Today, I’m going to talk to you guys about the causes of tears in cats and some solutions.
1. Trichiasis of cat eyelashes
The so-called trichiasis of eyelashes means that the direction of eyelash growth has changed,
because The upside-down part sticks to the inside of the eyeball and irritates the eye, so the eye is always wet and tear-stains can form.
Solution:
It’s best to trim the hair around the cat’s eyes regularly to reduce eye hair irritation and prevent tear streaks.
2. Blockage of the nasolacrimal duct
Some cats have flat faces, such as Garfield, Persian, etc. varieties, they have relatively short nasal cavities that prevent tears from flowing in time, resulting in tear streaks.
Solution:
Since there is no way to change this innate genetic factor, we as owners can only help them clean their faces every day,
Wipe the cat’s eyes with salt water every day to suppress tear stains, and at the same time let the cat drink plenty of water and keep the diet light.
3. Eye disease
If the cat has conjunctivitis and keratitis Other eye diseases, all of which can lead to increased eye secretions, which can form tear streaks around the eyes.
Solution:
Pay more attention to cat’s eye hygiene, and you can drop some anti-inflammatory drugs to slow down tears.
4. Ear mites
When cats have ear mites, The ears can be very itchy, and cats often scratch their ears with their hind feet, so pain deep in the ear canal can unknowingly spread to the eyes, stimulating the lacrimal glands to produce tears.
Solution:
Help cats clean their ears regularly to reduce bacterial growth and prevent ear canal infections.
5. Infectious Diseases
If Cats suffering from infectious diseases such as feline nasal branch will have a large increase in eye secretions, resulting in excessive eye secretion and the formation of tear streaks.
Solution:
Aciclovir eye drops
can be used as an adjunct treatment, the eye drops go into the cat’s eyes and nasal cavity while clearing the eyes and discharge from the nose.
Mild rhinorrhea symptoms can be cured within a week, but severe cases may require medical attention.
6. Dacryocystitis
There is a foreign body in the cat’s eye , The foreign body rubs on the eyeball, forming a bacterial infection, causing the cat to shed tears, and the tear stain caused by the cat’s dacryocystitis is yellow-green.
Solution: Put chloramphenicol eye drops into the cat’s eye, rinse the secretions, squeeze chloramphenicol eye ointment into the corner of the eye, and dry with a damp paper towel tears. Once a day, for several days, it will slow down.
7. Eyeworm
In Cats have parasites in the lacrimal duct or conjunctival sac, white thread-like parasites can be seen in the corners of the eyes, which can cause the cat to cry and shed tears.
Solution:
It is important to regularly deworm your cat. Internal deworming once every three months, external deworming once a month.
If the cat’s living environment is very clean, you can deworm every 3 to 6 months depending on the situation.
After deworming cats, there will be vomiting and other stress reactions, so owners can feed their cats some greedy but not greasy pet probiotics to help them reduce vomiting.
8. Dietary reasons
The food the cat eats is too salty High, cats do not like to drink water, which is very easy to cause tear marks.
Cat in the early stage of food change, cat food is not suitable, cat food too much oil, will cause tear marks.
Solution:
It is best to follow the “seven-day food change method” when changing food to reduce the cat’s stress response. Don’t feed your cat too salty food, it is best to choose a cat food with low salt and less oil as the main food.
In addition, it is best to replace the cat’s rice bowl and water basin with stainless steel, ceramic or glass, which can relatively reduce the impact on the cat’s facial hygiene.
