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Old September 1st 05, 01:12 AM
happilycrabby
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Hi All. I am new to this group. I was refferred here by another member.
Heres my problem: On Tues 8-30 my cat received a blunt trauma to his
eyeball.The vet said he would probably lose his eye.HE also said that
the eye itself would probably shrivel up and then his eyelid would stay
closed on its own.Also said it looked like his lens was coming out...
Fluid is leaking out. ...He is on antibiotics and pain med. I am
wondering if anyone out there has been through this. Any advice would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks Terri

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Old September 1st 05, 02:19 AM
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"happilycrabby" wrote in message
ps.com...
Hi All. I am new to this group. I was refferred here by another member.
Heres my problem: On Tues 8-30 my cat received a blunt trauma to his
eyeball.The vet said he would probably lose his eye.HE also said that
the eye itself would probably shrivel up and then his eyelid would stay
closed on its own.Also said it looked like his lens was coming out...
Fluid is leaking out. ...He is on antibiotics and pain med. I am
wondering if anyone out there has been through this. Any advice would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks Terri


I have never been through this (although I have a wonderful cat that has
blind since birth). However, I want to urge you to get your cat to a
*specialist* ASAP. You cannot afford to take risks or delay in cases like
this. If possible, go to a feline ophthalmologist at a teaching veterinary
hospital (you will probably need a referral from your vet), but this is
*urgent.*

Please keep us updated.

MaryL


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Old September 1st 05, 02:34 AM
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote:
"happilycrabby" wrote in message


Hi All. I am new to this group. I was refferred here by another
member. Heres my problem: On Tues 8-30 my cat received a blunt
trauma to his eyeball.The vet said he would probably lose his
eye.HE also said that the eye itself would probably shrivel up
and then his eyelid would stay closed on its own.Also said it
looked like his lens was coming out... Fluid is leaking out.
...He is on antibiotics and pain med. I am wondering if anyone
out there has been through this. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks Terri


I have never been through this (although I have a wonderful cat
that has blind since birth). However, I want to urge you to get
your cat to a *specialist* ASAP. You cannot afford to take
risks or delay in cases like this. If possible, go to a feline
ophthalmologist at a teaching veterinary hospital (you will
probably need a referral from your vet), but this is *urgent.*


Or perhaps happilycrabby could plan on an emergency euthanasia as
a contingency? There are a lot of cats which can be saved from
death for very little money. I'm sure the owner has the cats
well-being in mind and will do what he (or she) can. Your advice
might be apt and appreciated, but please avoid doing the *urgent*
guilt trip.



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Old September 1st 05, 03:08 AM
happilycrabby
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HIs eye is definitely a goner.At this point I am trying to find out
what may happen if it shrivels and etc. Wish I knew what to expect.I go
back to the vet on 9-06 . I have no intention of euthanasia (ever)
unless there were no options.

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Old September 1st 05, 03:09 AM
Juls
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In article , John Doe
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote:
"happilycrabby" wrote in message


Hi All. I am new to this group. I was refferred here by another
member. Heres my problem: On Tues 8-30 my cat received a blunt
trauma to his eyeball.The vet said he would probably lose his
eye.HE also said that the eye itself would probably shrivel up
and then his eyelid would stay closed on its own.Also said it
looked like his lens was coming out... Fluid is leaking out.
...He is on antibiotics and pain med. I am wondering if anyone
out there has been through this. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks Terri


I have never been through this (although I have a wonderful cat
that has blind since birth). However, I want to urge you to get
your cat to a *specialist* ASAP. You cannot afford to take
risks or delay in cases like this. If possible, go to a feline
ophthalmologist at a teaching veterinary hospital (you will
probably need a referral from your vet), but this is *urgent.*


Or perhaps happilycrabby could plan on an emergency euthanasia as
a contingency? There are a lot of cats which can be saved from
death for very little money. I'm sure the owner has the cats
well-being in mind and will do what he (or she) can. Your advice
might be apt and appreciated, but please avoid doing the *urgent*
guilt trip.


:::waves to Terri:::

I'm the one who sent Terri here.

We don't have a feline opthamalogist in the area. I know this because
this is the specialty my cousin is thinking of going into (her dad is a
human eye dr) and she had to travel six hours to visit the practice of
the nearest one.

So it's not an option unfortunately. (And the university is hours away
if they have one)

Let's come up with some other ideas, please....

Juls, just wants to help Terri and the kitty

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Old September 1st 05, 03:12 AM
happilycrabby
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It is all my fault anyway.. I let him out and he got into a fight.. He
is fixed, but he loves to go lay in the yard so much.. I love this cat
with all my heart, and euthanasia would be a last resort, but I do
have limited finances. His eye is a goner, but he is still pretty
frisky. I am sure he will recover, but with only 1 eye.

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Old September 1st 05, 03:14 AM
Spot
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I had a cat who as a kitten had a severe eye & ear infection when I found
him. It left his one eye undeveloped and it eventually ruptured. If it
shrivels up and the eye closes ok he should be ok. The issue will be
keeping it moist if it doesn't shrivel and close to avoid infection. In my
cats case the eye looked ok for quite a while but was all milky white and
smaller than normal. I daily put in eye ointment to keep it moist but
eventually it ruptured and the vet removed it and stitched the lid shut.

I personally would have the eye removed and have the lid stitched shut
rather than mess with it hoping it didn't become infected and waiting for it
to maybe close up. It's a little bit of discomfort at first but then it's
over and done with and the cat recovers just fine.

Celeste

"happilycrabby" wrote in message
ps.com...
Hi All. I am new to this group. I was refferred here by another member.
Heres my problem: On Tues 8-30 my cat received a blunt trauma to his
eyeball.The vet said he would probably lose his eye.HE also said that
the eye itself would probably shrivel up and then his eyelid would stay
closed on its own.Also said it looked like his lens was coming out...
Fluid is leaking out. ...He is on antibiotics and pain med. I am
wondering if anyone out there has been through this. Any advice would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks Terri



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Old September 1st 05, 03:25 AM
happilycrabby
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Poor baby Kitty We may have to do that--I will find out what the
best option is Tues. morn when I go back to the vet. Long weekend
(figures) I figure the best thing I can do for him is to keep the
antibiotics flowing through him, and keep up the pain medication. I am
terrified of infection, and it's so close to the brain(?) I about hit
the floor just thinking about my baby like this. So far his eye is
staying moist. I have to wait until Tuesday for anything.If anything
looks weirder than now I will take him Sat. morning and insist on him
getting seen.

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Old September 1st 05, 03:25 AM
happilycrabby
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Poor baby Kitty We may have to do that--I will find out what the
best option is Tues. morn when I go back to the vet. Long weekend
(figures) I figure the best thing I can do for him is to keep the
antibiotics flowing through him, and keep up the pain medication. I am
terrified of infection, and it's so close to the brain(?) I about hit
the floor just thinking about my baby like this. So far his eye is
staying moist. I have to wait until Tuesday for anything.If anything
looks weirder than now I will take him Sat. morning and insist on him
getting seen.

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Old September 1st 05, 03:26 AM
MaryL
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"Juls" wrote in message
...
In article , John Doe
wrote:

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote:
"happilycrabby" wrote in message


Hi All. I am new to this group. I was refferred here by another
member. Heres my problem: On Tues 8-30 my cat received a blunt
trauma to his eyeball.The vet said he would probably lose his
eye.HE also said that the eye itself would probably shrivel up
and then his eyelid would stay closed on its own.Also said it
looked like his lens was coming out... Fluid is leaking out.
...He is on antibiotics and pain med. I am wondering if anyone
out there has been through this. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks Terri


I have never been through this (although I have a wonderful cat
that has blind since birth). However, I want to urge you to get
your cat to a *specialist* ASAP. You cannot afford to take
risks or delay in cases like this. If possible, go to a feline
ophthalmologist at a teaching veterinary hospital (you will
probably need a referral from your vet), but this is *urgent.*


Or perhaps happilycrabby could plan on an emergency euthanasia as
a contingency? There are a lot of cats which can be saved from
death for very little money. I'm sure the owner has the cats
well-being in mind and will do what he (or she) can. Your advice
might be apt and appreciated, but please avoid doing the *urgent*
guilt trip.


:::waves to Terri:::

I'm the one who sent Terri here.

We don't have a feline opthamalogist in the area. I know this because
this is the specialty my cousin is thinking of going into (her dad is a
human eye dr) and she had to travel six hours to visit the practice of
the nearest one.

So it's not an option unfortunately. (And the university is hours away
if they have one)

Let's come up with some other ideas, please....

Juls, just wants to help Terri and the kitty

--
To email (remove annoying hyphens)

j-u-l-i
at
e-c-t-dot-o-r-g


In that case, is there any vet in the area with a lot of experience dealing
with eyes? Incidentally, the reason I called it "urgent" is that delay in
cases like this will sometimes be the difference between a problem that is
treatable and one that is not (and it was *not* intended as a "guilt trip,"
as John Doe alleged).

MaryL


 




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