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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: karenjet on November 20, 2008, 13:43:21 PM

Title: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: karenjet on November 20, 2008, 13:43:21 PM
He's not opening it fully, it does look more watery or anything than the other one, it doesn't look red either. He was fine when I went to bed last night, this is just since I got up this morning. Is there anything I should do?
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: Dawn F on November 20, 2008, 13:45:08 PM
I'd say go to the vet, we had this will Tilly and they put some dye in her eye and apparently there was a scratch which needed antibiotic cream
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: clarenmax on November 20, 2008, 13:49:45 PM
I would suggest vet visit as well, even a microscopic scratch to the eye can be very sore and painful for puss, so worth checking out as this may need some eyedrops as well.

I always err on the side of caution, especially with eyes.
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: karenjet on November 20, 2008, 18:51:27 PM
Had him at the vets at 5, of course he made a liar out of me and had the eye wide open!
He had a good look though and couldn't see anything, I'm to bathe it with a quarter teaspoon of salt in a cup of tepid water 3 times a day, keep an eye on it and if it's still the same to bring him back in a couple of days. Thanks you too
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: clarenmax on November 20, 2008, 21:55:35 PM
Don't you just love it when they make you look like a paranoid meowmy  :tired:

Seriously though, glad there's no noticable problems with the eye, maybe just a bit of just or grit in there which has now gone  :hug:
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on November 20, 2008, 22:59:46 PM
Glad it turned out to be nothing, even if you did look like a paranoid cat Mum  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 20, 2008, 23:06:26 PM
Never mind dont feel humilated  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: Janeyk on November 20, 2008, 23:08:23 PM
glad he's ok  :)
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: karenjet on November 21, 2008, 18:40:38 PM
Lol it wasn't as bad as the saturday morning they were fully booked and Meeko had the limp. I had to nearly fight with the receptionist to get him seen and when I took him there there wasn't a hint of the limp, I was mortified  :rofl:

The saltwater seems to be helping whatever it was, it's just about back to normal. I think you're right, Clare, it's just been dirt in there
Title: Re: Tigger seems to have a sore eye
Post by: weesilvie on November 25, 2008, 21:59:01 PM
Silvie had a sore eye recently too (a wee infection, conjunctivitis or something probably, antibiotic ointment for 10 days sorted it out no probs) and I was in the vet with her a few times for that and for her regular arthritis check, and a blood test cos she's on Metacam all the time, and I'd been in with the guinea pigs to get their nails trimmed!
The vet asked me if I'd got a season ticket... :P
Don't care what they think of me though - rather see the vet and for them to tell me there's nothing wrong so that I know, than me worrying or the animals suffering!  :)