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My cat's eye is bleeding after surgery. Is it normal for eye removal?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Curl | Male | 4 years old | 500 lbs

I had my cat have enucleation to remove one eye because he wasn't seeing with it and in pain all the time.. i went to get him five hours after the surgery he was dripping blood out of that eye and it was swollen the vet didn't put a patch on the eye nor a collar .. i left him in the clinic to be observed and i'm due to take him tomorrow .. my question is , is bleeding from the eye normal? , the vet said it's normal but it didn't look normal to me . She also said he will continue bleeding

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Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on March 17th, 2018

I'm sorry Kouty had to have his eye enucleated! My own cat needed his eye enucleated recently, and I have to say that one eyed cats are very handsome! While you can see some bleeding after surgery, it shouldn't continue for days after surgery. Blood tinged discharge is normal, but active bleeding is not. I think you did the right thing by leaving him in the clinic for observation, but the bleeding should be stopped when you get him tomorrow. My own cat didn't have active bleeding after his surgery, he had some mild bloody discharge that stopped pretty quickly. If you see him still actively bleeding tomorrow, I would be concerned and have the vet check him out. My cat didn't have a patch on his eye, but he did have an Ecollar on to keep him from scratching at his eye while the area healed. I would recommend having one of those for him. I hope this helps, and that Kouty heals well!
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