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Why is my cat's eye red, squinting, and his face so itchy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 1 year and 7 months old | 12 lbs

my cat keeps itching this right part of his face & he keeps squinting the eye under the pink part. It’s pink & really red & we think it’s an allergic reaction but we’re very worried. He keeps itching it & it’s getting more & more red. What should I do/what happened?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on March 24th, 2018

Poor Beanz! It could be he is having an allergic reaction, but he could also have an eye infection or suffered trauma to his eye causing him to scratch at it. First off, put an Ecollar on him to keep him from scratching at the area. He could do damage to his eye with his claws if he keeps rubbing at it. You can make an Ecollar at home, and I will put a link below on how to do it. Then I would monitor him. If the area keeps getting redder and his face starts swelling, or if his eye starts swelling shut or he has an excessive discharge coming from his eye, I would take him into a vet immediately. Otherwise, take him into the vet on Monday. Best of luck! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ffR-LzyW1M

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