My 5 year old Tohuw has an oozy eye.  It’s been like that since they day we found him on the middle of the highway.  Vets have never been able to tell me what is causing it, they just say that as long as he is able to take care of it by cleaning and it doesn’t affect his vision that I shouldn’t worry about it.  It’s basically eye boogers except they’re dark brown.  He is fairly healthy so I don’t think it’s indicative of anything, I was just curious if anyone else had experienced this.  I have lots of friends with cats and none of them have.
Thanks for any info you might have

My advisor was telling me about her cat having an eye problem last week.  She said she had homemade remedies that she mixed up to put on her eye and it helped (she’s from Hungary so I think she’s more used to making her own stuff because of that different lifestyle). 
The only time our cats have had oozy eyes it’s been indicative of some other problem?

Sometimes it can be caused by the water they drink. Hard water is full of added minerals that can affect your pet. Try switching to a bottled water without added minerals. I noticed a huge change in my pets eye discharge when drinking better quality water. If you decide to try it out, give it about a month or so before you can expect to notice a difference.
Good Luck.

Sterile water on a wad of cotton to first clean; then, if an infection is present, use Terramycin (antibiotic ophthalmic ointment).  You can buy it on the Internet (Doctors Foster and Smith)--you do not need a prescription.  I have three Persians and their breed has teary watery eyes.  I clean eyes every day. 

Once they are on your lap, you have the opportunity to check their eyes, ears, nostrils, claws, and mouth.  They get used to you and trust after a few times--actually, they have so much personal hygiene to keep up with that they appreciate some help.

Saucy Persian

There are many causes for eye discharge in cats.  Although it seems like a good idea to use an antibiotic ointment, I’d caution against it.  Antibiotics are not benign, we don’t know for certain that there is a bacterial problem with this kitty, and I think we all need to be very cautious about the use of antibiotics in ourselves, as well as our cats.  Willy-nilly use of antibiotics is causing antibiotic resistance in humans and animals . It’s a serious problem now and will be a pressing problem in the future.  When in doubt, don’t use antibiotics (unless prescribed for a specific condition by a health care provider).

Water mineral content does not affect eye discharge.  Some common causes of eye discharge in cats include:  Upper respiratory viruses, breed conformation (brachycephalic cats, like Persians and Himmies have “pushed in faces” and as a result often have eye discharge) and tear duct obstructions are common causes of eye discharge.

The brownish discharge (which is often deep red or maroon) is due to porphyrin staining.  Porphyrin is a pigment that causes the rust discoloration of saliva, tears, etc.

Some cats with chronic herpesvirus will have a brown discharge around the eyes, as well as at the corners of the nostrils.

Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP (Feline)