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Kitten Update!
Little Bella has now been here one week and one day, and she is very happy,
energetic, and affectionate. When we brought her home she had one eye that looked a little crusty, and that predictably blossomed into full-blown herpes in both eyes and the sneezing (URI) that goes along with it. Remembering what has been said here, and my last shelter cat, we got 500 mg capsules of L Lysine last Friday and began giving her half of one twice a day. Yesterday she woke up and could not even open one eye, and cried when she tried, so I thought it was not helping. But today she woke up pretty clear, just some crustiness around her eyes. We have been bathing her eye area very gently with soft toilet paper soaked in cool water--just holding her little head up and squeezing water from the tissue onto her closed eyes a few times, then when the stuff is very soft wiping it away. She is very patient and good. On a kitten this tiny I would not recommend trying to remove the eye gunk without softening it. The only other problem is, she has a little lump at her incision area, it was larger and soft, is now smaller with a very hard, tiny pebble like thing in it. It does not look infected and she never paws at it or grooms it as though it hurts her. Nevertheless, she goes for her first vet visit Monday. Still have not gotten good photos of her, but will put up what I have soon as I can. She is a total doll. I love having a kitten. Gracie is tolerant but whiny. |
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Kitten Update!
I've always bathed crusty baby eyes with warm milk. Believe it or not,
it works great. As for that incision, is it from spaying? If so, the lump is normal & it'll go away by itself. So happy for you! Enjoy that little girl. They grow up so fast..pj |
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Kitten Update!
"Patty Jo" wrote in message ... I've always bathed crusty baby eyes with warm milk. Believe it or not, it works great. As for that incision, is it from spaying? If so, the lump is normal & it'll go away by itself. So happy for you! Enjoy that little girl. They grow up so fast..pj Patty Jo, very helpful, thank you so much, I will try the warm milk. The lump is from her spay incision--it really is normal? It's a very hard though very small lump within a pea-sized softer one. |
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Kitten Update!
"cybercat" wrote in message ... Little Bella has now been here one week and one day, and she is very happy, energetic, and affectionate. When we brought her home she had one eye that looked a little crusty, and that predictably blossomed into full-blown herpes in both eyes and the sneezing (URI) that goes along with it. Remembering what has been said here, and my last shelter cat, we got 500 mg capsules of L Lysine last Friday and began giving her half of one twice a day. Yesterday she woke up and could not even open one eye, and cried when she tried, so I thought it was not helping. But today she woke up pretty clear, just some crustiness around her eyes. We have been bathing her eye area very gently with soft toilet paper soaked in cool water--just holding her little head up and squeezing water from the tissue onto her closed eyes a few times, then when the stuff is very soft wiping it away. She is very patient and good. On a kitten this tiny I would not recommend trying to remove the eye gunk without softening it. The only other problem is, she has a little lump at her incision area, it was larger and soft, is now smaller with a very hard, tiny pebble like thing in it. It does not look infected and she never paws at it or grooms it as though it hurts her. Nevertheless, she goes for her first vet visit Monday. Still have not gotten good photos of her, but will put up what I have soon as I can. She is a total doll. I love having a kitten. Gracie is tolerant but whiny. The world will pay you back for being nice to shelter cats. |
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Kitten Update! (Cybercat)
Yep, I wouldn't worry about the lump. And she'll enjoy the warm milk
eye bath better than cold water...pj |
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Kitten Update!
Lump is normal, crusty eyes are a pain in the ass, but normal. Try using
cotton balls with warm water. And of course the lysine. "cybercat" wrote in message ... Little Bella has now been here one week and one day, and she is very happy, energetic, and affectionate. When we brought her home she had one eye that looked a little crusty, and that predictably blossomed into full-blown herpes in both eyes and the sneezing (URI) that goes along with it. Remembering what has been said here, and my last shelter cat, we got 500 mg capsules of L Lysine last Friday and began giving her half of one twice a day. Yesterday she woke up and could not even open one eye, and cried when she tried, so I thought it was not helping. But today she woke up pretty clear, just some crustiness around her eyes. We have been bathing her eye area very gently with soft toilet paper soaked in cool water--just holding her little head up and squeezing water from the tissue onto her closed eyes a few times, then when the stuff is very soft wiping it away. She is very patient and good. On a kitten this tiny I would not recommend trying to remove the eye gunk without softening it. The only other problem is, she has a little lump at her incision area, it was larger and soft, is now smaller with a very hard, tiny pebble like thing in it. It does not look infected and she never paws at it or grooms it as though it hurts her. Nevertheless, she goes for her first vet visit Monday. Still have not gotten good photos of her, but will put up what I have soon as I can. She is a total doll. I love having a kitten. Gracie is tolerant but whiny. |
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Kitten Update!
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... Lump is normal, crusty eyes are a pain in the ass, but normal. Try using cotton balls with warm water. And of course the lysine. Thanks! Her eyes are better, but she is sneezing her head off. |
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Kitten Update!
"cybercat" wrote in message ... "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Lump is normal, crusty eyes are a pain in the ass, but normal. Try using cotton balls with warm water. And of course the lysine. Thanks! Her eyes are better, but she is sneezing her head off. Reminds me of Scarlett when she was a tiny kitten. Don't freak out if she starts to sneeze a little bit of blood. If she's sneezing that much, small blood vessels can break. |
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Kitten Update!
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... "cybercat" wrote in message ... "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Lump is normal, crusty eyes are a pain in the ass, but normal. Try using cotton balls with warm water. And of course the lysine. Thanks! Her eyes are better, but she is sneezing her head off. Reminds me of Scarlett when she was a tiny kitten. Don't freak out if she starts to sneeze a little bit of blood. If she's sneezing that much, small blood vessels can break. I am really glad you told me that. That would have freaked me out. She seems much better today, woke up with less crusty eyes and not sneezing so much. So now she has even more energy. She is waging war with dust motes now, leaping into the air and falling on her head every now and then. |
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Kitten Update!
cybercat wrote:
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... "cybercat" wrote in message ... "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Lump is normal, crusty eyes are a pain in the ass, but normal. Try using cotton balls with warm water. And of course the lysine. Thanks! Her eyes are better, but she is sneezing her head off. Reminds me of Scarlett when she was a tiny kitten. Don't freak out if she starts to sneeze a little bit of blood. If she's sneezing that much, small blood vessels can break. I am really glad you told me that. That would have freaked me out. She seems much better today, woke up with less crusty eyes and not sneezing so much. So now she has even more energy. She is waging war with dust motes now, leaping into the air and falling on her head every now and then. Perhaps the dust motes make her sneeze??? MLB |
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