That is Bear. Bear is one year old, as of last week. We got from a nearby shelter 6 months ago, had Doc Laura check him out, declared healthy and he’s been here ever since, having a blast being Cuervo’s bestfriend .
Just in the last few days, his right eye is gathering more than the usual amount of eye-snot. Sometimes he has it half closed, sometimes not. It’s not hurting him, or bothering him in any apparent way. He’s not picking at it, and doesn’t seem to mind me taking a wet tissue to it to clean the gunk away. A lot of the time it’s wide open and fine.
I’ve looked for swelling, discoloration in the white, any weird drooping in his face, swelling or any injury. Nada.
His behavior is fine, he’s being his regular everyday shithead kitten-self. In fact right now he’s having his post dinner bath. A few minutes ago, he was making life miserable for Scarlett .
I’ll probably call Doc Laura, or Doc Heather for an appointment on Monday unless this starts to go away.
So…what am I missing here? Could it be as simple as that he just got whacked while playing?
Both of my cats have, from time to time, gotten goopy eyes, sometimes half-closed, sometime not. One seems more prone to it than the other. It usually clears up about the time I decide it’s bad enough to warrant a trip to the vet. You don’t know the meaning of fun until you’ve had to administer ophthalmic ointment to a cat.
I’ve always assumed it was due to some kind of minor trauma or irritation, when only one eye is producing eye snot.
Yesterday it actually looked a lot better. Keep in mind, there’s no swelling, discoloration, and he’s not acting irritated by it. But I know cats hide pain or discomfort a lot. He’s noticeably better today, but nevertheless he’s seeing Doc Laura at 3:30 today.