I have a cat with watery eyes. She's had it for some time now (several months). It seems to be a gradual thing, not something that suddenly appeared but now it seems to be something that is just here to stay. She is quite old 17! She's a darling and going strong, showing no signs of slowing down. She has no other symptoms. Her eyes look normal aside from a small brown dot on each eye, looks on the outer section of the eye. Her sight is normal.
Sometimes the discharge (both eyes) is clear and other times it has a red/brown tinge to it. Mostly these days it is clear but we did go through a period where it was red/brown. She has been vaccinated her whole life but not for the past few years due to her age. She suffers severe travel sickness, so if I travel more than 5 minutes she needs to be sedated. That's obviously not an option anymore at her age the Vet said years ago it was best to not give her sedation.
She doesn't seem bothered by her eyes mostly. It's not itching, I've never seen her having a go at it with her paw, nor have I seen her squinting. The eye looks normal (not hazy),. The only time she is bothered by it if is there is a lot of discharge and she shakes her head and it goes everywhere! It's something she's not always had though, it's something that's developed. I'm really not sure how worried if at all I should be. Anyone have any thoughts about her condition? I have another cat, whatever she has isn't contagious. I have Googled a bit and it keeps coming up with varying suggestions most of which conclude surgery is required. I wouldn't consider surgery on her.
Sometimes the discharge (both eyes) is clear and other times it has a red/brown tinge to it. Mostly these days it is clear but we did go through a period where it was red/brown. She has been vaccinated her whole life but not for the past few years due to her age. She suffers severe travel sickness, so if I travel more than 5 minutes she needs to be sedated. That's obviously not an option anymore at her age the Vet said years ago it was best to not give her sedation.
She doesn't seem bothered by her eyes mostly. It's not itching, I've never seen her having a go at it with her paw, nor have I seen her squinting. The eye looks normal (not hazy),. The only time she is bothered by it if is there is a lot of discharge and she shakes her head and it goes everywhere! It's something she's not always had though, it's something that's developed. I'm really not sure how worried if at all I should be. Anyone have any thoughts about her condition? I have another cat, whatever she has isn't contagious. I have Googled a bit and it keeps coming up with varying suggestions most of which conclude surgery is required. I wouldn't consider surgery on her.