Can newborn kittens get a pink eye from humans?

No. Pinkeye is a general term for a variety of viral and bacterial infections of the conjunctiva of the eye in people. read more

No. Pinkeye is a general term for a variety of viral and bacterial infections of the conjunctiva of the eye in people. Kittens can develop rhinotracheitis, mycoplasma and other infections of the conjunctiva that are infectious from other cats, but it is not contagious from human pinkeye and these infections are not called pinkeye in the cat. read more

Only two kitten diseases cause eye infections and are contagious to humans. Toxoplasmosis is the most well-known human-contagious cat disease, striking terror into the hearts of pregnant women and obstetricians everywhere. On the one hand, this is justified -- prenatal exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause seriously horrible birth defects. read more