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Is there a proper way to clean a cats eye?

 
 
Reply Fri 8 Feb, 2008 03:49 pm
My poor kitty has either a scratch or something in his eye. I want to flush it out, but when I tried, the water didnt even hit his eye. Maybe I'm not doing it right. I've tried using a damp cloth. It just seemed to get more irritated. I knew if i could just flush it out, then he'd probably be fine. Any suggestions?
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MagicBlackCat
 
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Reply Fri 8 Feb, 2008 04:36 pm
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Kitties are like in humans in a way. Their tear ducts will help to clean out any impurities by 'watering' which you would see in the corner of his eyes. If it's a scratch it's quite likely the little feller will only be irritated with you for trying to get out something that can't come out >.< (wear gloves and a protective suit -lol)

Sometimes I have seen my kitties get a cold. I can tell this because they have what vets call an 'inner eyelid' that goes partially over the inner part of their eye. (and looks like a scratch on the eye itself) Without a bit more detail I'm not really sure if that's the case but whenever this happens with my cat normally a few days it will go away. One time I took the kitty to vet because he didn't appear to have much energy as well. A round of antibitoics cleared it up in a few days. Hope this helps.
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TigerLily1985
 
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Reply Sat 9 Feb, 2008 01:22 pm
Wow
Wow. Thank you for your help. It actually did clear up on its own though. But I truly appreciate your advice Very Happy
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Miller
 
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Reply Sat 9 Feb, 2008 01:31 pm
Re: Is there a proper way to clean a cats eye?
TigerLily1985 wrote:
My poor kitty has either a scratch or something in his eye. I want to flush it out, but when I tried, the water didnt even hit his eye. Maybe I'm not doing it right. I've tried using a damp cloth. It just seemed to get more irritated. I knew if i could just flush it out, then he'd probably be fine. Any suggestions?


I'd avoid any more 'experimentation" on your part and take your cat to a vet. Constant flushing could damage the cornea. So be very careful.
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Leaka
 
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Reply Mon 7 Apr, 2008 11:30 am
I take a soft tissue to clean the corner of my cats eye. He has sleep in the corner of his eye all the time. I think it irritates me more then it bothers him.
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