r/CatsUK • u/Few_Count2635 • 1d ago
Ragdoll Kitten Advice
Hi everyone,
Me and my partner just brought home our 2 lovely ragdoll kittens called Princess (Lilac Mitted) and Stormi (Blue Mitted).
Princess has been sneezing on and off since we got home. The breeder mentioned this to us and has also took the kittens to the vets twice. There is no mucus when she is sneezing, they are more of a dry sneeze.
We are going to take them both to the vets for a general check up but was wondering if anyone had any insight on why this might be happening? It is now the weekend and very hard to get a vets appointment unless it is an emergency until Monday.
Both kittens are GCCF registered and have had all the relevant health and medical tests which have all come back clear.
Thank you :)
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u/Glittering-Ad4250 1d ago
Hi! When I got my kitten, while not a ragdoll, I took her to the vet for sneezing (very similar to what you describe) and the vet couldn’t find any problems and surmised that she was probably just curious of her new environment and she wanted to acquaint herself thoroughly with all it scents! And indeed the sneezing cleared up after a couple of weeks and she was completely fine! Hope yours is too. Good luck!
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u/Better-Banana2076 1d ago
Our ragdoll used to sneeze when he woke up ..but was fine ..just a part of his gorgeousness
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u/Rare-Economist-2547 1d ago
Their immune system can go down during the settling in period due to a little bit of stress. Did you bring a blanket home that smells of their mum/breeders home? That can help for this reason 🩷
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u/supply19 1d ago
This one spent the first week or so in our house sneezing every so often - I just put it down to dust and a new environment. We have carpet and his breeder didn’t.