Sneezing cat

Hi I'm new here and my brown tabby who is a little over a year old has been sneezing and running a fever. She has been this way for a few days now and today she has stopped eating. What are some things I could do to comfort her until I can get her to the vet?

How long has it been since she has eaten?  Cats can get seriously ill in a few days without eating. If it's been longer than about 24-36 hours you may want to find an emergency vet to take your cat to today.  Try enticing her to eat with canned food, and/or tuna fish.   You can try putting your cat in the bathroom with he shower running on hot for the steam to help relieve some congestion.    Your cat is beautiful.  I have a brown tabby too.

She hasnt eaten today. She ate yesterday but I could tell when she woke up today she looked worse than yesterday. I'm planning on taking her tomorrow if she doesn't eat today. I tried enticing her with wet food,but it didn't work unfortunately. The hot shower idea is a good one, I'll try it. And thanks, she has a little sister who looks just like her

If she's truly had a fever for a "few days," as in over 102 degrees F, she may already be dehydrated. High body temp increases daily fluid requirement from a maintenance level to a replacement level for a febrile critter.

Cats can't orally replace this amount of fluid, so going to her vet tomorrow would be good, just to have a thorough exam and supportive fluid therapy subcutaneously at a minimum, even if, best case scenario, she only has a mild URI.

If she has no ocular or nasal discharge, no productive sneezing (no mucous or blood seen when she sneezes), and just started the fever and anorexia this morning, she will be ok until tomorrow morning, but will need supportive care by tomorrow at best. If she has had a productive sneeze for a few days, or any ocular/nasal discharge, she needs to go to your local vet ER today. You can find one here http://www.veccs.org/.

If you're certain she hasn't vomited, and has no GI signs, offer stinky fishy Fancy Feast, such as shrimp, sole, and cod in a teal green can, or meat only baby food, to entice her appetite with said buffet. Mix 2 Tbsp water with every 2oz canned/jarred food to increase her moisture intake while ill.

With a fever, cats often don't want to eat, as fever leads to nausea and dehydration. She may just need to rest until vet's tomorrow morning. Keep her separate from your other cat(s) while she's feeling punky, in case she's infectious, and so she isn't disturbed when trying to sleep. Monitor her elimination closely, and ensure she is urinating normal frequency and volume. Urinary abnormalities and respiratory infections are the most common causes of fever in cats. Sneezing could be coincidental if you see no other respiratory signs. Good luck with your beautiful baby

One way to assess hydration in an animal is to lift the skin over the animal's shoulder and watch how fast it goes back to its normal position. In a normal, healthy animal, if the skin between the shoulders is lifted up and then released, the skin will pop back to its normal position immediately.

In dehydrated animals, there is less fluid in the skin and it is less elastic. When lifted off the back, the skin of a dehydrated animal will not immediately fall back to its normal position. If a pet has lost 6-8% of its normal fluid, there will be a definite delay in the skin returning to its normal position. If the pet is 10-12% dehydrated, the skin will actually look like a tent and not go back to its normal position. Signs of shock may be evident. If a pet is over 12% dehydrated, it is an extreme emergency.

Other ways to assess dehydration are to examine the mucous membranes  (gums); they should be moist. In a dehydrated animal, the eyes may appear sunken in. In very dehydrated animals the heart rate may be increased, but the pulse would be weak.

she has some nasal discharge and runny eyes. Still is turning her nose up to wet food. I have an appointment for her first thing in the morning. i pulled her skin up and there's a slight delay in it returning to its place. she's still using the rr and I'm keeping an eye on that. No vomiting thank goodness.