How to get a piece of hair or dust out of a cat's eye
Cats frequently get minor debris like hair or dust in their eyes that they can blink out on their own. Trying to intervene immediately often leads to unnecessary vet calls for minor irritation.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found3 items attempted
Community agreement13 total upvotes
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Waiting for the cat to blink it out naturallyDid this help you?
- 2Using a saline solution or eye drops to flush it outDid this help you?
- 3Using a Q-tip to gently catch and twist out the hairDid this help you?
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