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Hi there, <br /><br />If the eyes themselves are not causing an irritation to your cat or look infected, the chances are that this is a collection of the normal tear film and discharge rpoduced by the eye and the surrounding tissues. Usually, if there is a problem with the eye itself, you often see a coloured sicharge of white or greeny-yellow, suggesting an infection present. <br /><br />Clear or jelly-like discharge without any other change to the appearance of the eyes or any change in nehaviour from the cat os generally not something to be concerned about as long as nothing develops from it. The cat's eye produced tear film made up of different tyoes of fluid from different areas of the eye and a change in composition of this fluid, a higher proportion of the more viscous portion or a reduction in grooming by the cat so these things seem more obvious. The fact that your cat is a british shorthair may also contribute to this because the drainage of tears may be reduced due to the sohrt face and likely narrower tear duct in these 'flatter-faced' breeds.
<br /><br />If you have noticed something out of the prdinary with any pet it is worthwhile having the eyes checked woth your vet, but I'm not overly worried by what you have described - this may be something that just needs watching to make sure nothing else develops. <br /><br />I hope this helps, <br /><br />Jen

Edited by UKVETJH on 8/12/2009 at 7:14 PM

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