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Cloudy Eye in one eyed Cat
this site suggests infection or cataracts:
http://netscape.petplace.com/article....asp?artID=414 this site has information including advice about blind cats: http://www.vetinfo.com/cateye.html bear in mind that a blind cat is not necessarily suffering many blind pets carry on just fine, they know their own environment and can cope quite well, just as blind people do! whezrsfriend wrote: I know there is going to be some moron on this group who will post "take it to the vet" AFTER IVE already SAID I CANNOT afford to do that. Besides most vets don't do any better than I do after I've researched the issue. I have a cat who I adopted as a stray who is getting along in years. It had a serious infection when I first got it on the side of the head and we treated it and it survived with antibiotics. However it lost that eye, which is still there, but blind. The other eye is starting to get cloudy-like a dull milky film. What meds can I order from a vet supply store to treat this eye so as to extend it's life? I hate to see this cat go totally blind and then I will have to put it to sleep I guess or let it suffer. He can still see, but probably his vision in the remaining eye is not too good. I'd say it is around 10% or more opaque. He still seems to get around ok. Please respond to the question only, I will ignore idiots who start moralizing me about taking the cat to the vet. Vets are outrageous nowadays and many are incompetent, just as regular doctors here in the USA. And then they act like they are doing you a big favor by seeing you. Not all, but many. |
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Cloudy Eye in one eyed Cat
Though I'm afraid I must also suggest a vet, I had an older cat that went
blind who managed well. They seem to be able to function quite well from memory or smell or ... "whezrsfriend" wrote in message ... one intelligent reply out of three, thanks, guess there's hope for these animal groups yet. jils wrote in : this site suggests infection or cataracts: http://netscape.petplace.com/article....asp?artID=414 this site has information including advice about blind cats: http://www.vetinfo.com/cateye.html bear in mind that a blind cat is not necessarily suffering many blind pets carry on just fine, they know their own environment and can cope quite well, just as blind people do! whezrsfriend wrote: I know there is going to be some moron on this group who will post "take it to the vet" AFTER IVE already SAID I CANNOT afford to do that. Besides most vets don't do any better than I do after I've researched the issue. I have a cat who I adopted as a stray who is getting along in years. It had a serious infection when I first got it on the side of the head and we treated it and it survived with antibiotics. However it lost that eye, which is still there, but blind. The other eye is starting to get cloudy-like a dull milky film. What meds can I order from a vet supply store to treat this eye so as to extend it's life? I hate to see this cat go totally blind and then I will have to put it to sleep I guess or let it suffer. He can still see, but probably his vision in the remaining eye is not too good. I'd say it is around 10% or more opaque. He still seems to get around ok. Please respond to the question only, I will ignore idiots who start moralizing me about taking the cat to the vet. Vets are outrageous nowadays and many are incompetent, just as regular doctors here in the USA. And then they act like they are doing you a big favor by seeing you. Not all, but many. |
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