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My vet recommended human eye drops for my cat. Are they safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 9.7 lbs

Our vet recommended an otc antihistamine drop for my cat (I bought ketotifen) I gave her one drop in each eye. Since then I have been reading human drops aren't safe for cats. Are her eyes going to be ok?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on October 4th, 2019

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question about Roxy. I do understand being concerned, but in some cases, it can be safe to use certain human drops. It's off label use. If your vet recommended it, it should be ok. I hope this helps!

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