My kitten's third eyelid is red and won't retract. What should I do?

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My kitten (10 weeks) is having her third eyelid show, and it will not retract. It's getting red, and I'm worried. She had an eye infection when I got her at 8 weeks, and had her antibiotics. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 26 days old | 3 lbs

Rodrigo Roca, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, poor Freyja. She may be having a recurrent upper respiratory infection. Most common URI are by viruses (herpes and calicivirus) and then there's chlamydia which is bacterial. In addition to the antibiotics she may need to have antivirals such as oral lysine. I would have her rechecked by your veterinarian to rule out the possibility of a recurrent infection. Hope this helps and best of luck!

My kitten's third eyelid is red and won't retract. What should I do?

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