my new kitten has discharge in her eye. PROBLEM?

marilynmarie16

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I recently got a new kitten, Isabella. Her litter just got the okay from the vet to be seperated from their mother. A few days later I noticed only one of her eyees constantly has discharge from her eye. I clean it up then it reappears an hour later. She's extremly acive and no other symptoms. I do not know much about cats. So I was wondering if this is an eye infection or completly normal? Just concerned...help.
 

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There is a good chance it's a symptom of an upper respiratory infection. Check for messages here about supplementing with L-lysine. This is common, but it can be very serious.
 

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I would take her to the vets.  It could be a URI, or it could simply be an eye infection that needs drops or eye ointment.
 

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If the discharge is clear it's okay and could just be from the stress of a new environment or dust/environmental.  If the discharge is colored (green or yellow or red) then something else is going on and a trip to the vet is definitely in order.
 
 
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