What causes red and swollen eyes in cats

Red cat’s eyesHow to treat the cause of swelling and can’t open

1. Caused by conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis is a common eye disease in cats, especially kittens. Its main symptoms are that the cat’s eyes become red, the eyes cannot be opened due to light sensitivity, and the eyes are watery. And accompanied by secretions and conjunctival edema, and some cats will also be infected with the respiratory tract, sneezing, runny nose symptoms.

Treatment of conjunctivitis:

Conjunctivitis is mainly treated with eye ointment or subconjunctival injection and systemic medication.

Medications are selected based on the underlying cause. For example, if it is conjunctivitis caused by chlamydia infection, antibiotic eye drops

can be used, and conjunctivitis caused by herpes virus needs to use antiviral eye drops And systemic use of antiviral drugs to treat.

2. Diet problems

If the cat’s eyes are red, swollen and tearful, it is also a common cause of the cat’s improper diet. If the cat eats cat food or oil and salt in the complementary food The ingredients are too high, or when the owner is eating, the cat can’t stand the behavior of begging and begging for food, and feeding the cat too much food eaten by people can easily cause the cat to get angry, causing the cat’s eyes to become red and swollen. open. Therefore, the owner must remember to choose food with low oil and salt content for the cat. All of its diets should be light, and usually pay attention to letting the cat drink more water to reduce the burden on the cat’s stomach. The idea that it doesn’t matter if the cat eats a little, may feed a little a day, and over time, it will eat a lot. The cat’s gastrointestinal food is very sensitive, and various gastrointestinal problems can easily occur. The owner must be careful about the cat’s diet. enough attention.

3. Eyes are irritated by foreign objects

The cat’s eyes are stimulated by foreign objects. For example, when the cat is too close to cooking, the smell of some food may be irritating. It, too much dust in the air, or foreign objects in the cat’s eyes may cause discomfort to the cat’s eyes. Therefore, the owner should pay attention to let the cat go to another place for a while when cleaning and cooking, and try not to let the dirty things and irritating smell in the house irritate the cat’s eyes. If the above situation occurs , The owner can help the cat to clean the eyes, and then drop a little neomycin sulfate eye drops (Langduoqing) eye drops, which is helpful for the cat’s eye redness, conjunctivitis, and eye secretions.

The above are the possible causes of red and swollen eyes that cannot be opened in cats. We hope it can help cats with infected eyes.

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