How to Clean Matted Kitten Eyes

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brenda March 11, 2010 at 10:33 pm

hi i have kittens that were born on feb 28 of this year 2 of the kittens have there eyes open and one of them has one eye one open and the other crusted shut and it looks puffy does anyone have suggestions i have cleaned it with luke warm water but not sure if there is anything else i can do

lisa March 12, 2010 at 10:45 am

yellow fur

my all white persian has yellow fur around the eyes and under the chin area, I clean tear stain eyes every day with warm water but I can not get the fur white. Help!!

Darcee March 18, 2010 at 1:43 pm

Cats...

I have been using tea bags for my cats eyes they work well…is this safe?

Chen March 20, 2010 at 9:57 pm

Kitten eye

Brenda I have the same problem with some of my kittens also. I have used warm water and a little bit of opticlear-it is sold in pet stores. I just want to know if I can do any more and if it will clear up.

gloria April 16, 2010 at 10:06 am

HOW TO CLEAN KITTEN'S INFECTED EYES

I used a very damp tissue and I let some water drip 1st so that the crust will soften and it will be easier to wipe, then I just wipe them and help them open their eyes with my hands (thumbs). Yu have to repeat this process everytime they sleep because they usually don’t open when they take a long nap. If you don’t clean them, they will get more infected and they could lose they vision. Please clean them asap.

Courtney June 29, 2010 at 12:32 pm

Kitten

I have kittens that are 2 weeks old today i damp their eyes evryday after they wake up but lucky they have their mother most cats are like this but you have to keep repeating this process. If you are that concerned take them to a vet but it really is not that serious my cat’s name is Bella. She had 2 white and 2 tan. Their names are Alice,Jacob,Rosalie and Edward. 2 boys and two girls and yes all named from twilight yeah baby!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah but they are probably just fine OK………….

A Reed July 7, 2010 at 5:48 pm

Pus in kitten eyes

I have kjttens that are three weeks old. I notice my white kitten had puffy eyes. They were very crusty as well. I used baby oil to make the crust soft. All of a sudden glogs of pus started draining out.A week later my second cat has the same problem. Now I keep there eyes sooth with baby oil and I also use warm water at times, because I don’t want their eyes to get infected or worse.I begin to put antibioctic drops in their eye as well. It would be wise to clean their eyes before they go to sleep. A.Reed

Alexa July 7, 2010 at 7:14 pm

This will work

Brenda just use HOT water and salt in a small bowl and do that at the same time every day at the same time for a week or two.

darla otto August 8, 2010 at 1:42 pm

kittens poopy butt

my little kitten is like a month or 2 old and for 2 weeks it has been pooping a lot and we have medicine for it but all it does is poop it out and the medicine is for cats that have worms really bad so if any bodys cat has that please tell us what the matter is bye

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