The cat has watery eyes. How to help a pet?

For a healthy animal, the norm is a small discharge that accumulates in the corners of the eyes after sleep. If a cat has a watery eye for several days in a row - this is a symptom of a disease caused by a viral infection. In this case, it is impossible to do without the help of a qualified specialist. The doctor will determine the cause and prescribe medications that can cope with the disease.

Quite often the reason that the cat has watery eyes are such dangerous diseases as mycoplasmosis, herpes or chlamydia. These infections provoke conjunctivitis, which causes lacrimation and purulent discharge. These viruses are dangerous not only for the cat, but also for its owners.

To determine the causative agent of the disease in the laboratory, the flushing of the conjunctiva is performed. The main treatment for viral infection is the course of antibiotics.
The veterinarian not only prescribes the necessary drugs, but also controls the entire process. It is very important to bring the treatment to completion, to avoid relapse.

With complaints that the cat has watery eyes, many animal owners turn to specialists. From the experience of practicing veterinarians it is known that often lachrymation is an allergic reaction. Home dust, microorganisms living in the upholstery of upholstered furniture and carpets, pollen of plants, even their own long coat can become its cause.

For the Persians, the isolation of tear fluid is the norm due to the structure of the skull of the animal. Since tears can cause irritation on the skin of the animal, the owners need to properly care for the pet. In veterinary pharmacies to date, there is a large selection of liquids that can wipe the area around the eyes of a Persian cat.

Mechanical damage or irritation of the cornea can also cause the cat to watery eyes. If the cause of tears is trauma, the animal needs urgent veterinary care. Get rid of the fallen mote or grain of sand you can help your pet yourself. It is enough to rinse the animal's eyes with strong tea or a weak furacilin solution (1 tablet per liter of water).

Damage to the cornea of the eye in a cat without proper treatment can develop into a more serious disease - keratitis, one of the consequences of which is total loss of vision.

The cornea of the animal's eye can irritate tobacco smoke or unsuitable detergents.

If your pet is already far from a young kitten, increased tearing may occur due to age-related changes in the lacrimal canaliculus.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons that the eyes of a cat in old age are watering. Therefore, it is not a bad idea to visit the veterinarian together with the pet.
It happens that the cat has watery eyes due to congenital hypersecretion of the lacrimal glands. But this pathology is rare.

If the cat has watery eyes, while the animal sneezes and coughs, there is an increased separation of mucus from the nose, fever, perhaps in an animal pneumonitis (cat flu). Pathogens of this infection get to the animal through the hands and clothes of a person. Bacteria can exist on containers with cat food if hygiene is not respected. Treatment is carried out with tetracycline drugs. Timely vaccination does not help to avoid infection, but it greatly facilitates the course of the disease and shortens its duration.

Let's sum up all that has been said. If you want your pet to be healthy, take care of its timely vaccination. Observe the rules of home hygiene. The diseased animal must be isolated from the rest to complete recovery. Keep in mind that the cat in the smoky room is not just harmful, but even dangerous. Do not expose your pet's health to such a risk.

In this article, we deliberately do not list the names of medications, since their uncontrolled use can worsen the condition of the animal.