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Why is my cat sneezing constantly with clear discharge from one eye?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Hello. So one of my cats in sneezing a lot and has discharge from his left eye. The discharge from his eye looks clear and just like a tear. His sneezing is random and he sneezes repetitively for maybe 10 seconds kind of like a spasm.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 31st, 2017

This is probably an upper respiratory infection. it's very common in cats and is very contagious to other cats as well. It is treated with antibiotic eye drops/ointment and oral antibiotics for about 2 weeks. if left untreated many cats will end up blind or even die from the disease. I advise going to your vet asap to start the treatment right away.

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