I believe that all the shovelers have seen this emoticon, the picture of the cat’s tearful eyes, tears seem to flow, the expression of aggrieved Baba, let people feel both heartache and feel funny. This shoveler saw this picture for the first time, was surprised, cats will also shed tears? After all, my two would never show such a pitiful expression all year round.
So what is the reason for cats to shed tears? Cats love to shed tears can be divided into two cases, that is, the normal reaction of tears and pathological tears.
First, the normal reaction of tears
Healthy cats will also shed tears, for example, when the cat is affected by the odor, or when it smells onions or accidentally eats chili peppers, it will also shed tears. We sometimes shed tears when we smell onions or choke on chili peppers, and so do cats, and I’m sure many of you have swiped the video of cats shedding tears when they eat chili peppers on a certain sound. There is another situation is that the cat’s eyes are stimulated by foreign objects will also shed tears, such as stimulated by the eyelashes, if the cat is bothered by the eyelashes, the pooper scooper directly go to the pet hospital to let the doctor deal with it.
Second, the cat pathological tears
In addition to the normal physiological tears, if your cat often inexplicably tears, it is likely that your cat has been sick. What conditions can cause cats to shed tears inexplicably?
1) Cat Tear Spillage
When the cat’s nasolacrimal duct is blocked, tears will flow out of the corner of the cat’s eyes. Normally the cat’s tears will be distributed to the cornea by the blinking of the eyes and the third eyelid, which prevents the drying and necrosis of the cat’s cornea. If you see tears flowing involuntarily from the corner of your cat’s eyes, you should pay attention to whether the cat’s nasolacrimal duct is blocked.
2) Conjunctivitis in Cats
There are many causes of conjunctivitis infections, the two main ones being upper respiratory infections in cats, and those caused by bacterial and viral infections. When you see that your cat’s eyes are red and photophobic, and she will scratch her eyes with her paws, it is very likely that she has conjunctivitis!
3) Keratitis in cats
If your cat’s eyes are irritated by foreign objects for a long period of time, it will cause keratitis, such as cat’s messy eyelashes and inward turning of the eyelids. There is also long-term insufficient water intake in cats can also cause keratitis. Under normal circumstances, the cat’s cornea is transparent, when keratitis occurs, the cat’s cornea will become foggy, which requires more attention to the cat’s eyes.
Third, how to take care of cats with pathologic tearing eyes
When cats have pathologic tears, in addition to going to the doctor, as a pooper scooper you also need to know how to take care of your cat’s eyes. There are several steps to take care of your cat’s eyes:
1, prepare materials. Degreasing cotton balls, saline, and syringes. If you don’t have degreasing cotton balls, makeup remover cotton and small gauze can also work, it is not recommended to use cotton swabs, which are easy to prick the cat’s eyes.
- Use the syringe to draw out the saline and wet the cotton ball for backup. Before cleaning up, first calm down your master, don’t make them too nervous, and then slowly lift the cat’s head up.
3, along the edge of the cat’s eyes, wipe from the corner of the eye to the end of the eye, the action should be gentle, try not to touch the surface of the cat’s eyeballs during the cleanup
- After wiping, use dry cotton to wipe off the salt water around the eyes.
- Apply a few drops of saline to the cat’s eyes, gently massage the area around the eyes with your hands, so that the saline mixes well with the secretions, and then repeat the saline drops several times to flush out the secretions, and then wipe away the excess saline with a dry cotton ball.
As a final step, make sure the eyes are clean, apply health care eye drops or prescription medication prescribed from the pet hospital side, and finally wipe off the excess with a dry cotton ball.
In addition to knowing how to care for your cat’s eyes, the environment you live in on a daily basis needs to be cleaned and sanitized regularly. We people carry more germs than cats carry germs, want to keep cats healthy, our daily living environment is also very important, shoveling officers can buy some cat-specific disinfectant back to do regular disinfection, to give cats a healthy environment.
