Thread: Normal for Maine Coon eyes?

My red 7 month old Maine Coon male has always had slightly visible eyelids but the last couple of weeks his the skin next to the nose has changed and has become constantly gunked up and slightly sore looking, is this normal for Maine Coons of his age or should I get it checked out asap?



The skin around his eyes next to the nose seems to be opening up but I've seen this on a lot of older red maine coon pictures. Is it just because he's growing very fast?

Our female maine coon is currently undergoing trips to the vets as she can't stop sneezing, could it be herpes?

Could be a touch of conjunctivitus? Whatever it is, it looks sore :-( Trip to the vets is on the cards I think

Could the corners be getting gunky because of him teething & that in turn is making the skin really red & sore,if the eyes themselves are red vet visit is a must...

Has he got a little scratch from playing etc? is he eating / behaving normally otherwise? Sneezing and sore eyes could be related but as in different cats unlikely. Have to agree with trip to the vets as that does look sore x

It's definitely not normal, please get him checked out. Give it a bathe with cotton wool soaked in warm salty water.

We've bathed his eyes the last two nights, we don't think it's a scratch as it's both eyes. He's eating and playing normally but we'll get him checked.