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My kitten has red, goopy eyes with green discharge. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

my kitten 3 & 4 months old, the rim around their eyes are red and they have a green discharge and im unsure how many drops of tears naturale artificial tears to give them

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 22nd, 2019

Hi, and thanks for your question. That is likely to be due to a mild to moderate conjunctivitis, probably secondary to an infection. A check up would be needed as appropriate treatment would include antibiotics and anti-inflammatory eye drops. Corneal injuries must be ruled out as well. Artificial tears won't help much unfortunately at this stage. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

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