Comments on: How to Clean Matted Kitten Eyes

By: Alexa

Alexa — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:14:42 +0000

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.

By: A Reed

A Reed — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:48:07 +0000

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

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:32:37 +0000

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………….

By: gloria

gloria — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:06:38 +0000

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.

By: Chen

Chen — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:57:58 +0000

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.

By: Darcee

Darcee — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:43:31 +0000

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

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:45:22 +0000

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!!

By: brenda

brenda — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:33:49 +0000

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

By: Scorpio11

Scorpio11 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:34:46 +0000

For fleas on kittens:
You can only give mommy Frontline Plus. Make sure this is where she can’t lick the back of her neck and ingest.
Any kitten under 8 weeks is not recommended to wash if not absolutely necessary. If you have flea problems, but Adams flea spray. Make sur eyou get the kind for cats also. This is about 12 bucks. Remove and was bedding. Then, under new bedding, spray the adams flea spray. DO NOT spray directly on the surface of the bedding the kittens and mommy willl be on. I sprayed a towel with it, then placed an unsprayed towel over it. Then take one kitten at a time (usually best to do this where mommy cat can see) and VERY lightly spra a hand towel. Wrap the kitten in the hand towel, but make sure entire head is out of the towel. If they get it on their face, they can lick or inhale it, or pass to the teet thwarting the kittens from nursing. Hold each kitten in for about 2 minutes. Discard or wash the towel when done. This should only need to be done once, twice at most. Chamomile or green tea should work on the kitten eyes, wipe VERY gently, a few times a day, more important to dampen the crust so it wipes away easily. use a diff part of the tissue for each wipe or eye. The fresher the tea is and the more natural like crushed tea leaves….the better it will work….make sure not cold, or too hot. Hope this helps! If the eye goo or crust ever has a green or yellow look, get to vet ASAP. It is normal for a kitten to get a little crust when opening eyes, and does need to be tended to, but pussy, runny, yellow, or green is not good and is a sign of an infection. Good luck everyone!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:49:04 +0000

We just got a little boy kitten last night & his eyes are matted w/ green leakage. I was reading all the responses & I’m going to try the “tea” thing tonight. Send luck this way! I really hope it works, I feel awful for him. I cleaned his eyes last night & this morning but hopefully the tea works (minus sugar). Thanks for the advice b/c we have no $$ for a vet.