Black Mamba’s kittens celebrated their fifth-week birthday by getting weighed and getting their eyes cleaned up and eye drops for their infected eyes. It’s pretty common for kittens to get crusty eyes from a virus, but these have a secondary infection that’s gluing their eyes shut, trapping a lot of pus inside. With warm salt-water and a soft cloth, I gradually soften the crustiness and get they eyes open. Then I apply a drop of antibiotic to each eye. Rinse, repeat. I will clean them up several times a day and apply the antibiotic morning and evening. They’re looking pretty homely, but they’re much cuter – and much happier – with both eyes open!
