Tearing eye?

Hello everyone!
Spike, my 9 yo indoor male, has been having some
what looks like tears coming out of one of his eyes -
he has no other symptoms of anything - eye isn't red,
he doesn't seem to mind us touching it, it isn't a constant
tearing, and it is a slow, clear tear. I tried to find out
info on the net, but all I could find was info on the
herpes they get in their eyes, as well as other more
serious eye problems and diseases. I was just wondering
if this eye gunk is allergies or should I be more concerned?

None of the others have this clear tear stuff, one of them
has the regular run of the mill eye gunk and the other two
are fine, occasionally getting eye gunk...

Any ideas to what this is?

Thanks!
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Art Without Anxiety
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Hello everyone!
Spike, my 9 yo indoor male, has been having some
what looks like tears coming out of one of his eyes -
he has no other symptoms of anything - eye isn't red,
he doesn't seem to mind us touching it, it isn't a constant
tearing, and it is a slow, clear tear. I tried to find out
info on the net, but all I could find was info on the
herpes they get in their eyes, as well as other more
serious eye problems and diseases. I was just wondering
if this eye gunk is allergies or should I be more concerned?

None of the others have this clear tear stuff, one of them
has the regular run of the mill eye gunk and the other two
are fine, occasionally getting eye gunk...

Any ideas to what this is?


My first guess is a URI of some sort, but if he has no contact with
other cats, I would wonder how he got it. A vet visit to rule out
problems is always a great idea. That said, my dog has a tear duct that
is too small, so her eye constantly tears. She'd need surgery to correct
it, and it doesn't bother her, and the vet said it was not a health
risk, so we left it as it is. Perhaps your kitty has a blocked tear
duct? The vet can tell by putting green drops in the corner of the eye
and waiting for them to drip through the nose. If they don't, the duct
is blocked.
Allergies, IMO, would cause both eyes to tear the same.

Talk to your vet and see what (s)he thinks.

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Hello everyone!
Spike, my 9 yo indoor male, has been having some
what looks like tears coming out of one of his eyes -
he has no other symptoms of anything - eye isn't red,
he doesn't seem to mind us touching it, it isn't a constant
tearing, and it is a slow, clear tear. I tried to find out
info on the net, but all I could find was info on the
herpes they get in their eyes, as well as other more
serious eye problems and diseases. I was just wondering
if this eye gunk is allergies or should I be more concerned?

None of the others have this clear tear stuff, one of them
has the regular run of the mill eye gunk and the other two
are fine, occasionally getting eye gunk...

Any ideas to what this is?


My first guess is a URI of some sort, but if he has no contact with
other cats, I would wonder how he got it. A vet visit to rule out
problems is always a great idea. That said, my dog has a tear duct that
is too small, so her eye constantly tears. She'd need surgery to correct
it, and it doesn't bother her, and the vet said it was not a health
risk, so we left it as it is. Perhaps your kitty has a blocked tear
duct? The vet can tell by putting green drops in the corner of the eye
and waiting for them to drip through the nose. If they don't, the duct
is blocked.
Allergies, IMO, would cause both eyes to tear the same.

Talk to your vet and see what (s)he thinks.

--
--
~kaeli~
God was my co-pilot... but then we crashed in the mountains
and I had to eat him.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

"Christi Conley" wrote in message
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Hello everyone!
Spike, my 9 yo indoor male, has been having some
what looks like tears coming out of one of his eyes -
he has no other symptoms of anything - eye isn't red,
he doesn't seem to mind us touching it, it isn't a constant
tearing, and it is a slow, clear tear. I tried to find out
info on the net, but all I could find was info on the
herpes they get in their eyes, as well as other more
serious eye problems and diseases. I was just wondering
if this eye gunk is allergies or should I be more concerned?

None of the others have this clear tear stuff, one of them
has the regular run of the mill eye gunk and the other two
are fine, occasionally getting eye gunk...

Any ideas to what this is?

Thanks!
--
Christi
Stampin' Up! Representative
Art Without Anxiety
www.ArtWithoutAnxiety.com
^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^


I'd imagine it's irratated, maybe by a hair or something. Keep an eye on it.
Karen

"Christi Conley" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone!
Spike, my 9 yo indoor male, has been having some
what looks like tears coming out of one of his eyes -
he has no other symptoms of anything - eye isn't red,
he doesn't seem to mind us touching it, it isn't a constant
tearing, and it is a slow, clear tear. I tried to find out
info on the net, but all I could find was info on the
herpes they get in their eyes, as well as other more
serious eye problems and diseases. I was just wondering
if this eye gunk is allergies or should I be more concerned?

None of the others have this clear tear stuff, one of them
has the regular run of the mill eye gunk and the other two
are fine, occasionally getting eye gunk...

Any ideas to what this is?

Thanks!
--
Christi
Stampin' Up! Representative
Art Without Anxiety
www.ArtWithoutAnxiety.com
^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^


I'd imagine it's irratated, maybe by a hair or something. Keep an eye on it.
Karen

Hopefully "L" or Mary or Sherry can help you with this problem if they take
time off from bashing me LOL






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"Christi Conley" wrote in message
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Hello everyone!
Spike, my 9 yo indoor male, has been having some
what looks like tears coming out of one of his eyes -
he has no other symptoms of anything - eye isn't red,
he doesn't seem to mind us touching it, it isn't a constant
tearing, and it is a slow, clear tear. I tried to find out
info on the net, but all I could find was info on the
herpes they get in their eyes, as well as other more
serious eye problems and diseases. I was just wondering
if this eye gunk is allergies or should I be more concerned?

None of the others have this clear tear stuff, one of them
has the regular run of the mill eye gunk and the other two
are fine, occasionally getting eye gunk...

Any ideas to what this is?

Thanks!
--
Christi
Stampin' Up! Representative
Art Without Anxiety
www.ArtWithoutAnxiety.com
^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^


I'd imagine it's irratated, maybe by a hair or something. Keep an eye on
it.
Karen

Hopefully "L" or Mary or Sherry can help you with this problem if they take
time off from bashing me LOL






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"Karen" wrote in message
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"Christi Conley" wrote in message
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Hello everyone!
Spike, my 9 yo indoor male, has been having some
what looks like tears coming out of one of his eyes -
he has no other symptoms of anything - eye isn't red,
he doesn't seem to mind us touching it, it isn't a constant
tearing, and it is a slow, clear tear. I tried to find out
info on the net, but all I could find was info on the
herpes they get in their eyes, as well as other more
serious eye problems and diseases. I was just wondering
if this eye gunk is allergies or should I be more concerned?

None of the others have this clear tear stuff, one of them
has the regular run of the mill eye gunk and the other two
are fine, occasionally getting eye gunk...

Any ideas to what this is?

Thanks!
--
Christi
Stampin' Up! Representative
Art Without Anxiety
www.ArtWithoutAnxiety.com
^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^ ^,,^


I'd imagine it's irratated, maybe by a hair or something. Keep an eye on
it.
Karen

Christina wrote in on 29 Jan 2004:

Hopefully "L" or Mary or Sherry can help you with this problem if they
take time off from bashing me LOL

Get the **** over it. Gawd, you're pathetic.

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Cheryl

Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet.
MIB II

Christina wrote in on 29 Jan 2004:

Hopefully "L" or Mary or Sherry can help you with this problem if they
take time off from bashing me LOL

Get the **** over it. Gawd, you're pathetic.

--
Cheryl

Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet.
MIB II

dittooooooos

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Christina wrote in on 29 Jan 2004:

Hopefully "L" or Mary or Sherry can help you with this problem if they
take time off from bashing me LOL

Get the **** over it. Gawd, you're pathetic.

--
Cheryl

Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet.
MIB II