zak has a sore eye

[Smudgey]

He has antibiotic eye oitment and i've phoined and told them it's both eyes now so using other tube for other eye
They asked me to phone monday to let them know how he is it's like yeaterday the left eye seemed fine now it looks worse than the other one
Should i be keeping my 2 seperate so she doesn't get it?

[Millys Mum]

Did you get any meds from your visit? If not then they should let you have some without taking him back.
Vaccination doesnt mean they cant catch the disease, just that if they do its hopefully much milder.
The main thing to worry about is a high temp, as long as hes still eating/drinking he should be ok.

[Smudgey]

Looked at zak todasy and realised his other eye has flared up now
I'm kinda worried too
He is sneezing a bit and quite sleepy

[Smudgey]

Ok so we have been to see the very nice vet man
Zak wasn't so impressed he had his temperature taken and some dye in his eye and
according to the vet it could be an infection like chlamydia/herpes virus caused by cat flu,
 he sneezed a few times today so when asked i mentioned it 
he was fully vaccinated in November!!!!!
Is an inside cat

now my query is could we be bringing this in from the cat that lives outside?????
Did not think to ask the vet, the outside cat does on occaision come inside too

[Millys Mum]

Eye cream shelf life once opened is short for a reason so its best you chucked it away 
He doesnt look really swollen but you could phone your out of hours practice for advice over the phone. I'd continue bathing and take him tomorrow

[Smudgey]

ok here goes found them lol
see if this works
yeah it did resized a bit weird but top one is few weeks ago very comfy on dad
next 2 are today
don't know if it's just me or is the pupil a different size i'll be taking him to the vets tomorrow

[Smudgey]

Zak bout the same today been bathing it with luke warm tea
Was gonna post some pics but it wont let me apparently they r too big tried to resize but can't remember where they go lol

[woodlandcats]

I use something that people use for babies, sorry, don't know the name. You get it over the counter and it costs next to nothing. They boil it then and there.

[Mark]

We tried steroids for Willow a few times but in the end, the vet said any effect is temporary so just watch for any cloudy discharge. Since she got sick, she hasn't been keeping them clean so I clean her eyes 2 or 3 times a day with Cleanocular (from VetUK) - it lasts for ages. I just use little make-up pads. The vet said to use a clean one for each eye to avoid cross-infection if one of them becomes infected. She used to make a fuss but she purrs when I do it now as she has finally realised that her eyes feel better afterwards. It has things like camomile in so I guess the effect is soothing.

[woodlandcats]

Join the club, Elias is squinting forever
The biggest problem is that became shy from me, it's very difficult to get hold of him to take care of the eye.
I had two brands of cream, noone of them helped.

[Mark]

That's what the practice manager at my vets told me about most meds - creams can become contaminated but it is unlikely. Hope he's feeling better today. As well as Willow's constant runny eye, both Kylie and Alice get little flare-ups of watery eye which seems to go by itself. The vet said if the discharge is cloudy, there could be infection but if it is clear, it should be fine.

One thing I don't understand is Willow's runny eyes are a reddish liquid but with Alice & Kylie, it is clear - I though cats tears were red?

[Janeyk]

Poor Zac, hope his eye is better today, I don't think that the cream would have harmed him it would just be less effective 

[Smudgey]

Thanks yvonne
Yeah it seemed to ease for him but he's now being bothered by it again
I'll see how he is in the morning and take it from there

[Yvonne]

Is it looking any better since you bathed it?
If you are really worried take him tomorrow, I would be inclined unless he is really bad to leave it until Tuesday when your regular Vet is open.

Good luck and keep us informed.

[Smudgey]

it said once opened use/discard within one month that was beginning of october
I've thrown it away now not sure if i emptied bin though

[Yvonne]

what is the expiry date on the cream?

[Smudgey]

Zak has a sore eye
he is keeping it closed more than the other he had cream from the vet before but on checking it it is now out of date
I have bathed it for him
Vet not open till tuesday
Emergency or not????
Any suggestions how to make it feel better for him in the mean time???