The beautiful cat we took on a couple of months ago, whom I love to bits, has a constantly running eye. Pau did have an eye infection shortly after we bought him home. So the vet put him on antibiotics. This calmed down the inflammation beautifully, but the runny eye never really stopped. The only time it is clear is when he is hunting something like a peice of paper, getting up to mischief, or playing.
The eye runs with a discoloured fluid or a gungy substance, but there is no infection currently. It is only the one eye too. Mostly Pau sits around winking, so it does seem to irrate him a little, and he shies away when you try to touch that eyelid, but is fine with the other side.
The vet said it was a blocked tearduct, and he can try to flush it through, or widen the tearduct surgically. Has anyone any experience of blocked tearducts, and/or the pros and cons of surgery, or any advice I can try to keep his eye from streaming.
Many Thanks
Peace, Love, and Happiness, Always
Sonia
The eye runs with a discoloured fluid or a gungy substance, but there is no infection currently. It is only the one eye too. Mostly Pau sits around winking, so it does seem to irrate him a little, and he shies away when you try to touch that eyelid, but is fine with the other side.
The vet said it was a blocked tearduct, and he can try to flush it through, or widen the tearduct surgically. Has anyone any experience of blocked tearducts, and/or the pros and cons of surgery, or any advice I can try to keep his eye from streaming.
Many Thanks
Peace, Love, and Happiness, Always
Sonia