Accidentally got milk on my kitten’s eye

[u/m_sad_sope]

I was feeding my kitten yesterday and accidentally some formula fell on her eye, she kept eating no problem and went to sleep, this was yesterday night, this morning she had a little eye bugger (don’t know the exact name in english) but otherwise seemed fine, however today it seems like her eye is a little swollen (picture attached)

Should I take her to the vet? does anybody have any advice?

[u/Embarrassed-Buy1574]

i would definitely take her to be seen. it looks pretty swollen and you typically don’t want to risk anything eye relating with animals.

[u/m_sad_sope → u/Embarrassed-Buy1574]

yeah im taking her right now :(

[u/ParkerFree → u/m_sad_sope]

Update us, please. You aren't the first person to accidentally drip milk. I suspect it's something else causing the swelling.

[u/DeadbeatGremlin → u/m_sad_sope]

I hope it clears up!!!! Good luck

[u/whutchamacallit → u/m_sad_sope]

They'll fix it right, no worries!

[u/Truth_Malice → u/m_sad_sope]

Any updates? Is she alright?

[u/aloofandblue → u/m_sad_sope]

Any update on her condition? :(

[u/Ldolexan → u/Embarrassed-Buy1574]

Better safe than sorry-vet visits beat kitten pirate cosplay

[u/RentalKittens]

Kittens get eye infections all the time. Get medicated eye drops or ointment from the vet and it will clear up fast. A warm wet compress will help, but it can't replace the medication.

[u/KABCatLady]

Just want to assure you that eye infections in kittens are SUPER common and EASILY treatable. You’ll see the vet, get the meds and baby will be okay. You’ll got this!

[u/Kindly_Machine7060]

Poor baby, they are going to give him eye drops to stop the infection.

[u/AkiraLovesPotatos → u/Kindly_Machine7060]

I hope she’s okay ☹️

[u/Goosered]

What happened to the mommy cat op? 😞 I'm not sure I want to know.

[u/m_sad_sope → u/Goosered]

no idea :( we found her in our parking lot crying and she was alone, we tried to find the mom but no luck :(

[u/Famous_Revolution_91 → u/m_sad_sope]

You're a good person, I love this sub

[u/Goosered → u/m_sad_sope]

Aww that's so sad, what a lucky kitten that found you. Wishing you all the best op, keep us updated on the tiny fluff ball, I'm sure the eye will clean up, it's just one of those things.

[u/XelquaIsABitGay]

I hope your baby gets well soon!!! you may feel bad but remember its just a mistake and you're doing what you can to help the guy<3

[u/jerrycan-cola]

Looks like they might have gotten an eye infection! Please don’t blame yourself, kittens are notoriously vulnerable to many illnesses and infections because they are still developing immune systems.

[u/StabbyBoo]

I just want to throw out that I took in a kitten whose cornea had already ruptured and even then, it recovered remarkably well with treatment. She's mostly blind in it, but a year on and she's the alpha of a bunch of full-sighted cats.

You're already taking her to the vet, so she'll likely be okay. Good on ya. (:

[u/Delanaenae]

Poor pookie :( I hope she recovers quickly <3

[u/FlamingoLopsided2466]

I don't think I've ever had a bottle baby that didn't need eye drops at some point.

[u/Additional-You-2733]

Yeah id definitely bring her to the vet because my older cat had something that looked similar and it ended up being infected

[u/wons-noj]

As the others have said, this is easily treatable. But you should also know cow milk isn’t really good for cats, water and food (both wet and dry) are all they really need besides a litter box

[u/mcsmackington → u/wons-noj]

idk if OP used cow milk. They just said formula so I imagine it's specifically for kittens unless I missed something or am just mistaken

[u/spotator]

for the time being along with eye drops and the vet, try using a warm damp cotton clothe on the infected eye gently. it cleans out the gunk. i was too broke for any medications when i got a baby kitten it helped her.

[u/BlackhawkRyzen69]

im sure they dont mind so long as most of it went in their mouth XD yeah you may want to go to a vets office and see if they will give/sell you a bottle of eyedrops to kill any bacteria infection. dont let them talk you into bringing the baby in. you already know what caused the problem.. you dont need a second 800$ opinion.

[u/FairyFountain]

Any updates on kitten? Been thinking about you guys.

[u/wiggywiggy__]

Any updates please?

[u/Casuariidae]

RemindMe! 24 hrs

[u/Current-Quantity-785]

wash her eye out with gentle warm water. take her to the vet.

[u/ghoulfairy_]

keep us posted

[u/Sarcastic_Lilshit]

Poor thing. Give it head smooches for me. 😞

[u/Friedsurimi]

How is baby rn? I hope everything turns for the best!!

[u/Dikedern]

Better safe than sorry-milk isnt meant for kitten eyes

[u/itsmybiscuit]

Something that helped really well when we had litters and one of them had a eye infection was getting a cotton ball, drench it in COLD!!! chamomile tea and gently dab/wipe the outer area of the eye(s).

[u/gobekl1tepe]

Update???

[u/gobekl1tepe]

Take her to vet!!!