2 Week Old Kittens Eyes Crusted Shut

I have it at home now and feeding it food and water.

2 week old kittens eyes crusted shut. Have tried washing their eyes with a warm wet washcloth this seems to work temporarily. In severe cases eye infections can cause corneal ulcers in kittens which are sores on the outer surface of the eyeball. How to clean crusty matted kitten eyes. He is 2 weeks.

I just found about a 7 week old kitten alone on the side of a residential road. After i cle read more. Crustiness building up on the skin around the eyes. I ve tried to wipe it clean with a wet q tip and tissue but i don t want to hurt them.

I clean it daily with a warm cloth and lots of discharge comes out. They opened their eyes about a week old. Sometimes kittens will develop crusted and matted eyes. Most kittens open their eyes within eight days of being born while some kittens take as long as two weeks.

What should i do. Kittens can go blind if eye infections are left untreated. Is there read more. Wrap your kitten in a blanket with its head exposed.

Eyes that are glued shut with discharge. 2 of the kittens have eyes that are matted shut. Wrap your kitten in a blanket with its head exposed and hold the ophthalmic eye solution in your free hand. When that clears her problem eye is considerably smaller than her good eye.

One has an underdeveloped eye that is almost always crusted shut. If you have clean gloves put them on. Pour distilled water onto 2 3 cotton balls. This is exactly what is going on with a kitten i am taking care of.

Discharge from the eyes that can be clear white yellow or green. Then again this may be the result of a bacteria or viral infection. They are a little over a week old. It s eyes and nose were crusted over.

3 kittens are 7 weeks old born of a feral mother. One of the infections that can affect a newborn kitten is infection of the conjunctiva it will typically take place after the top and bottom eyelids separate and open at about 10 to 14 days of age. Learn more about the symptoms and types of eye infections in cats here. Sep 9 2005 6 hissy tcs member.

Often this occurs in newly born kitten because the eyes are becoming used to seeing. Will her immune system fight this off if i keep cleaning it. My 2 kittens are a day less than 2 weeks old. It s important to get the kitten to a veterinarian to determine the cause of the crusted and matted eyes.

While a kitten who has not opened its eyes at all within two weeks should be taken to the veterinarian you can help a kitten that has one eye open but not the other. I am caring for 4 2 week old kittens.