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Why Is My Cat Crying Tears, and How to Fix It?
Cats can tear up for many reasons — eye inflammation or infection, irritation from fur or dust, a blocked tear duct, or internal heat from a dry diet. Most cases improve with care, but persistent or infected eyes need a vet.
My cat’s eye swelled after a nap but it’s now eating and seems normal—what’s wrong?
From the photo, the closed eye and increased discharge suggest conjunctivitis, from trauma, bacterial/viral infection, or irritants, with tearing, redness, and crusted lids. Treat by cause—remove irritants then use antibiotic drops for irritants; antivirals for viral; keep an Elizabethan collar until healed.
My cat lost appetite (won’t even eat favorite treats), eyes watery and barely open, sleeps all day
Poor appetite and tearing may mean an eye problem—infection, allergy, or injury. Check for trauma; if none, consider infection or inflammation. Irritating smells in the environment may also cause it. Feline rhinotracheitis is possible; if it persists, see a vet soon.
How can I tell if my cat’s eyes are sick?
Sick cat eyes may show redness, tearing, pain, light sensitivity, and increased discharge, with the cat scratching its eyes. Corneal disease, glaucoma, or cataracts reduce clarity and affect vision, causing bumps and bruises. See a vet promptly if these appear.
I bathed the cat at home a while ago, then noticed yellow nasal discharge with bad breath, but it eats, drinks, runs, and jumps normally. Is this a cold or rhinotracheitis?
From the symptoms it's likely just a chill and cold. Try pet cold and anti-inflammatory medicine, keep it warm, and supplement vitamins, protein, and lysine. If fever or eye redness appears, consider rhinotracheitis or calicivirus and see a vet.
What happens when a cat gets red eye?
Red eye is not a disease but a symptom of eye infection — redness, swelling, tearing, and discharge — that can affect vision if untreated. It may be conjunctivitis or blepharitis from bacterial or viral infection. See a vet for eye drops, antibiotics, and antivirals.
Why is one of my cat’s eyes red and swollen?
From your description and photo, tearing and increased discharge suggest conjunctivitis from foreign-object irritation or impact. Clean the eye with saline or eye wash, then use chloramphenicol drops. If the cat scratches, use an Elizabethan collar to prevent worsening.
One eye is often squinted with a cloudy pupil, but he eats, drinks and uses the litter fine — is it cataracts? He’s only six months old.
A white cloudy pupil in a rabbit is usually cataracts or keratitis, both serious and hard to tell apart, needing a professional eye exam (slit lamp, eye pressure, retina, lens, tears). Cataracts are abnormal lens clouding blocking light to the retina, seen in seniors but also congenital in young rabbits; severe cases need surgery.
Possibly stressed – just bought it today; it was fine earlier but suddenly started panting fast, making urgent noises from its nose, lying still, gloomy, with constant tearing and unwilling to move. Could it be heart disease?
Constant panting and nasal breathing sounds may signal respiratory or cardio-pulmonary disease. After stress, a heart attack is possible, with breathing difficulty, panting, blood clots, and limp limbs. Chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, heartworm, viral respiratory infection, nasal polyps, throat foreign bodies, or lung compression (edema, emphysema, tumor) can also cause this. See a vet for blood, SAA, chest X-ray, echo, and airway pathogen tests for early treatment.
What are the symptoms of glaucoma in cats?
Feline glaucoma shows dilated pupils, protruding eyeball, tearing, cloudy cornea, red sclera, and reduced vision, with strong pain making the cat quieter and hiding. See a vet promptly to avoid worsening; treatment varies from medication to surgery.