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I recently adopted a young cat with only one eye. He lost his eye as a young kitten, due to illness. Before you read on, please know if you are squeamish you may want to skip the second paragraph. My hope is that someone might have some experience or advice to best keep his face clean and prevent any irritation or infection.
The socket is open, and while he mostly squints and is too squirmy for me to get a good look, there is flesh and maybe remnants of an eye in there. After I brought him home, his "eye" did get a little weepy and he got some blackish gunk in the inner corner and on his eyelashes. I assume he must've gotten some dirt or something in there playing with my other kitten, but it was difficult to clean despite my wiping his face with a damp cloth daily. The flesh looks pink and I think healthy, but I'm not exactly used to looking at eye sockets. I don't know if the pinkness is irritation or just skin pigment (he's orange).
I did manage to mostly get a clean face after a few days, and I haven't noticed any weepiness lately. This is my first time with a one eyed cat, and I'd like to know if there is anything I should be doing or can be doing to keep his eye socket clean? Should I have anything on hand to flush away any debris if he gets irritated?
The socket is open, and while he mostly squints and is too squirmy for me to get a good look, there is flesh and maybe remnants of an eye in there. After I brought him home, his "eye" did get a little weepy and he got some blackish gunk in the inner corner and on his eyelashes. I assume he must've gotten some dirt or something in there playing with my other kitten, but it was difficult to clean despite my wiping his face with a damp cloth daily. The flesh looks pink and I think healthy, but I'm not exactly used to looking at eye sockets. I don't know if the pinkness is irritation or just skin pigment (he's orange).
I did manage to mostly get a clean face after a few days, and I haven't noticed any weepiness lately. This is my first time with a one eyed cat, and I'd like to know if there is anything I should be doing or can be doing to keep his eye socket clean? Should I have anything on hand to flush away any debris if he gets irritated?