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My cat has gooey eye discharge. Is it an infection? What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 6 lbs

My cat has goo herpes of the eyes what can I do

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 8th, 2018

This is probably an upper respiratory infection. it's very common in young 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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