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Post by pixiepops on Oct 3, 2014 17:48:26 GMT
Well last night my wee boy had what looked like sleep in the corner of his eye, I didnt think much of it. He went to his bed again after having some food and that was that.
He woke up again at about half 3 this morning and was crying more than usual. I got up with him and noticed that the eye that had the sleep in it was closed...he was really trying hard to open it and squinting but it was still almost fully shut. There was a green gooey substance all along the bottom of the inside lid and it was watering quite a bit.
I tried bathing the eye with some luke warm water to clean around it a little to see if it helped. HE managed to open his eye halfway at this point. Phoned vets the moment they opened and my partner got him down there but the problem is the vet isnt sure what is wrong with his eye.
Hes an indoor cat so they dont understand why his eye has gone like this as they would have guessed it was an infection from being scratched from a tree branch or something similar. They have said his weight is perfect, hes still eating fine and everything else, its just this eye. Its swollen and red, as the vet said it looks irritated. We have been given Fucithalmic to put in his eye twice daily for a week but I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem?
A friend had suggested it may be a small reaction to something ive used to clean the house (as he had suspected fleas just last week so he was flea treated and so was the house). He does have extra long back claws so I though he had possibly managed to get dirt in his eye or scratch it with them? The vet had thought it might be conjunctivitis when I phoned and explained the symptoms but they have said its not that. Any suggestions?
p.s sorry for the long posting but tried putting as much information in as I could
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Post by heartpawprints on Oct 17, 2014 23:45:13 GMT
Sounds like conjunctivitis to me. One of mine had that and I think she had that ointment you mentioned. Can't help re: why? Perhaps she's inadvertently scratched her eye after toileting and transferred the germs that way?
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Post by pixiepops on Oct 19, 2014 8:15:09 GMT
Sounds like conjunctivitis to me. One of mine had that and I think she had that ointment you mentioned. Can't help re: why? Perhaps she's inadvertently scratched her eye after toileting and transferred the germs that way? The vet had said they didnt think it was conjunctivitis but had given us the drops. We were to put 1 drop in his eye twice daily for 7 days. We done that and after only 2-3 days we saw a massive improvement in his eye so we thought brilliant its working, nothing to worry about. Just yesterday I have had to make another appointment at the vets for him as his eye is now going back to what it had been before the drops Its got a green goo stuff, looks almost like wet sleep that you get in the corner of your eye, but this is coming out from under his lids and the corner. When I look at his eye I honestly think its something to do with the second eyelid as it didnt look like it was shutting (I was going by what I could see in the other eye). So hes off to the vet again Tuesday for another look.
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Post by tonib on Oct 19, 2014 17:46:31 GMT
Oh poor Dexter, hope the vets can get to the bottom of the problem, pixiepops. Having put feline conjunctivitis into google's search engine it seems to imply that its due to the feline herpes virus, found one holistic site giving homeopathic remedies www.littlebigcat.com/health/feline-conjunctivitis/ not too sure about it but
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Post by smilesbetter on Oct 20, 2014 21:42:10 GMT
Sometimes they use a plant in flea treatment for dogs (so possibly the house treatment might contain it) which is poisonous to cats. I'd imagine if it got in the eye it would cause irritation. Just a guess.
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Post by lotsofcats on Oct 21, 2014 10:12:48 GMT
Poor Dexter, I hope that he is better soon. I've just had that problem with my dog Kobi, his eyes were really gooey with white stuff - I just bathed his eyes with sterilised water and cold tea! they have really improved. I didn't like the thought of a vet visit as Kobi is really bad in the car.
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Post by tonib on Oct 22, 2014 0:00:38 GMT
Poor Kobi, lotsofcats. I remember you saying how much Kobi dislikes the car so glad his eyes have improved. Interesting about a diluted cold tea eyewash, hadn't heard of that.
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Post by pixiepops on Nov 2, 2014 14:28:58 GMT
Well Dexter was back at the vets on Tuesday 21st October. It is definitely not conjunctivitis that he has, but whatever it is still has the vets a bit miffed. As the drops had been working until the treatment was up, they believe its possible he needed the treatment a little longer so had prescribed that we started the treatment again from the start but to carry it on for 2 weeks instead of 1. He was given the same eye drops and also a tablet to take alongside the drops.
We carried this on for one week at which point the vet wanted to see him in again halfway through the treatment to see how it was working and if there had been any improvement. After one week his eye was still red and irritated in the back but not as bad as it had been before the treatment was started. So we have carried it on for the second week and he finished the drops and tablets on Friday 31st.
The vet advised us to see how his eye goes and if there is any changes to it to get him back for another look. They believe the longer treatment alongside the tablets would work so fingers crossed it does. This is now day 2 of not having treatment and by now I had seen a difference in his eye the last time, so I think the next 5 days if his eye is okay then I wont need to worry.
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Post by tonib on Nov 2, 2014 21:44:30 GMT
Hope the longer period of meds does the trick. Poor Dexter.
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Post by pixiepops on Nov 4, 2014 16:01:35 GMT
It appears the longer treatment has worked as his eye is normal, nothing wrong with it, doesnt appear to be going back to how it was so hopefully that is it. Vet is still a bit stumped though lol
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Post by tonib on Nov 4, 2014 23:43:44 GMT
Glad to hear Dexter's eye has responded well to the meds. He was just trying to keep the vet on his toes pixiepops
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Post by pixiepops on Nov 6, 2014 1:52:09 GMT
I dont know about keeping the vet on their toes...certainly kept me on mine though!
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Post by pixiepops on Nov 20, 2014 5:49:51 GMT
Bad news So the drops appeared to work and for just over a week his eye was fine but then it started to act up again but wasnt as bad and was intermitent. He was taken back to the vets who still cannot tell us what is wrong with Dexters eye! I am becoming increasingly impatient to the point I am now seeking a second opinion as this is not right. My poor boy is in pain and I know he is in pain from how his wee face looks and how overly sooky he has become (he is generally a cuddly cat but recently he has been very clingy). The vet had given us another set of drops, different to the first 2 and said this will most definitely work. We had to give him 3 drops a day but this has now caused his eye to become worse and has flared up. His necitating eyelid? (think thats the second eyelid) is showing and is covering his eye and looks red and sore. I am at my wits end now. Hopefully a second opinion will help. If they try to fob us off with drops I will go off my head as this has been going on for too long and the fact the vet has done nothing else to even diagnose what is wrong is making me angry.
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Post by tonib on Nov 23, 2014 22:53:06 GMT
Oh dear pixiepops, hope the second opinion finds the problem & its solution. Poor Dexter.
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Post by pixiepops on Nov 24, 2014 22:09:50 GMT
Thank you tonib We have been given a set of drops by the second vet to help reduce the swelling and redness in his eye (because they couldnt get a look at the eye due to how badly swollen the inside lids are). They have also taken a swab from his eye which they are having tested to see if that will help to pin point what bacteria is causing his eye to be so badly infected. They have certainly made me feel a whole lot better about the situation as they are being proactive.
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