My cat's eye is scratched and bleeding, blood clumping. What to do?

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My cat had a very bad scratch near his eye, it seems as though the blood is clumping up around it and is dripping blood. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 23 lbs

Emily, DVM · Accepted Answer

This is likely from trauma. Because it is so close to that eye it will be very hard for you at home to clean this adequately. This is because you have to be very careful not to get certain cleaners on the eye itself as they can cause ulcers. If possible I recommend you take your cat to a veterinarian to do an exam and they would likely need to sedate your cat to clean out the area. If you cannot take your cat to the veterinarian you can try wiping the area with a warm wet washcloth keeping your cat inside with an E collar on so she cannot harm the site any more and monitoring it. I suspect though she will need prescription strength antibiotics from your veterinarian for this to heal.

My cat's eye is scratched and bleeding, blood clumping. What to do?

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