Eye Question

ittybittyx · 06-11-2011, 02:18 PM

Yesterday I took in four kittens to find good homes for from a farm type setting and they were all doing fine. Today, I just checked on them and one has it's eye pasted shut with a little bit of discharge. I was wondering what I could do to help open it's eye up and clean it.

Mary_NH · 06-11-2011, 02:19 PM

VET...doesn't take much of an infection to cause a kitten's eye to rupture...VET

ittybittyx · 06-11-2011, 02:26 PM

I was just wondering if there was something I could do at home right away. But thanks.

laurief · 06-11-2011, 03:03 PM

A wam, damp compress held gently against the kitten's closed eye should help soften up the gunk so that the eye can be gently cleaned with a warm, damp cloth. Of course that won't cure the infection, but it will help the kitten open his eye.

It's likely a viral herpes eye infection, in which case sprinkling about 250 mg of L-lysine into his food daily should help him battle the infection into remission. If it's a bacterial infection, though, he'll need eye antibiotics from the vet.

In either case, a vet exam should help diagnose and properly treat the eye.

Laurie

06-11-2011, 02:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
ittybittyx Jr. Cat Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: PA Posts: 76	Eye Question Yesterday I took in four kittens to find good homes for from a farm type setting and they were all doing fine. Today, I just checked on them and one has it's eye pasted shut with a little bit of discharge. I was wondering what I could do to help open it's eye up and clean it.

06-11-2011, 02:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mary_NH Tom Cat Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Hampshire USA Posts: 364	VET...doesn't take much of an infection to cause a kitten's eye to rupture...VET __________________ may your heart be filled with purrs and fur

06-11-2011, 02:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
ittybittyx Jr. Cat Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: PA Posts: 76	I was just wondering if there was something I could do at home right away. But thanks.

06-11-2011, 03:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
laurief Cat Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northern Minnesota Posts: 2,576	A wam, damp compress held gently against the kitten's closed eye should help soften up the gunk so that the eye can be gently cleaned with a warm, damp cloth. Of course that won't cure the infection, but it will help the kitten open his eye. It's likely a viral herpes eye infection, in which case sprinkling about 250 mg of L-lysine into his food daily should help him battle the infection into remission. If it's a bacterial infection, though, he'll need eye antibiotics from the vet. In either case, a vet exam should help diagnose and properly treat the eye. Laurie

Remove Advertisements Sponsored Links
CatForum.com Advertisement