Expert: Marcia Owen - 4/20/2008

Question
Hello,

      Im really worried about my mother cat, she gave birth to 5 kittens 3 weeks earlier and since she was pregnant she was sneezing alot and had a cold, i thought it's all the pregnancy effect but after she gave birth she didnt stop, I gave her antibiotics but it didnt work and now some of the kittens are sneezing, could you please help me know what's wrong with her ?? as I cant take her to vet while nursing I guess, am really new into this, thanx

Answer
Dear Wafa

Yes you can take the mum to the vets whilst nursing and indeed you must!  You may not have been giving her antibiotics that were right for her problem so she needs to see a vet to be assessed and the correct treatment given.

You also need to take the kittens too as if they are sneezing they will need treatment too.

Please don't delay as kittens can go from being lively to nearly dead very quickly at that age.

Marcia.