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My new kitten's eye looks infected. What is it and is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Balinese | Male | neutered | 2 months and 27 days old | 2 lbs

Good evening, I recently adopted a male kitten and everything has been smooth but he has devolved some kind of eye infection/ inflammation and I’m not sure what it is or if is severe.

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on June 3rd, 2019

It’s probably not severe, but I would recommend that you have Leo examined by a vet. It could be a bacterial or viral eye infection or upper respiratory infection, or a scratch on the cornea. The vet will do an examination and then can recommend appropriate diagnostics or treatment.

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