Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Cat |best| -

⚠️ Wetness on the cheek ⚠️ Thick yellow/green goo (not clear) ⚠️ Swollen bump below the eye

Title: Watery Eyes in Cats: When Epiphora Signals a Blocked Tear Duct nasolacrimal duct obstruction cat

Impedance of tear flow from the ocular surface to the nasal vestibule. ⚠️ Wetness on the cheek ⚠️ Thick yellow/green

Diagram: Eye → puncta → duct → nose. Text: Tears drain through a tiny tube into the nose. When blocked? Tears spill over the eyelid. When blocked

✅ Past Herpes Infection (scarring) ✅ Flat Face (Persian/Himalayan anatomy) ✅ Dirt or Litter (foreign body)

Think of the nasolacrimal duct as your cat’s internal drainage system. Normally, tears wash over the eye and drain through tiny holes (puncta) in the corner of the eye, down a narrow duct, and out through the nose. When that duct gets blocked, the tears have nowhere to go but over the eyelid and down the face—a symptom called epiphora .

🔹 Flushing the duct (quick & effective) 🔹 Antibiotics if infected 🔹 Surgery only for severe cases