2 Week Old Kittens Eyes Matted Shut

Wrap your kitten in a blanket with its head exposed.

2 week old kittens eyes matted shut. If you have clean gloves put them on. Hi my name is xxxxx xxxxx my 7 month old cat just recently had 3 kittens 2 and a half weeks ago and all of them have their eyes open but the one. Pour distilled water onto 2 3 cotton balls. Sometimes kittens will develop crusted and matted eyes.

Eyes that are glued shut with discharge. Kittens can go blind if eye infections are left untreated. It s important to get the kitten to a veterinarian to determine the cause of the crusted and matted eyes. In severe cases eye infections can cause corneal ulcers in kittens which are sores on the outer surface of the eyeball.

In other cases permanent damage may be done to the conjunctiva or other eye structures. Then again this may be the result of a bacteria or viral infection. Often this occurs in newly born kitten because the eyes are becoming used to seeing. One of the infections that can affect a newborn kitten is infection of the conjunctiva the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the eyeball or of the cornea the transparent front surface coating of the eyeball.

Wrap your kitten in a blanket with its head exposed and hold the ophthalmic eye solution in your free hand. They still have their eyes shut submitted. I have 2 week old kittens and their eyes are matted shut and when i tried to take water and clean them pus in yellow color came out.