Clinically, eye feces refers to eye secretions. Cats have a lot of tears and brown eye secretions are often caused by trichiasis, trauma, conjunctivitis, keratitis, corneal ulcers, etc., which require medication, physical therapy and surgery. The treatment can reduce the damage to the eyes, help the tears and secretions to gradually decrease, and help control the disease to a certain extent.

1. Trichiasis

Usually refers to the growth of eyelashes toward the back of the eyeball, which can irritate the conjunctiva and cornea, causing symptoms such as tearing and foreign body sensation. As the eyelashes gradually grow, they may be scratched. Local skin, causing brown eye discharge, requires a professional doctor to use tools to remove eyelashes.

2. Trauma

If the eye area is hit or squeezed, it will cause local soft tissue damage, causing swelling, pain, tears and other symptoms. In severe cases, it may cause local skin damage. Damage will cause the secretion to change color and appear brown, requiring treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as directed by your doctor.

3. Conjunctivitis

It is mainly an inflammatory disease that occurs in the conjunctival tissue. It is usually caused by bacterial infection and immune disease. It can lead to increased eye secretions, eye itching, redness and swelling, etc. Symptoms, in severe cases, may lead to conjunctival congestion and rupture, causing secretions to appear brown, and may also lead to an increase in tears, requiring the use of pet-specific antibiotic eye drops as directed by a doctor.

4. Keratitis

Usually caused by pathogenic infection, it can cause corneal damage, causing increased tears, corneal pain and other symptoms. In severe cases, it may cause corneal rupture and bleeding, resulting in brown spots. Secretions need to be treated with antibiotics as directed by your doctor.

5. Corneal ulcer

Usually caused by inflammation and necrosis of corneal tissue caused by pathogenic microbial infection, resulting in decreased vision and an increase in local secretions that appear brown and need to be treated Surgical treatment is performed under the guidance of a doctor.

During the treatment period, the cat’s eye secretions need to be cleaned regularly, and eye drops should be used to rinse them, or cotton swabs should be used to clean them, which is beneficial to the recovery of the condition.