Hi, I have a long haired kitten and one of her eyes seems to tear up a lot. She doesn't seem to have any kind of infection. Someone told me this is normal for long haired cats?
If you are talking about a Persian cat, my books tell me it is normal because of their large, round eyes. I clean Persi's eyes every morning as part of his grooming routine.Originally Posted by jaycee
Hi, I have a long haired kitten and one of her eyes seems to tear up a lot. She doesn't seem to have any kind of infection. Someone told me this is normal for long haired cats?
Pixel's right eye does this. while her face isn't flat like a Persian's, she does have the flattest face of my 5. one vet told me she had a clogged tear duct. this is only repairable by surgery - should she ever need surgery in the future for anything else, they can fix it, then. but it's not worth the risk to have surgery just for this one problem.Originally Posted by jaycee
She does have a flat face that reminds me of a pesian. Do you think its clogged tear ducts? Or is it just a thing? Well I wash her eyes with a warm washcloth but yeah I have to do it daily, its mainly just her left eye that does it. Sometimes it makes her eye stick closed, but it still doesn't infected or anything.
This is good to know since Dusty always has teary eyes. I think if it was anything serious, the vet would have said something to me when she was spayed. I need to try and find something to clean her face. I will try a damp washcloth.Originally Posted by Sakura
Either way, your cat is normal so long as it isn't green in color. I used to buy kitty eye wipes at PetSmart and on Drs. Foster & Smith but now I just use a washcloth with water.
AWWWWW!!!Originally Posted by greenvillegal
One of my kitties, Caesar, is a Persian, and he tears. Memphis, who has crossed the rainbow bridge, was Persian too, and he teared a lot too. It doesn't seem to bother Caesar, his eyes are huge and round and CUTE!!! I think he looks in the mirror and practices how big he can get his eyes and then comes and jumps on my lap and just stares at me and paws at me to pet him.....
Ok sorry I am deviating from the topic... I think it is ok just gently clean them like you are.