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Roxy's going to TED
I woke up today and Roxy was sitting by the window with one eye
partially closed. Since that is not an unusual sight, given she has feline herpes, I wasn't alarmed. Often she will have slight trouble with one eye, but it doesn't last very long. But when I brought her her breakfast (yes, Roxy takes her morning repast by the livingroom window), I noticed that the eye looked really bad. I couldn't see her iris or pupil at all - it looked like it was all swollen, pulpy white stuff, as if someone had punched her in the eye (probably her inner lid is swollen). So, off to TED we go! She has an appointment in about 40 minutes. She's 9 years old this spring, and she's had herpes since birth, and mostly she hasn't had any serious problems. She sneezes a lot and one of her eyes drains down her nose all the time, because the tear duct in that eye is scarred. (This is not the eye that looks bad this morning.) Generally, I treat her with lysine, an amino acid that keeps the virus in check. When she was young, she had a couple of bad flareups, where she came down with a major URI, but she hasn't been sick like that in many years. So this is pretty alarming. I'll keep everyone posted! Joyce |
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Purrs for Roxy to respond quickly to treatment.
Susan M Otis and Chester wrote in message ... I woke up today and Roxy was sitting by the window with one eye partially closed. Since that is not an unusual sight, given she has feline herpes, I wasn't alarmed. Often she will have slight trouble with one eye, but it doesn't last very long. But when I brought her her breakfast (yes, Roxy takes her morning repast by the livingroom window), I noticed that the eye looked really bad. I couldn't see her iris or pupil at all - it looked like it was all swollen, pulpy white stuff, as if someone had punched her in the eye (probably her inner lid is swollen). So, off to TED we go! She has an appointment in about 40 minutes. She's 9 years old this spring, and she's had herpes since birth, and mostly she hasn't had any serious problems. She sneezes a lot and one of her eyes drains down her nose all the time, because the tear duct in that eye is scarred. (This is not the eye that looks bad this morning.) Generally, I treat her with lysine, an amino acid that keeps the virus in check. When she was young, she had a couple of bad flareups, where she came down with a major URI, but she hasn't been sick like that in many years. So this is pretty alarming. I'll keep everyone posted! Joyce |
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On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:53:46 +0000, jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt wrote:
I woke up today and Roxy was sitting by the window with one eye partially closed. Since that is not an unusual sight, given she has feline herpes, I wasn't alarmed. Often she will have slight trouble with one eye, but it doesn't last very long. But when I brought her her breakfast (yes, Roxy takes her morning repast by the livingroom window), I noticed that the eye looked really bad. I couldn't see her iris or pupil at all - it looked like it was all swollen, pulpy white stuff, as if someone had punched her in the eye (probably her inner lid is swollen). So, off to TED we go! She has an appointment in about 40 minutes. She's 9 years old this spring, and she's had herpes since birth, and mostly she hasn't had any serious problems. She sneezes a lot and one of her eyes drains down her nose all the time, because the tear duct in that eye is scarred. (This is not the eye that looks bad this morning.) Generally, I treat her with lysine, an amino acid that keeps the virus in check. When she was young, she had a couple of bad flareups, where she came down with a major URI, but she hasn't been sick like that in many years. So this is pretty alarming. I'll keep everyone posted! Joyce Purrs that Roxy will recover fast. MLB |
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On Feb 6, 12:53 pm, wrote:
I woke up today and Roxy was sitting by the window with one eye partially closed. Since that is not an unusual sight, given she has feline herpes, I wasn't alarmed. Often she will have slight trouble with one eye, but it doesn't last very long. But when I brought her her breakfast (yes, Roxy takes her morning repast by the livingroom window), I noticed that the eye looked really bad. I couldn't see her iris or pupil at all - it looked like it was all swollen, pulpy white stuff, as if someone had punched her in the eye (probably her inner lid is swollen). So, off to TED we go! She has an appointment in about 40 minutes. She's 9 years old this spring, and she's had herpes since birth, and mostly she hasn't had any serious problems. She sneezes a lot and one of her eyes drains down her nose all the time, because the tear duct in that eye is scarred. (This is not the eye that looks bad this morning.) Generally, I treat her with lysine, an amino acid that keeps the virus in check. When she was young, she had a couple of bad flareups, where she came down with a major URI, but she hasn't been sick like that in many years. So this is pretty alarming. I'll keep everyone posted! Joyce Rusty is purring for Roxy |
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I woke up today and Roxy was sitting by the window with one eye partially closed. Since that is not an unusual sight, given she has feline herpes, I wasn't alarmed. Often she will have slight trouble with one eye, but it doesn't last very long. But when I brought her her breakfast (yes, Roxy takes her morning repast by the livingroom window), I noticed that the eye looked really bad. I couldn't see her iris or pupil at all - it looked like it was all swollen, pulpy white stuff, as if someone had punched her in the eye (probably her inner lid is swollen). So, off to TED we go! She has an appointment in about 40 minutes. She's 9 years old this spring, and she's had herpes since birth, and mostly she hasn't had any serious problems. She sneezes a lot and one of her eyes drains down her nose all the time, because the tear duct in that eye is scarred. (This is not the eye that looks bad this morning.) Generally, I treat her with lysine, an amino acid that keeps the virus in check. When she was young, she had a couple of bad flareups, where she came down with a major URI, but she hasn't been sick like that in many years. So this is pretty alarming. I'll keep everyone posted! Joyce Lots of purrs on the way for Roxy. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Purrs it is not serious! That sounds so uncomfortable poor girl.
wrote in message ... I woke up today and Roxy was sitting by the window with one eye partially closed. Since that is not an unusual sight, given she has feline herpes, I wasn't alarmed. Often she will have slight trouble with one eye, but it doesn't last very long. But when I brought her her breakfast (yes, Roxy takes her morning repast by the livingroom window), I noticed that the eye looked really bad. I couldn't see her iris or pupil at all - it looked like it was all swollen, pulpy white stuff, as if someone had punched her in the eye (probably her inner lid is swollen). So, off to TED we go! She has an appointment in about 40 minutes. She's 9 years old this spring, and she's had herpes since birth, and mostly she hasn't had any serious problems. She sneezes a lot and one of her eyes drains down her nose all the time, because the tear duct in that eye is scarred. (This is not the eye that looks bad this morning.) Generally, I treat her with lysine, an amino acid that keeps the virus in check. When she was young, she had a couple of bad flareups, where she came down with a major URI, but she hasn't been sick like that in many years. So this is pretty alarming. I'll keep everyone posted! Joyce |
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Roxy's going to TED - UPDATE
Well, the results are inconclusive. The vet wasn't sure what caused her
eye to get like that. She thought maybe Roxy had gotten something in her eye that got infected and caused it to swell up. (It also seemed to be dripping some pus.) But she didn't find any foreign objects in Roxy's eye, so that probably wasn't it. One thing she did notice is that Roxy's teeth are in bad shape. Looks like she'll have to have a couple of them removed - but not right now. Later, when her eye heals, we'll deal with her teeth. sigh This is my fault. I have been afraid to take her for a tooth cleaning (this applies to all the cats) because of the anaesthetic. I would be devastated if any of them died having their teeth cleaned - of all things! And none of them will let me brush their teeth. So I'm afraid I haven't been as attentive as I should be toward their dental care. They do eat dry food, but in Roxy's case, I guess that wasn't enough. The vet even said that it's possible (no proof of this, it's just a possibility) that if she has an abcess in one of her teeth, it could have spread to her eye. However, she has no temperature, and before today, her appetite's been fine and her energy level has been normal. So for now, I have gunk to put in her eye (an antibiotic), some stuff to put in her food (an anti-inflammatory, non steroidal because of her herpes), and tomorrow I'll be picking up some interferon to treat the herpes, in case this is a flareup. She's in a room by herself so I can monitor her eating and peeing/pooping habits. Also, so she won't get into any cat squabbles that might end up making it worse, and so she won't expose the other two, in case it's contagious. So that's all the news for now. Thanks for the purrs, Joyce |
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Hope she's ok Joyce. Purrs heading your way.
wrote in message ... I woke up today and Roxy was sitting by the window with one eye partially closed. Since that is not an unusual sight, given she has feline herpes, I wasn't alarmed. Often she will have slight trouble with one eye, but it doesn't last very long. But when I brought her her breakfast (yes, Roxy takes her morning repast by the livingroom window), I noticed that the eye looked really bad. I couldn't see her iris or pupil at all - it looked like it was all swollen, pulpy white stuff, as if someone had punched her in the eye (probably her inner lid is swollen). So, off to TED we go! She has an appointment in about 40 minutes. She's 9 years old this spring, and she's had herpes since birth, and mostly she hasn't had any serious problems. She sneezes a lot and one of her eyes drains down her nose all the time, because the tear duct in that eye is scarred. (This is not the eye that looks bad this morning.) Generally, I treat her with lysine, an amino acid that keeps the virus in check. When she was young, she had a couple of bad flareups, where she came down with a major URI, but she hasn't been sick like that in many years. So this is pretty alarming. I'll keep everyone posted! Joyce |
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Roxy's going to TED - UPDATE
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