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My cat's eye patch is worse after vet visit. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Bengal | Female | spayed | 11.7 lbs

my cat has this patch over her right eye that is getting bigger that looks to be inflamed, no hair, and bumpy that bleeds real easy. she was taken to a vet two days ago and is on antibotics, but looks and is still worse. I am also using a medicated wipe to help, but gets to bleeding after application.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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Published on January 11th, 2018

Wow. That looks very sore! I am sorry that Skeeter is having this issue. The appearance of this lesion is very concerning. Many skin conditions can look the same visually so I cannot say exactly what is going on but my first thoughts are that this is either a tumor (cancer) or an eosinophilic plaque. It could also be caused by skin parasites (like mites). Did your vet do any testing on that lesion? I am afraid some more work up is going to be necessary to figure out what is going on and how to treat it. I highly doubt that some antibiotics alone will clear this up. It is not a wound, something else is definitely happening. If she is scratching or rubbing it you need to an E-collar on her (cone) or it will never heal. https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/dog/dog-health-and-wellness/dog-ecollars/all-four-paws-tan-comfy-cone-5000727--1 I suggest you get Skeeter back to your vet and allow them to do some testing on this. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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    Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

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    Published on October 23rd, 2017

    Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. This could be an infected sore or something malignant. I wou ld recommend having a vet examine this to know for sure as it is difficult to say from the pictures. This may need a course of topical and oral antibiotics which your vet can prescribe. If you are unable to get to a vet right awsy, you can try using zymox topical ointment and see if this helps. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

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    Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

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    Published on January 18th, 2018

    It looks like it could be caused by a self inflected injury but the itch could be caused by an underlying mild to moderate conjunctivitis, probably secondary to a trauma or infection. A check up would be needed as appropriate treatment would include antibiotics and anti-inflammatory eye drops. Corneal injuries must be ruled out as well. Antiinflammatory and antibiotics drops for the eyes can be applied on that little spot of skin as well. A buster collar could avoid further scratching and be quite useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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