2 week old kitten's eye glued shut and clear liquid coming out. Help

My two week old kitten has its left eye glued shut and there is this clear liquid coming out of it. I don't have enough  money to go to the vet and I am wondering if someone can help me. I have been wiping it down with water to open the eye, then putting neosporin in it. Am I doing this right? Then when I woke up today, another kitten had the same thing, Is it contagious, do you think that I should separate the rest of the kittens from these two?  

PLEASE HELP!!!     

This sounds like the FelineHerpesVirus. It is contagious for cats only. You need to bring your cats to the vet or they will end up losing their sight.

Its spreading, you'll need a Vet to give you antibiotics for them. The longer this goes untreated the worse its going to get.

KSWI said:

 
My two week old kitten has its left eye glued shut and there is this clear liquid coming out of it. I don't have enough  money to go to the vet and I am wondering if someone can help me. I have been wiping it down with water to open the eye, then putting neosporin in it. Am I doing this right? Then when I woke up today, another kitten had the same thing, Is it contagious, do you think that I should separate the rest of the kittens from these two?  

PLEASE HELP!!!     

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The most probable it has already spread.  Are they orphans or is mom washing them around?

Anyway, it may be worth the try to isolate them two.

With home remedies, I would suggest you have a little salt in the water, ie saline water.  Cant hurt, may help some.

But as the other said, its really a vet errand, esp as it doesnt react to neosporin.   Phone at least and ask.

KSWI said:

 
My two week old kitten has its left eye glued shut and there is this clear liquid coming out of it. I don't have enough  money to go to the vet and I am wondering if someone can help me. I have been wiping it down with water to open the eye, then putting neosporin in it. Am I doing this right? Then when I woke up today, another kitten had the same thing, Is it contagious, do you think that I should separate the rest of the kittens from these two?  

PLEASE HELP!!!     

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The best is if you manage to raise money - lending or finding a cheap vet.  There are lotsa of cheap spaying clinics.  I would guess most of them are also doing basic vet treatment much cheaper than a usual, commerecial vet would take.

I have also read about some sort of credit card for vet care and also even some human medical care.  But as Im not in USA, I dont know much about it...

One of our knowleable forumists (probably Catwoman707)  wrote once some tips for useful eye antibiotics.  The poster this time was somewhere in Indonesia, without any vet nearby.

But if you dont cant get to a vet you nether, not even a cheap one, you can perhaps have help of this text.

Once again: this is last line defence.  A real vets advices are much better and safer:

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Bacterial infections are very common in babies/kittens. Most will heal just fine with the commonly used eye antibiotic terramycin.

However I can't say whether or not this particular is available in Indonesia, but surely a good alternative is Erythromycin eye ointment will do the job too.

There are drops called   Pentamycetin if you can get this, especially since the eyes are not open, you can put a drop in the corner where it drains and hold the baby on it's back for a couple minutes to help give it a chance to soak in.

I know terramycin can be bought without a prescription but I don't know about the others, nor which will be available there."

Bacterial infections are very common in babies/kittens. Most will heal just fine with the commonly used eye antibiotic terramycin.

However I can't say whether or not this particular is available in Indonesia, but surely a good alternative is Erythromycin eye ointment will do the job too.

There are drops called   Pentamycetin if you can get this, especially since the eyes are not open, you can put a drop in the corner where it drains and hold the baby on it's back for a couple minutes to help give it a chance to soak in.

I know terramycin can be bought without a prescription but I don't know about the others, nor which will be available there."

I have searched on line and terramycin can be ordered from 800petmeds without a prescription except in California. I have a local feed store that has a vet and I need to check there for these meds but I can get some of the vaccines from them also. As our area only requires Dogs to be vaccinated by a vet.

K kswi

How are your kitten's eyes doing now? Any better?

could be that they have a cold in their eyes....other than a trip to the vet and medication, it is an easy fix with Boric acid and cotton balls or q-tips. If it is ignored for even a few weeks it can cause it to occur threw out their life time as it can lower that eyes chance of getting it again and again.

This happened to my kittens. The vet said to wipe a few times a day gently with a soft, damp cloth. I did this more than a few times a day. If I got up in the middle of the night, I'd wipe them so they wouldn't get stuck shut. I was told if it got worse to bring them in. It cleared up after about a week on it's own. All I used was water and a cloth, nothing else. There is a post on here with some good information, I'll try to find it for you. 

Here was the post: 

Originally posted by gayef

When kittens are in the process of opening their eyes, it is very common and normal to see a little bit of goop or even crust that essentially sticks the eyelid closed. It can happen for many reasons; siblings can inadvertantly scratch a newly-opening eye with little sharp kitten claws while trying to get into position to nurse (you see this a lot more in larger litters), Momma cats lick bottoms and then lick faces, debris can enter the eye ... just to name a few. It is knowing when to seek the professional opinion of your vet and when you can treat it at home that makes all the difference.

Let's talk about eye goop. *grin* Eye goop can range in color and consistancy from clear and watery to thick, green pus-like discharge. In order to determine whether or not you should attempt to treat the problem yourself, you have to examine the eye goop. If it is anything but thick, yellowish-green, pus-like discharge, the chances are very good that you can treat it at home, but if it is thick, yellowish-green, pus-like discharge, immediately seek a vet's professional advice and treatment, do not pass Go, do not collect $200.

OK, so you have now examined the eye goop and it is not thick, yellow-ish green, pus-like discharge. You can attempt to treat it at home, but you have to have a few things on hand first, so make a list and run out to the nearest store to collect what you need:

Antibacterial Hand Soap
Cotton Gauze (NOT Cotton BALLS)
One Deep Bowl - Wash before use, preferably in dishwasher with heat dry setting
8x8 inch Ceramic or Pyrex Casserole dish, washed in dishwasher with the heat dry setting
Large Bottle of Alcohol
Scissors

Wash your hands all the way up to your elbows in hot water (as hot as you can reasonably stand) and the antibacterial hand soap. Leave the soap on your skin for at least 3 minutes and rinse then dry thoroughly with a clean paper towel. Place the scissors in the 8x8 dish so they lay flat and pour alcohol in to cover the scissors completely. Soak for 10 minutes, remove and dry thoroughly with a clean paper towel. Using the clean, dry scissors, cut several small pads of the cotton gauze, approximately 3 inches by 3 inches. Fill the deep bowl with warm, NOT HOT water. Dip a piece of the gauze you have cut into the water and lightly wring. You don't want it to be dripping, but you don't want it to be dry either. GENTLY, dab the eye, do not wipe or rub, just dab the eye with the wet gauze to soften the crust. Repeat this several times but DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PRY THE EYE OPEN. You just want to soften the crust and remove it gently with the gauze.

Repeat this process twice a day for several days or until the eye is completely open and free from any further discharge or crust.

If, while cleaning the eye, you notice that the discharge has turned yellow-ish green and is thick or pus-like, stop treating the eye immediately and call your vet for an antibiotic eye ointment as well as instructions on how to administer it to your kitten.

Hope this helps,

~gf~

Hi there, I've not read the other commets yet as I'm feeding hand rears at the mo but your post jumped out at me. I've been fostering for only the last 12 months so I'm no expert. But when my kittens have sticky eye I bathe with cold tea. Soak a tea bag in boiled water, let it cool then using cotton pads wipe each eye using a different pad for each eye. This will help de gunk the eyes and soothe. If you need an anti biotic to clear the infection I use chloramphenical eye drop (optrex) use it 3 times a day for 5 days. If no improvement seek the vets advice. Keep an eye out for any other symptoms such as sneezing or a running noese as this could be URI (cat flu). Hope you kitty is OK real soon. X

No need to isolate your kitten this may result in mom rejecting him when he comes back. Just watch out for the other kittens. Bathe their eyes too the second you see any signs of sticky eye. Cold tea really does work and the lady who trained me has been fostering cats for 30 years and she swears by it. X