2 Week Old Kitten Eye Infection

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2 week old kitten eye infection. My cat gave birth to six kittens 2 weeks ago. Two week old kitten holds its head two the side its ear is badly infected to the point it is gasping for breath. Good advice for someone with piles of time money to vidit a vet. The mother cat doesn t seem to really notice.

Causes and signs of eye infections in kittens. This depends greatly on the health condition of your pet especially older cats. You may see the upper and lower eyelids become stuck together and even swell outward. Many scientific studies proved that eye infection in kittens may sometimes indicate more serious medical problems that your cats are suffering from namely autoimmune disease cancer systemic viral infections and so on.

One of the infections that can affect a newborn kitten is infection of the conjunctiva the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the eyeball or of the cornea the transparent front surface coating of the eyeball. Dampen a cotton ball with warm water. I know i m not supposed to use medicine on the kittens but i don t know what to do. This defect has been identified in abyssinians persians and mixed breed kittens.

Kittens who are all or part siamese may have a minor congenital defect in that they may have strabismus or be cross eyed. Kittens with this disorder show dilated pupils almost as soon as their eyes open and progress to blindness at about 8 weeks of age. If there is yellow pus oozing from the eye take the kitten to the veterinarian. They have just opened their eyes.

The infection will typically take place after the top and bottom eyelids separate and open at about 10 to 14 days of age. To treat a cat with an eye infection at home use a dampened cotton ball to wipe away any gunk around its eyes as often as needed. Nice to hear about more specific home. Simultaneously use your finger and thumb on the opposite hand to apply gentle pressure to the upper and lower lids to help pry them open.

One of the kittens when its eyes were already opened has a crust sealing one of its eyes shut. Rlg on march 02 2018. Ear infection on july 23 2019. Red irritated eyes shedding cloudy yellow or green discharge could be signs of an eye infection in newborn kittens.

If its eyes are stuck shut soak a clean cotton ball in boiled and cooled water and repeatedly wipe it over the eye from the inside corner to the outside. I m afraid the kitten might lose the use of its eye or worse. Though it s common it isn t normal and must be addressed. If your cat s eyes don t clear up ooze yellow or green.

Both of the cat s eyes may be infected. At around two weeks of age when a new kitten s eyes first open it s common for them to show signs of an eye infection. An eye infection in a newborn cat is an infection of the thin layer that lines the eye called the conjunctiva or even of the cornea which is the thin membrane that makes up the surface of the eye.