My 3-week-old kitten's eyes are yellow and crusty. What's wrong?

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My kitten is 3 weeks old. They are 7 kittens. All of them opened their eyes but the eyes of 2 keep closing with some stuff coming out of it yellow coloured. Pictures attached. I clean it and again after few hours their eyes get close again due to same liquid. It keeps coming out of eyes. The rest have clear eyes. By looking at pictures is it normal for kittens or any infection? Any medicine or eye drop i should give ? Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 24 days old

Ann Dion, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. These kittens have an infection around their eyes, and especially at such a young age infections can lead to loss of sight. I recommend you have them into a vet right away to get some eye medication for them. You will likely need an antibiotic, and therefore will require a prescription, so you need to take them to a vet. If you can't get to a vet right away, use natural tears (human product is ok, just make sure no medications are present and it is just natural tears), and apply this 4-6 times a day to keep the eye lubricated. This will try to prevent an ulcer which can lead to more complications with sight. Best of luck with the little ones!

My 3-week-old kitten's eyes are yellow and crusty. What's wrong?

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