To treat rhinitis caused by a cold is allowed with:
- special drops for animals;
- baby oil drops.
You can use the drug within a week. The maximum application period is 10 days.
Please note that if the kitten shakes its head and rubs its nose with its paw, then the cause of the runny nose is a viral infection. Inspection of nasal discharge will help confirm suspicions. If the cause of the common cold is a virus, then at first they will be transparent, but as the condition worsens, they will acquire a slimy consistency.
To facilitate nasal breathing, the kitten can be inhaled from a decoction of eucalyptus leaves. You need to prepare a decoction and hold the kitten over a floating cup. Cover both it and the bowl with a towel to ensure that the animal receives its dose of the healing steam. And hold the animal in this position for a few minutes. Just do not lower it too low over the broth, so as not to burn the airways.
To improve the situation, the kitten’s sinuses can be warmed up.
- In a canvas bag, you need to put salt preheated in a pan.
- Apply it in the area of the nose and hold for a few seconds on each side.
It is necessary to perform warming up two to three times during the day.
Rinsing the nose helps a lot. Here you can apply:
- brine (1%);
- boiled beet juice diluted in water;
- drops of ecmonovocillin diluted with saline in a ratio of 2: 1.
Just put a few drops of the chosen product in each nostril of the animal.
While the kitten is sick, you should try to let him out for a walk as little as possible. It is important to monitor the temperature, and if its rise is recorded – in kittens, indicators from 40 degrees are considered high – then the animal needs to be shown to the veterinarian. Otherwise, there is a risk of serious complications.
It is also necessary to get advice from a veterinary clinic specialist if the kitten’s discharge comes from only one nostril.
What can be the causes of a kitten’s runny nose and how to treat rhinitis, now you know. We wish your pet a speedy recovery.