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My cat got flea medicine in their eye. What should I do right now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 1 year and 1 month old

I believe my cat got flea medicine on his eye

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 6th, 2019

Depending on what type of flea medication was used you might be able to contact the company to see what they would recommend. That being said it might also be a good idea to go ahead and have Butter examined by a vet since even if the flea medication shouldn’t cause problems in the eye it looks like Butter’s third eyelid is elevated on one side which could be a sign of irritation or a nerve problem.

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