Hello Anna, from what I have experienced with my cat Sophie, every time she experiences stress for whatever reason, traveling to a different city, me or my husband leaving for a few weeks, etc., my cat experiences some sneezing and sometimes a slightly watery eye (not always though). As soon as she adapts to the new situation or me or my husband get back home her symptoms subside. The best bet is trying to keep his routine as stable as possible and lots of love and play. Of course, keep giving him lysine as well. The herpes virus symptoms (which is what my cat has) is totally related to how strong is the cat’s immune system and stress contributes to lower the cat’s immune response. A very stable routine including everyday play is the best way to avoid stress in cats. Also, this condition is affected by dust in the air (keep the air conditioning filter replaced), Vaccum the carpet as much as you can, choose a very low-dust cat litter. If nothing works you must take your cat to a different vet and get a full blood work panel. Hope that helps.

Hello Eileen. I use the Litter Robot and the litter is Fresh Step unscented. It has low dust when pouring it in the Robot. I feed Sophie Go Petcurean Chicken & Turkey and I mix it with Go Sensitivities Limited Ingredients. I suggest you to feed your cat with Go Sensitivities Limited Ingredients dry food. Wet food I feed my cat is Wellness Healthy Indulgence Gravies Chicken & Turkey. Also it’s very important to keep your cat on a daily routine with no major changes. Anything that changes your cat’s routine stresses your pet and it affects its immune system and this creates more watery eyes and sneezing. It happened with Sophie so I tried to keep her routines everyday. Feeding same time, food in same place, playing at the same time, etc etc. I hope your cat gets better, I am sure the Lysine will help a lot. It really helped my cat.

PD: if your Vet gave you some drops or ointment to put on its eyes sometimes this worsens the problem because it’s not always a bacterial issue. It happened with my cat the first time when we took her to the Vet, the drops and ointment worsened her eyes. It seems like drops sometimes don’t help, but the Lysine did help my cat. Anyway, this is my experience. Hope this helps!

If your cat has yellow pus coming from one eye, take it to the Vet because it may be sign of bacterial infection. They may test the type of bacteria and treat it with the proper anti-bacterial ointment.