My cat has watery eyes

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Hi everyone,

I rescued my cat Patchouli two years ago. He had runny eyes and was sneezing, and my vet diagnosed him with cat flu. This was later confirmed when one of my other cats caught it from him. Both were treated with eye drops. The vet also recommended inhalations, but Patchouli can't stand being shut in a carrier, so I wasn't able to do those. Once the treatment was finished, he was doing better, but it wasn't long before his eyes started running again. Another vet gave me an eye ointment for him. It seemed to work for a while.

The discharge is either clear (like tears) or reddish-brown in colour (see photo

My cat has watery eyes

) and because it's constant, the area around his eyes and nose is getting quite irritated. I'm not sure what it could be. At the moment, I'm just keeping it clean with a cat eye wash solution.

Despite the runny eyes, he's a very energetic cat (probably the most active of all my cats!); he eats well and plays all the time.

Has anyone else dealt with this before?

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    My cats have cat flu, and one of them has some long-term effects from it. My vet told me to give my cat lysine treats for one week every month. Personally, I think it's a brilliant product; it really helped my cat when he was sneezing a lot.

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    his eyes look like this
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    My cat is 2 years old. We took him to the vet because one of his eyes looked a bit strange, and the vet told us it was conjunctivitis. He gave us some drops and everything was going fine until then, but now his other eye is watering, and both eyes are just constantly weeping. Please help me!
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    My cat is 2 years old. We took him to the vet because one of his eyes looked a bit strange, and the vet told us it was conjunctivitis. He gave us some drops and everything was going fine until then, but now his other eye is watering, and both eyes are just constantly weeping. Please help me!
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    It's true that cat flu is a lifelong virus; I agree with the replies.

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    No, cat flu is a virus that stays in a cat's system for life, so the symptoms can flare up from time to time. Vaccines are there to prevent cat flu if the cat has never had it, and to reduce the severity of the symptoms if they already have it...

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    No, it wouldn't actually cure it completely, but it can definitely help ease the symptoms!

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    I see! So getting them vaccinated would be a solution after all. Thanks for the info too, Anima!! I’ll give it a go and see how it goes 🙂
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    Homeopathy can get some good results for chronic conditions; you might want to try and find a vet who knows a bit about that field.

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    No, cat flu is a virus that stays in a cat's system for life, so symptoms can flare up again from time to time. Vaccinations are used to prevent cat flu if the cat has never had it, and to help reduce the severity of the symptoms if the cat already has it...
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