My kitten has white eye discharge. Why does it keep coming back?

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My kitty has something whitish substance in its eyes, I clean it with saline water but it comes over again. What can be it? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | 12 days old | 0.45 lbs

Chad Brown, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. Without having any pictures to go by, I am going to assume that the white substance you are seeing is purulent discharge or pus. There are many different types of conditions that can cause white substance to be in 12 day old kittens eyes. Most likely, especially if it is in both eyes rather than one, the cause is usually due to either infectious conjunctivitis by herpes virus, chlamydia or feline calicivirus. These diseases can be contagious to other cats but don’t worry because they will not be contagious to humans. Unfortunately, there is nothing over the counter that is effective in treating kittens with these diseases. My best advice is to take your kitten to the veterinarian as soon as possible to get an appropriate eye ointment to treat whatever is causing the discharge. Thanks for your question. I hope I have been helpful.

My kitten has white eye discharge. Why does it keep coming back?

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