Manning Veterinary Hospital

How to Administer Eye Drops to Your Cat

• Remove any discharge around the eye with a cotton ball

moistened with warm water.

• Hold your cat sideways on your lap or place him/her on a table

at a comfortable height (you may need someone to help restrain
them).

• See the instructions on the bottle for dosage. Ensure all

instructions are read correctly. Shake bottle if required.

• Use one hand to hold the bottle between your thumb and index

finger while using the other to support the cat’s head.

• Tilt the head back and, to prevent blinking, use your free

fingers to hold the cat’s eyelids open.

• Hold the bottle of drops close to the eye, but DON’T touch the

eye’s surface.

• Squeeze, aiming the drops at the centre of the eye, then release

the head after the drop is in the eye.

• Your cat will blink, spreading the medication over the eye’s

surface.