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Dog eye bleeding from cat scratch: urgent care or home treatment?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 1 year and 5 months old | 5 lbs

A cat scratched my Yorkie under her left eye and it's bleeding. What do I need to do

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on January 27th, 2019

Hi, you could disinfect the area with some diluted betadine or just sterile saline, or sterile (boiled water) and if you think Willow is in pain and the eye could be affected, I would recommend to have her checked over. If she seems comfortable, make an appointment for tomorrow during routine hours. Hope this helps ! If you think you can take a picture of the area with the scratch please feel free to post again.

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