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There are many reasons why cats sneeze. The cat’s nose is very sensitive, so it sneezes depending on the environment. It can sneeze because its hair or dust in the air tickles its nose. It sneezes even if water gets into its nose or if it smells irritating while drinking water.

Also, there are cats that sneeze at the hospital because they get nervous at the animal hospital.

You don’t have to worry if a cat sneezes like this sometimes.

However, if you sneeze frequently or if you have other symptoms such as runny nose, fever, weight loss, or decreased appetite, it can be a disease caused by an infection, such as a cold, and if blood is seen in your nostrils, it may be a wound or tumor.

In this case, you’d better go to the animal hospital and see a doctor right away.

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cause of sneezing

various foreign substances

You can sneeze if foreign substances (such as fur, dust, pollen, fungus, etc.) irritate the cat’s nose.

A cat can sneeze if its fur stimulates its nose while grooming.
When a cat eats catnip, it can sneeze if its fur or catnip irritates its nose.
A cat can sneeze just by smelling a flower, or the pollen that it sends when it smells can irritate the cat’s nose and sneeze.

◈ The vacuum cleaner sucks in dust, but on the other hand, it spits out more fine dust.
This dust can cause sneezing.

rhinitis caused by allergies

Cats can sneeze due to rhinitis caused by allergies (flowers, fleas, house dust mites, food, etc.).

Cats with rhinitis sneeze and runny noses, and if left unattended, they can cause chronic rhinitis.
Therefore, you should remove allergy-causing substances and always clean the surrounding environment.

dry environment

When the air in the house is dry, cats can sneeze as a means of replenishing the mucous membrane with insufficient moisture.

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chemical stimulant

Various chemical stimulants (cigarette smoke, perfumes, air fresheners, spray products, cleaning agents, etc.) can irritate the cat’s nose like dust, causing the cat to sneeze.

Cats can also sneeze in contact with humans because of residues such as detergents, perfumes, and soap that are attached to their clothes or bodies.

If the cat sneezes after switching the detergent to another detergent, it should stop using the detergent for more than two weeks and check if the cat has been sneezed because of the detergent.

Cold(Feline Herpesvirus /Feline calicivirus)

If the sneezing cat looks weak and sick and has other symptoms than sneezing, it’s highly likely that it has a cold.

In case of a cold, not only sneezing, but also other symptoms such as runny nose, white or green eye boogers, loss of appetite, lethargy, coughing, etc.

In this case, if you touch a hairless area, such as the ear, belly, or hind legs, you’ll see that there’s heat.

in the case of Feline Herpesvirus

Not only does an infection with the Feline Herpesvirus cause sneezing, it also causes runny noses and fever.

It’s highly contagious, so families with multiple cats should be especially careful.

You need to be more careful with cats that are under stress and have weak immune systems (especially kittens).

in the case of Feline calicivirus

Calissi has symptoms such as eye booger, fever, runny nose, loss of appetite, sneezing, and unlike herpes, other diseases such as stomatitis occur together.

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