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Why is my cat's eye runny? Is rose water or boric acid safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | spayed | 2 years and 10 months old | 6.6 lbs

My cat often gets a runny eye. But then I wash her eye with rose water or boric acid solution and it gets alright. But nowadays it has started to happen quite often and I am worried. Is this alright? And are there any side effects of using rose water or boric acid on cats? Please advise.

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on June 27th, 2018

Hi, I would recommend to see a vet to make sure that Paro is not suffering with a corneal ulcer or anything that requires more aggressive medical treatment. He seems to be in quite a lot of discomfort, so I think it is time to leave the current eye drops and get some more appropropriate treatment ! Hope he gets better soon

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