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My 6-week-old kittens have watery, boogery eyes. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 10 lbs

I Have Two Kittens That Are About 6-7weeks old There Eyes Are Watery Boogies & Everytime I Clean It With A Warm Wet Cloth Same Exact One Like This One But Its All White & Black & Its Time One

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Answered By Kevin Sanada, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 18th, 2017

This is a classic presentation of a cat with an upper respiratory disease. They usually do have a fever early in the infection and will feel bad. They also tend to avoid eating and drinking, because the congestion in the nose does not allow them to breathe properly. You can help the congestion by giving him a steam bath. There is a link below that has good information about how to do this and other helpful tips for this condition. http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Your-Cat-Breathe-Easier It's best if you can get Oreo and Ollie to a vet within the next day or two. These infections need prescription treatment or they can become much worse without treatment - I've see kittens get severely damaged eyes with these infections. I hope this helps and Oreo and Ollie get better soon.

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