Cat Sneezing and Weezing

nonee

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Hi My Kitten Tallulah Belle was just taken care of at PAWS she was Fixed had her shots claws trimmed and micro chipped she is wearing the e-coller
anyway it has been 4 days and she is sneezing allot and weezing and trying to cough I am a new cat owner and really don't know what to do to help her is there anything I could or should do to give her relief
The E-coller will come off on Wed PAWS said keep it on her 7 to 10 days so I am gonna do 7 any help would be appreciated my Baby needs relief from this
 

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Please get to the vet tonight ( er) or call and get a ASAP appt tomarrow...

Sneezing is not normal for a cat .... and the Weezing has me worried for you and her...

She likely has a URI
 

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Sounds like she definitely has an upper respiratory infection (URI). If you absolutely can't get her to a vet tonight, try some of these things. To help her immediately, you can get your bathroom nice and steamy and then sit in there with her with the door closed until the steam dissipates. This will help open up her nasal passages and help the snot in her head get moving. The most important thing is to keep her eating and drinking. You might have to force feed her. Get some canned food and heat it in the microwave for a few seconds to enhance the aroma. Add a couple of teaspoons of water to help with water intake. You also might need to put the bowl on a stack of books or something like that so she doesn't have to bend her head down so far to eat. When she bends her head down, the snot will run out her nose and she'll lift her head, thus not wanting to eat. If you don't have a syringe, you can try scooping it on your finger and putting it in her mouth. She probably won't like it. You can even give her plain meat baby food, no onions and no garlic. If you're really desperate, try fried chicken (not the skin, just the meat).

Get her to vet ASAP tomorrow. She definitely needs medicine to help her.

Do you know how to check to be sure she's properly hydrated?
 
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