A friend of my b/f adopted 2 of our kittens, one of them seems to have a cold, is coughing and lethargic, but?

Question

it is eating a little and drinking water and milk. My question actually is can cats catch colds? His 2 year old had a cold th e last time I saw her a couple weeks ago. The other one seems to be fine

Answer 1

It's always a good idea tp have a cat thoroughly checked out during the adoption process. Not just for colds but also for other stuff (toxoplasmosis, rabies, feline HIV, etc.)

It seems that the cat might have a simple cold. When I adopted mine, the same thing happened. She kept on sneezing all the time. But once she was settled in her new home, it took about two/three weeks for the sneezing to go away. I don't know whether that was a cold. It probably was. But she had already been checked out by a vet at the pound and so that way I was sure it wasn't anything serious. So I didn't really worry.

Answer 2

sounds like it has an Upper respiratory infection. There isn't much that can be done for this, like with human colds. The vet could give it antibiotics to ward off any secondary infections. If it is still eating and drinking, that is a very good sign. It is very contagious, the other probably caught it but just isn't showing signs yet.

I would take it to the vet though to be on the safe side, it might be something else.Most of us here don't have medical training to give you a definitive answer.

Answer 3

Yes, kitties do catch colds. I hope your friend is isolating the sick one from the healthy.

The sick kitten should be taken to the vet: Lethargy and coughing are also symptoms of a number of other far more serious conditions.

Good luck!

Answer 4

your kitten could have an upper respiratory infection which should be checked out because if left untreated can be fatal to kittens,, and cats dont usually get what we call "a cold"

Answer 5

yes kittens can catch cold and pneumonia. have the kittens been vaccinated yet? iwould take it to the vet to make sure it isnt something else,you dont want to pass anything on to the other littermates.

Answer 6

YES CATS CAN GET A COLD. MY CAT IS 2 YEARS OLD AND LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO HE HAD A REALBAD COLD BECAUSE HE STAYED OUTSIDE AND HE GOT A COLD HE WAS COUGHING ALOT.

Answer 7

Maybe she's allergic to her owner.