is really nasally congested I would give him / her a hot steam bath.. put the cat in a cat basket close the door ..then put a bowl of hot water next to the basket and cover the lot in a towel.. the steam will clear the sinuses and she should breath easier..

however if your cat shows signs of distress with her cold and she sounds ratty when breathing or her eyes become clogged take her to the vets immediately chances are she has a secondary infection and will need the antibotics..

on no account give your cat human oral medication .. you could kill her..

Answer 7

I would take my kitten to the vet for medical attention before trying any over the counter medicine. With all of the cat and dog food scare that is out right now, I would not dare take a chance on my kitten's health and well being. Don't forget to give your kitten that special love and attention that he/she needs. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

If you are sure it's allergies, it wouldn't hurt likely. But if you are writing here and asking, then it's obvious you don't know the reason why. Find out why, take the poor kitty to the vet and find out what's making her sneeze and have a runny nose. That's what vets are for.. They are animal doctors...

Answer 9

NO WAY!!! you should never give human medication to cats let alone to a kitten...think its time for a visit to the vet and get something for an animal ...too much of any medication will kill your kitten you will never be able to figure out what the proper dosage will be for the weight. please take the poor kitten to the vet

Answer 10

Cats are allergic to almost everything you put in your body for allergy relief, pain, dehydration, and just about everything else. NEVER give your kitty people meds. You will only kill it. You should visit a vet to see what is wrong. If you can't afford to take the animal to the vets, then let nature take it's course. The cat will probably get better on it's own.