Newborn Kittens Eyes Open. The infection will typically take place after the top and bottom eyelids separate and open at about 10 to 14 days of age. If there is yellow pus oozing from the eye take the kitten to the veterinarian.
Its eyes will start to open and will be completely open at 9 to 14 days old. Kittens come into the world with their eyes and ears closed and spend the first week or so of their lives blind and deaf. Kittens open their eyes and ears.
However they will not open their eyes widely.
As a kitten s pupils don t dilate and contract readily protect your kitten from bright lights. Twix was the first born but was the last to open her eyes. If there is yellow pus oozing from the eye take the kitten to the veterinarian. One of the infections that can affect a newborn kitten is infection of the conjunctiva the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the eyeball or of the cornea the transparent front surface coating of the eyeball.
