How to clean cat eye secretions:

1. Soak cotton, makeup remover or small gauze in saline and moisten it.

2. Gently lift the cat's head up with your hands, apply a little force to control the head, and gently stroke the area around the cat's face so that the cat can relax.

3. From the beginning of the eye to the end of the eye, gently wipe the eyelid along the edge of the eye. If there is dry and hard eye secretion (yellow-green eye secretion), use cotton soaked in salt water to gently wipe it back and forth to soften the secretion instead of using brute force to wipe the secretion off, as this can easily cause Inflammation of the eyelids and skin around the eyes.

4. If there is transparent secretion in the corner of the eye, you can use a few drops of artificial tears to flush the eyes and flush out the secretion. Some cats are afraid of artificial tears. You can comfort the cat first and hold the artificial tears before dripping. The hand comes from the rear of the cat, which is less frightening to the cat.

5. After cleaning your eyes, apply artificial tears or maintenance eye drops. Then use wet cotton to gently remove excess tears, being careful not to touch the surface of the eyeball during the wiping process.

Note: When cleaning your cat’s eyes, never use your fingers to forcefully remove eye secretions, because your nails may scratch the skin at the corners of the eyes, causing more serious eye diseases.

Causes for increased secretions from cat eyes:

1. The kitten’s nails accidentally touch the eyes, and increased secretions will occur due to eye injuries. , usually the kitten will recover in 1-2 days.

2. After a kitten is infected with bacteria, eye secretions will also increase. It is recommended that the owner use anti-inflammatory eye drops for treatment.

3. Kittens infected with herpes virus will have increased eye and nose secretions and need to be treated with antiviral drugs.