female kitten eye problems

petunia · New member Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

i recently adopted a four month old female kitten. her eyes seem to produce more goo/mucus than is normal. the goo collects and hardens and it is much more than anything produced by my other kitten. also, sometimes she closes her right eye halfway. i am going to take her to the vet, but wanted to know if anyone had any ideas as to why this may be. thanks.

Mary_NH · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:

could be feline herpes http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1327
I have one cat that has that problem and I put L-lysine in her food daily. Takes awhile for it to work but it does help.
If your vet says feline herpes it can be a lifelong condition that flares under stress. The l-lysine does help but doesn't make it go away.

petunia · New member Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

is feline herpes transmittable to humans?

Mary_NH · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

no - it's not at all. It's not herpes like people get. It's a cat thing - like feline leukemia isn't like people leukemia.
Do a search on it and see if it sounds/looks like what your kitten has.
But don't worry it's not at all transmittable to people

petunia · New member Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

thank you!

Chessmind · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:39 am Post subject:

Hi Petunia. Just wanted to welcome you to Auspet. How is your kitten doing? Very Happy

Chezza · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:59 am Post subject:

Hi there petunia, welcome aboard..Hope your kitty is doing much better.

HDrydr · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

Welcome!!
How is your Kitty? Is it feline Herpes? What did the vet recommend?