Do cats have runny noses

Answer 1

This is actually a regular problem I have with my tabby. He squints as though his eyes are bothering him, his eyes tear, and both his top and bottom lids turn pink as though irritated. He was a youngster the first time it happened and being a concerned cat-mom I dutifully took him to the vet. The vet looked carefully around his eyes to make sure there was no foreign object, then diagnosed him as having eye Allergies. The treatment is to use the same allergy eye-drops people use, as needed, which he hates, but it works great. I was relieved there wasn't something more serious wrong. I was afraid he might have something in his eye, which can in extreme circumstances cause permanent vision loss. There is another possibility, which is uncommon but more likely if your cat is a purebred Siamese or Persian. I had a purebred Siamese some time ago whose eyes started to bother her. It didn't appear to be anything serious so I didnt worry about it at first. I took her to the vet immediately when I noticed her eyes appeared slightly cloudy. It turned out what she had was corneal sequestrums (sp?) in both eyes. She ended up needing eye surgery, which was awful, and expensive, and without which she would have ended up going blind in both eyes. What had happened was that she damaged her corneas in some minor way, then her eyelids, which were turned slightly inward (a 'defect' almost exclusive to purebred Siamese and Persians) caused the damaged areas to grow. The corrective surgery involved cutting out the damaged areas of her corneas and surgically correcting her eyelids so that problem would never reoccur. If you don't get the feeling automatically that there is something seriously wrong with your cat, what I would do is pick up some allergy eyedrops (I buy mine from the health food store because it makes me feel better, but my vet tells me it's not necessary), treat him/her, and keep a close eye for 24 hour or so. Typically my cat is noticeably better within a few hours. If your cat does not get better in 24 hours or appears at any time to get worse, I recommend taking him/her to your vet. I can tell you from experience, if it is serious, things can get a lot worse if you wait.

Answer 2

You must take your cat to the vet right now! It might be that your cat like all cats has sensitive eyes but if they are watering there might be a disease that is affecting your cat and if it has not shown redness in the past it might also be related to disease.

Answer 3

If it's not continuing it could simply be dust or pollen. If it continues then your cat could have a cold in it's eyes or an infection and it's time to take it to the vets.

Answer 4

Just clean the kittens face with a warm and wet piece of cloth every day to keep it from getting infected and to keep the area around his/her eye from decaying from the constant moisture.

Answer 5

Conjunctivitus or another sort of eye infection.

Answer 6

Cats do in fact have runny noses every once in a while. This is because these cats have allergies and sinus infections.

Answer 7

Your cat's eyes will become bloodshot and watery if he has allergies. Only your Vet will be able to tell you exactly what is going on with your cat's health.