Kittens

[Animallover3]

Is it ok if my one week old kitten opens it eyes?

[Drewhound]

Of course it is.

[EssJay1]

Try stopping it!

[Pythoness]

No, take the kitten to the vet.

If it's eyes seem to be opening that early, chances are very good that the kitten has a severe upper respiratory infection.  Left untreated, the infection will eventually kill the kitten.  The virus causing the infection would be the feline herpesvirus.  It is very common in kittens, highly contagious to other cats, and causes conjunctivitis of the eye.

I have seen kittens with untreated feline herpevirus infections that have gotten so bad that their eyes prolasped out of their skulls and needed to be removed, so you see the urgency in this situation.  Pressure buildup from severe conjunctivitis caused by an upper respiratory infection would cause the eyes or eye to appear to open prematurely - and this is the first stage of the eye prolapsing (or protruding).

Please get this kitten to a vet as soon as possible. 

[Animallover3]

I have talked to a lady who has breeded kittens all her life she siad it is fine. Everybody I have talked to and even the vet said it wa. So how are you getting that answer??

[Dark Angel]

I think pythoness is joking. Actually animallover, its OK as long as you dont show your kitten any PG rated films the kitten is too young for it.

[peachy_puss]

yes it 's fine they normally take a few dayz to open there eye's kittens should open there eye's anywere from 10 to 14 dayz is normall any longer u should consolt a vet..but at 7 dayz it's fine, my kittens took about 3 dayz to open there's fully...