# A Cat with a Cold **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 19, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-with-a-cold/381027 "2006-11-19T12:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nothing\_Special](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@Nothing\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nothing_Special)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-with-a-cold/381027/1 "2006-11-19T12:53:51Z")
Whaddaya do for a cat with a cold? She’s been having sneezing fits and her eyes and nose are sometimes watery. This has been going on for about 4 days. I know we’re not necessarily vets here, but I’d like to know how others have dealt with this. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-with-a-cold/381027/2 "2006-11-19T14:25:18Z")
Might not be a cold. I had a cat with hay fever once. Had to give her meds for it. Go to the vet. ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-with-a-cold/381027/3 "2006-11-19T15:10:40Z")
Could be an allergy, Feline Herpes or other malady. Definitely go to a vet. Do cats catch cold? I didn’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-with-a-cold/381027/4 "2006-11-19T15:31:05Z")
[QUOTE=KlondikeGeoff] Do cats catch cold? I didn’t think so. [/QUOTE] Oh, they get upper respiratory viruses all right. One of mine got a runny eye and sneezing fits recently and I took him in just as a precaution. It didn’t affect his behavior a bit and the vet said as long as he was eating properly it wasn’t of great concern. He got over it in a few days. - Tamerlane ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-with-a-cold/381027/5 "2006-11-19T16:52:58Z")
Make sure it’s eating and drinking and that its environment is a little warmer. If it doesn’t clear up in a couple of days, see a vet. FWIW, whichever cat sleeps on my bed most has a greater chance of having a cold when I do, suggesting that at least some rhinoviruses can be transmitted bwtween us.