My cat's watery eye is getting worse. Could it be herpes or pink eye?

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My cat's eye has been watering for the past month. He has a history of this and my vet believes that he has herpes. I give him lysine everyday. It got better, but has now been worse over the last month. I got him some Terramycin ophthalmic ointment from Amazon but it doesnt seem to help. I thought he might have conjunctivitis. It doesn't seem to be painful, but he rubs it a lot and has light sensitivity. I'm out of ideas on how to fix it. The discharge is pink on a paper towel.

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

The ointment you got from Amazon won't be prescription strength, which is why it isn't helping. You need to take him into the vet to get prescription eye medication. It is bothering him if he's rubbing it a lot and is light sensitive. Please bring him into a vet today. Best of luck.

My cat's watery eye is getting worse. Could it be herpes or pink eye?

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