what to do about a sick kitten

I jut found a very small kitten..maybe 3-5 weeks old .. his( her) eyes have an icky substance in them...there was a second kitten under my house..not alive...what can i do about the stuff in the kittens eyes and what could possibly be causing it.

 

take it to a vet

 

Sometimes when they have a bad upper respiratory infection they will get a nasty discharge in the eyes. Does the eye look damaged in any way? Please take this kitten to a vet for treatment if you plan to keep it or symptoms will only worsen and lead to death. Especially at this young age, sick and without a mother, this kitten has no chance of survival without human help. If you don't want the responsiblity, then you can take the kitten to your local shelter where it may be humanely put to sleep or hopefully end up in the foster program for treatment and eventually adoption if it gets better. But please, please, don't just do nothing and allow this little baby to suffer. Also if you have other cats at home, keep them completely separated from the kitten as you don't want the kitten getting your other pet(s) sick. Best of luck to you and the kitten :y_the_best:

 

if the kitten has an eye infection the eyeball could rupture. Time for a vet or as suggested take this kitten to a shelter. Now that you've accepted the responsibility for this babe you need to do something.
And hugs to you for helping.

 

my last Manx litter I had one male that had slight upper resp illness. His eyes everyday were partially closed due to dryness of puss infection. The Vet had me take a warm water on a damp cloth and gentley wipe the eyes until the puss came out. He gave me antibiotics and within couple days he was fine. No eye damage just basically he had a cold. He was 5 weeks when this happened. Vet is best option for this little one.