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Mr. Abbie has a squinty eye. Not quite sure what to make of it. I just noticed it this morning and I checked him out; couldn't find any outward cause for him squinting his left eye 1/4 closed (it's only slightly closed, not half-squinty, but you can tell something's up.) He had no cuts or abrasions around the eye and didn't seem to be in any kind of pain when I touched him (in fact he rather enjoyed the attention he was getting.) There's no real visible swelling and no discoloration, and no excess fluid in the eye. Nothing I could see that would scream infection. But on the other hand cats just don't up and decide they wanna do a Popeye impression for shits and grins, so I'm going to keep close tabs on his mug to spot any further sign of change. I'd consider taking him to an expensive weekend vet (and then consider what body part I'd have to sell to afford it) if he was showing signs of discomfort or pain, but he's just tooling around being his usual dopey self. The eye is probably bothering me right now more than it's bothering him. Any ideas?

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Kitties get squinty eye all the time. If it doesn't go away in a day or two it's probably an infection (especially if a discharge starts) and you should take him to the vet. But my Buster had pirate eye a couple days ago and it went away on its own. Sometimes the kitties accidentally scratch an eye when they're playing and it's sore for a day or two.

Just to be safe, I rinse the eye out with saline, in case it's a foreign body.

And kitties hide pain or discomfort pretty well, so if they ever do show any, I am at the vet's like a shot.