Thread: Eye discharge

Originally Posted by ayeizajedi

I've noticed (as did the vet - to which she said to monitor it) that he gets a clearish discharge forming in the corner of his eyes that ends up going a crusty dark colour that looks rusty when we wipe it. As he's a red silver its quite noticable on his face (it sometimes looks like someones dunked his face in his food). Am I being overly worried about this or is it something natural? After only having his highness for a week im new to all this.

Our red cats have always gotten little dark crusty things in the corners of their eyes, and I others have said the same. Actually if you look very carefully on the our other cats you can often find them, but due to the dark coloration around those cats eyes they are not really visible. Only very occasionally do we see actual (clear) fluid/discharge, though I seem to remember that our boy Remy did have that when he was a kitten, and we were concerned for a while. It seems worse when they get into dusty areas so may be allergy related. We simply brush/flick off the little crusties every day or two (if the cat doesn't wipe them off). Probably normal unless discharge becomes heavy and/or not clear.