Any Ideas?

Hi guys, it's been a while I know, but RL has socked it to me lately.

I need some ideas about what's going on with Jessie's eyes. Two different
vets (in two different vet practices) have looked at it and said it was
"nothing", and "just sleep", but none of my other cats (except,
occasionally, Demi) get this goop in their eyes. And the fact that it's
reddish-brown worries me. Have any of you seen anything like this? Should
I take her to a *third* vet?

http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Jessie_Eye/

Also, it's been a while since I've posted pictures of my gang, so here's a
whole bunch to make up for my slacking off. To make it easier to see all of
them without a lot of clicking, I made them into a slideshow. There are
some amazing upside-downy head shots of Sammy.

You can really see, in these pictures, that Bandit is now completely blind.
Her pupils are totally dilated even with the flash going off in her face.
She's still happy, healthy, and feisty as hell though, so I'm just very
thankful for that. If, as the vet surmises, it is a tumor on the underside
of the front of her brain, I can only hope that it is a *VERY* slow growing
one that will let me have her for many more years yet. It's hard to believe
that she'll be 17 years old in a few months - I still remember her as the
tiny kitten that used to bounce off my walls!

http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/girls/



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Hugs,

CatNipped

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My cat used to get this in one eye. Vet thought that it may be a blocked
tear duct. She told me the fact that it was reddish-brown did not mean it
was blood. I can't remember what she told me caused the reddish coloring.
Only way to unblock a tear duct involves anesthetizing the cat. Vet said it
really wasn't a problem and that we shouldn't do anything about it unless we
were going to do some other procedure that involved anesthesia.

It came and went with my cat and we never did anything about it. It didn't
seem to bother my cat either.

Sue
"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Hi guys, it's been a while I know, but RL has socked it to me lately.

I need some ideas about what's going on with Jessie's eyes. Two different
vets (in two different vet practices) have looked at it and said it was
"nothing", and "just sleep", but none of my other cats (except,
occasionally, Demi) get this goop in their eyes. And the fact that it's
reddish-brown worries me. Have any of you seen anything like this?
Should I take her to a *third* vet?

http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Jessie_Eye/

Also, it's been a while since I've posted pictures of my gang, so here's a
whole bunch to make up for my slacking off. To make it easier to see all
of them without a lot of clicking, I made them into a slideshow. There
are some amazing upside-downy head shots of Sammy.

You can really see, in these pictures, that Bandit is now completely
blind. Her pupils are totally dilated even with the flash going off in her
face. She's still happy, healthy, and feisty as hell though, so I'm just
very thankful for that. If, as the vet surmises, it is a tumor on the
underside of the front of her brain, I can only hope that it is a *VERY*
slow growing one that will let me have her for many more years yet. It's
hard to believe that she'll be 17 years old in a few months - I still
remember her as the tiny kitten that used to bounce off my walls!

http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/girls/



--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

"blkcatgal" wrote in message
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My cat used to get this in one eye. Vet thought that it may be a blocked
tear duct. She told me the fact that it was reddish-brown did not mean it
was blood. I can't remember what she told me caused the reddish coloring.
Only way to unblock a tear duct involves anesthetizing the cat. Vet said
it really wasn't a problem and that we shouldn't do anything about it
unless we were going to do some other procedure that involved anesthesia.

It came and went with my cat and we never did anything about it. It
didn't seem to bother my cat either.

Thank you, Sue! I know I panic too easily when it comes to my fur-babies,
but this is just really scary and gross looking - I was imagining all sorts
of horrible problems.

Hugs,

CatNipped


Sue
"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Hi guys, it's been a while I know, but RL has socked it to me lately.

I need some ideas about what's going on with Jessie's eyes. Two
different vets (in two different vet practices) have looked at it and
said it was "nothing", and "just sleep", but none of my other cats
(except, occasionally, Demi) get this goop in their eyes. And the fact
that it's reddish-brown worries me. Have any of you seen anything like
this? Should I take her to a *third* vet?

http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Jessie_Eye/

Also, it's been a while since I've posted pictures of my gang, so here's
a whole bunch to make up for my slacking off. To make it easier to see
all of them without a lot of clicking, I made them into a slideshow.
There are some amazing upside-downy head shots of Sammy.

You can really see, in these pictures, that Bandit is now completely
blind. Her pupils are totally dilated even with the flash going off in
her face. She's still happy, healthy, and feisty as hell though, so I'm
just very thankful for that. If, as the vet surmises, it is a tumor on
the underside of the front of her brain, I can only hope that it is a
*VERY* slow growing one that will let me have her for many more years
yet. It's hard to believe that she'll be 17 years old in a few months -
I still remember her as the tiny kitten that used to bounce off my walls!

http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/girls/



--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

There's a protein in their tears that gets a dark orangy-brown when
dried. I know it freaked me out the first time I saw it -- it was the
first time we had a white-faced cat.

Rhonda

blkcatgal wrote:
My cat used to get this in one eye. Vet thought that it may be a blocked
tear duct. She told me the fact that it was reddish-brown did not mean it
was blood. I can't remember what she told me caused the reddish coloring.
Only way to unblock a tear duct involves anesthetizing the cat. Vet said it
really wasn't a problem and that we shouldn't do anything about it unless we
were going to do some other procedure that involved anesthesia.

It came and went with my cat and we never did anything about it. It didn't
seem to bother my cat either.

Sue

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:02:52 -0500, blkcatgal wrote:

My cat used to get this in one eye. Vet thought that it may be a blocked
tear duct. She told me the fact that it was reddish-brown did not mean it
was blood. I can't remember what she told me caused the reddish coloring.
Only way to unblock a tear duct involves anesthetizing the cat. Vet said it
really wasn't a problem and that we shouldn't do anything about it unless we
were going to do some other procedure that involved anesthesia.

It came and went with my cat and we never did anything about it. It didn't
seem to bother my cat either.

Sue

Hi Sue!

Patty
mom to Rusty and Grady

Pat,
I thought that was you! I saw the message about Grady earlier (I mean how
many Pattys are there with a cat named Grady?) and I even sent an email to
the address below but it didn't go through.

How is Grady? It sounds like hyperthyroidism. Do you have another vet to
consult? I'll email you separately.

Sue

"Patty" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:02:52 -0500, blkcatgal wrote:

My cat used to get this in one eye. Vet thought that it may be a blocked
tear duct. She told me the fact that it was reddish-brown did not mean
it
was blood. I can't remember what she told me caused the reddish
coloring.
Only way to unblock a tear duct involves anesthetizing the cat. Vet said
it
really wasn't a problem and that we shouldn't do anything about it unless
we
were going to do some other procedure that involved anesthesia.

It came and went with my cat and we never did anything about it. It
didn't
seem to bother my cat either.

Sue

Hi Sue!

Patty
mom to Rusty and Grady

CatNipped wrote:

"nothing", and "just sleep", but none of my other cats (except,
occasionally, Demi) get this goop in their eyes.

Hi CatNipped

Sorry I forgot your birthday!

Sarrasine gets "just sleep" but only in her left eye. Our vet said
nothing to worry about some cats are just like that and only to worry
if it turned green! I just wipe it away gently

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

"Lesley" wrote in message
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CatNipped wrote:

"nothing", and "just sleep", but none of my other cats (except,
occasionally, Demi) get this goop in their eyes.

Hi CatNipped

Sorry I forgot your birthday!

Sarrasine gets "just sleep" but only in her left eye. Our vet said
nothing to worry about some cats are just like that and only to worry
if it turned green! I just wipe it away gently

Thanks Lesley! That's what I've been doing - but it's really gross and
scary! I looked on line and it looks to be conjuctivitis, and like Rhonda
said a protein that will turn it that color.

Hugs,

CatNipped


Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

"Rhonda" wrote in message
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There's a protein in their tears that gets a dark orangy-brown when dried.
I know it freaked me out the first time I saw it -- it was the first time
we had a white-faced cat.

Rhonda

Thanks Rhonda, that's the part that was scaring me - I was thinking it was a
bloody discharge!



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Hugs,

CatNipped

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blkcatgal wrote:
My cat used to get this in one eye. Vet thought that it may be a blocked
tear duct. She told me the fact that it was reddish-brown did not mean
it was blood. I can't remember what she told me caused the reddish
coloring. Only way to unblock a tear duct involves anesthetizing the cat.
Vet said it really wasn't a problem and that we shouldn't do anything
about it unless we were going to do some other procedure that involved
anesthesia.

It came and went with my cat and we never did anything about it. It
didn't seem to bother my cat either.

Sue

CatNipped wrote:
Hi guys, it's been a while I know, but RL has socked it to me lately.

I need some ideas about what's going on with Jessie's eyes. Two different
vets (in two different vet practices) have looked at it and said it was
"nothing", and "just sleep", but none of my other cats (except,
occasionally, Demi) get this goop in their eyes. And the fact that it's
reddish-brown worries me. Have any of you seen anything like this? Should
I take her to a *third* vet?

http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Jessie_Eye/

Looks normal to me. Some cats are just bigger secretors than others.

-L.