Kitten and sticky eye problem?

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I have a question to ask dealing with kitten and their eyes. My kittens are about a month old and they're three boys. Two of the boys have their eyes open to the fullest. One of them though has the little sticky stuff on his eyes making them shut tight. I'm wondering on what I should do to open his eyes up a bit. I know they're ready to open but his eyes are sticky and aren't able to. Maybe some warm water over his eyes?
 
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Yes, take warm water and a cotton ball, a different one for each eye, and rub from the inside to the outside. This kittens eyes should have opened about 2 weeks ago, if they are a month old now. A vet visit would be in order, as an infection of the eye can become worse, very quickly, even to the point of losing an eye. I am not saying it is that bad right now, but just saying if nothing is done it can get a lot worse.
When it opens, is there any discharge, does the eye seem swollen? Does he have any other problems, such as sneezing, or raspy breathing?
An vet will be able to give you the correct antibiotic, if it is needed, to help the eyes.
Good luck!!
 
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Originally Posted by FamilytimeRags

Yes, take warm water and a cotton ball, a different one for each eye, and rub from the inside to the outside. This kittens eyes should have opened about 2 weeks ago, if they are a month old now. A vet visit would be in order, as an infection of the eye can become worse, very quickly, even to the point of losing an eye. I am not saying it is that bad right now, but just saying if nothing is done it can get a lot worse.
When it opens, is there any discharge, does the eye seem swollen? Does he have any other problems, such as sneezing, or raspy breathing?
An vet will be able to give you the correct antibiotic, if it is needed, to help the eyes.
Good luck!!
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Ooops! Maybe I got the whole month thing wrong ebcause they just started opening their eyes for about a week now. Like 4days ago they had some of their eyes open and now two of them have their eyes open and the third one did have his eyes open but now they're shut. I'm off to do te warm water on his eyes for a bit =D Hopefully that will work a bit. That way I can clean his eyes once they open up a bit.

Update: Both of his eyes are clothes but then when I was going to do the washing, one of his eyes opened up XD! So he's a one eyed for now. His other eye is just a little sticky that's all. I already washed his eye a bit and we'll see if that works.
 
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My kittens had this problem and depending on the discharge, it could signal an upper respitory infection. Gayef has a good help post in the sticky post at the top of the forum. It really helped me when I was dealing with this problem. It say NOT to use cotton balls but cotton gauze just to let you know. Please read it a.s.a.p. because it was really helpful! Good luck!
 
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