2 Week Old Kittens Eyes Crusted Shut

The little kitten seems to be fine otherwise trying to walk this afternoon one kitten i noticed had an eye matted shut.

2 week old kittens eyes crusted shut. What should i do. Have tried washing their eyes with a warm wet washcloth this seems to work temporarily. I ve tried to wipe it clean with a wet q tip and tissue but i don t want to hurt them. It is not uncommon for kittens to have eyes that are matted shut but respiratory infections and conjunctivitis should be addressed right away and treated by a veterinarian a vet may give you directions for at home treatment.

I clean it daily with a warm cloth and lots of discharge comes out. They opened their eyes about a week old. My 2 kittens are a day less than 2 weeks old. I am caring for 4 2 week old kittens.

Then again this may be the result of a bacteria or viral infection. One of the infections that can affect a newborn kitten is infection of the conjunctiva it will typically take place after the top and bottom eyelids separate and open at about 10 to 14 days of age. One has an underdeveloped eye that is almost always crusted shut. Hi i have 2 week old kittens and all have opened their eyes only 1 of them has one eye still shut with a little hard greenish crust what can i do you need to try opening his eyes with lukewarm wet cotton but it will not be enough even if you succeed he will need antibiotic eye drops as it sounds like he has a severe infection i recommend you.

It s important to get the kitten to a veterinarian to determine the cause of the crusted and matted eyes. Arielle on august 28 2017. 3 kittens are 7 weeks old born of a feral mother. Learn more about the symptoms and types of eye infections in cats here.

2 of the kittens have eyes that are matted shut. Sometimes kittens will develop crusted and matted eyes. I wiped it off and it opened. I have a 4 week old female kitten who wakes up with her eyes crusted shut filled with pus what can i do as a home remedy for her eyes please help i need someone to help somebody told me apple cider vinegar will help it didn t help it made it worse i don t know what else to do and i don t have money to bring him to the vet can someone please answer my question.

Will her immune system fight this off if i keep cleaning it. I have five 2 week old kittens with mommy cat. Now for the past 2 or 3 days one one of their eyes on each kitten is crusted shut. When that clears her problem eye is considerably smaller than her good eye.