Hey there, last Saturday night (so technically Sunday morning) I brought my cat into the emergency vet because she could barley open her right eye. They ran some tests and it wasn't a scratch or anything, but she did have an infection and they gave me some eye drops to administrate. I've been doing so 3 times a day just like they said, and her eye is all better now. It has been for a few days but I'm wondering how long I should keep it up. The vet just said "a few days" so I'm wondering if a week is enough?
Also why does my other cat insist on bringing moths in from the porch? He catches them and brings them in, but the problem is they're still alive so they get loose and fly all around. I hate that. Is this like a "Look what I caught!" or something? Is he trying to share it with me? I notice that if I kill it with a swatter he won't eat it, but if HE kills it he will eat it. Luffy's so strange.
Eye drops
Re: Eye drops
What is the name of the drops?
Call your vet and ask how long he wanted you to use it.
What was his diagnosis? Did he prescribe oral antibiotics? What tests did he do to determine bacterial infection? Was she scratched by another cat? Was there a foreign body in the eye?
Is this the same cat you posted about earlier about urinating on the couch? If so, she might have done so due to pain, i.e., the infection starting in the eye, but you should be concerned HOW it got infected and ask your vet if he has completely and certainly ruled out other things that could be affecting that eye, such as more specific eye problems, herpesvirus, even oral health problems. Has she been tested for FELV/FIV?
Call your vet and ask how long he wanted you to use it.
What was his diagnosis? Did he prescribe oral antibiotics? What tests did he do to determine bacterial infection? Was she scratched by another cat? Was there a foreign body in the eye?
Is this the same cat you posted about earlier about urinating on the couch? If so, she might have done so due to pain, i.e., the infection starting in the eye, but you should be concerned HOW it got infected and ask your vet if he has completely and certainly ruled out other things that could be affecting that eye, such as more specific eye problems, herpesvirus, even oral health problems. Has she been tested for FELV/FIV?
..........Traci
There's two.Traci wrote:What is the name of the drops?
1. Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution USP
2. Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension USP
I give her solution then suspension.
I guess that would have been the easier way around it.Traci wrote:Call your vet and ask how long he wanted you to use it.
1. It was a her and I don't remember exactly what was said, just that her right eye was puffy and watery.Traci wrote:What was his diagnosis? Did he prescribe oral antibiotics? What tests did he do to determine bacterial infection? Was she scratched by another cat? Was there a foreign body in the eye?
2. No oral antibiotics.
3. They did two tests. One determined that it was not a scratch and the other looked for cornea damage.
Both were negative so the diagnosis was that her eye was infected somehow. I was given the eyedrops and she told me I should notice a difference by the next day and if I didn't, I'd need to bring her in for more tests. The eye drops have worked just fine though, her right eye looks just how it should.
I don't think the eye and the couch were related since the couch thing happened the first time a few months ago. I noticed her eye thing last Friday and brought her in last Saturday when I realized how bad it looked. At first I thought maybe she just had something in her eye but when I looked closer even I could see it was bloodshot.Is this the same cat you posted about earlier about urinating on the couch? If so, she might have done so due to pain, i.e., the infection starting in the eye, but you should be concerned HOW it got infected and ask your vet if he has completely and certainly ruled out other things that could be affecting that eye, such as more specific eye problems, herpesvirus, even oral health problems. Has she been tested for FELV/FIV?
As for how it got infected, I would like to know this too. Both cats are freely allowed onto the porch so it's possible she came into contact with something out there. A bug or something. My other cat is fine though
[s]As for tests... FELV... she was tested for that that last time I brought her to a regular vet back in February or so. [/s]
Wait I'm wrong, I thought FELV was something else. She was tested for that probably over a year ago. Should she get a test this year too? Dunno what herpescirus is but her eye is better now so do you still think I should be concerned?
Sonique
Re: Eye drops
Well, you always want to test kittens, adults with no known health or vaccination history and all newly adopted kittens/cats for FELV, always. Generally you only need to test adults once unless a viral disease were diagnosed, in which you'd want to test again, this is a common test we use whenever any symptoms resembling viral infection are present. (kittens on the otherhand can only be tested accurately once they reach 10-12 weeks of age, and you really should re-test once they reach 2 or three months of age or sooner if symptoms warrant).
Sometimes, cats get infections and as observant of them that we are, we don't always know what causes them, most of the time they are a brush against something, or overgrooming, or scratching themselves or another cat playing too rough resulting in a scratch, or a foreign body like dust particles etc. If it has cleared up since treatment, that would be good, just continue to keep a very close eye on it, and if any redness, swelling, dilation of pupils, watering or discharge occur, don't hesitate to get her seen again by your vet immediately.
Herpesvirus is sort of both viral and bacterial in nature. Many cats are born with herpesvirus, via infection from the mother. It is a chronic condition in most cats, with symptoms such as sneezing, runny eyes or discharge or bacterial infected discharge, anorexia (because they may not be able to smell their food), sometimes a red flare occurs on the eye, sometimes a bit of swelling and conjunctivitis, it must be treated with oral antibiotics and sometimes eye drops or special antiinflammatory or antiviral eye drops...a supplement like l-lysine can also help with symptoms. A herpesvirus-positive cat is susceptible to secondary infections so the cat must get regular checkups to ensure optimal health and the owner must keep stressed reduced at all costs, since stress is a common precursor to flareups.
Again, call the vet and find out for certain how long she wanted you to continue treatment. You DON'T want to continue prednisolone drops for too long.
Sometimes, cats get infections and as observant of them that we are, we don't always know what causes them, most of the time they are a brush against something, or overgrooming, or scratching themselves or another cat playing too rough resulting in a scratch, or a foreign body like dust particles etc. If it has cleared up since treatment, that would be good, just continue to keep a very close eye on it, and if any redness, swelling, dilation of pupils, watering or discharge occur, don't hesitate to get her seen again by your vet immediately.
Herpesvirus is sort of both viral and bacterial in nature. Many cats are born with herpesvirus, via infection from the mother. It is a chronic condition in most cats, with symptoms such as sneezing, runny eyes or discharge or bacterial infected discharge, anorexia (because they may not be able to smell their food), sometimes a red flare occurs on the eye, sometimes a bit of swelling and conjunctivitis, it must be treated with oral antibiotics and sometimes eye drops or special antiinflammatory or antiviral eye drops...a supplement like l-lysine can also help with symptoms. A herpesvirus-positive cat is susceptible to secondary infections so the cat must get regular checkups to ensure optimal health and the owner must keep stressed reduced at all costs, since stress is a common precursor to flareups.
Again, call the vet and find out for certain how long she wanted you to continue treatment. You DON'T want to continue prednisolone drops for too long.
..........Traci