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My cat's eyes are red and have discharge, what's the best treatment?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Maine Coon | Male | neutered | 1 year and 3 months old | 9 lbs

my cat leonitis started having a left red eye on Friday and I started using Nutri vet eye rinse. The redness went away but now it looks like the infection spreaded to both eyes. Diacharge cones out of eyes and drys.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 30th, 2019

The NutriVet eye rinse is just a rinse, not a treatment for an infection. It won't hurt but it probably won't help in this case. Unfortunately I cannot tell much from the photos. We have a glitch in the system that won't allow me to enlarge them. I suggest you use this ophthalmic gel for a few days (if he is otherwise acting normally) but if no response or he gets worse then he needs to see a vet. ( https://www.amazon.com/Vetericyn-1066-Ophthalmic-Gel-1-5oz/dp/B0040ZS8R8 ) Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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