female kitten eye problems

i recently adopted a four month old female kitten. her eyes seem to produce more goo/mucus than is normal. the goo collects and hardens and it is much more than anything produced by my other kitten. also, sometimes she closes her right eye halfway. i am going to take her to the vet, but wanted to know if anyone had any ideas as to why this may be. thanks.

 

could be feline herpes http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1327
I have one cat that has that problem and I put L-lysine in her food daily. Takes awhile for it to work but it does help.
If your vet says feline herpes it can be a lifelong condition that flares under stress. The l-lysine does help but doesn't make it go away.

 

is feline herpes transmittable to humans?

 

no - it's not at all. It's not herpes like people get. It's a cat thing - like feline leukemia isn't like people leukemia.
Do a search on it and see if it sounds/looks like what your kitten has.
But don't worry it's not at all transmittable to people

 

thank you!

 

Hi Petunia. Just wanted to welcome you to Auspet. How is your kitten doing?

 

Hi there petunia, welcome aboard..Hope your kitty is doing much better.

 

Welcome!!
How is your Kitty? Is it feline Herpes? What did the vet recommend?