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Is my kitten's eye crust and occasional squinting normal or a concern?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 6 days old | 2 lbs

My 10 week old kitten had a littlest bit of crusty in corner of eye looks like when we have sleep in our eyes, she occasionally squints it but the eye itself looks normal to me

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on July 25th, 2019

Cats can have the morning sleep in their eyes just like us. If the squinting is not persistent throughout the day, it should be fine. If it occurs throughout the day, then she should get checked out by the vet.

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