Need Help-- Cat losing his EYE

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

"happilycrabby" wrote in message
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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


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

"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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"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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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

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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

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.

"happilycrabby" wrote in message
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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.


He will be able to function very well with only one eye. My Duffy is
completely blind, and he can do almost anything a sighted cat can do. He is
a delightful, happy, loving little guy. So, don't be afraid of the quality
of life your cat will have, even if the loss of an eye is inevitable.

MaryL

My cats --
Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf
Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o
Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e

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"happilycrabby" wrote:

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.

That poster wasn't saying euthanize seriously, so don't even consider
that. Like Mary said, plenty of cats do just fine totally blind.

You concentrate on making sure he gets his medications and lots of TLC.

He's going to be okay. Winky, but okay. He will adapt and you'll love
him whether he's got one good eye or two.

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Juls checksig none.com wrote:
"happilycrabby" happilycrabby yahoo.com wrote:

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.

That poster wasn't saying euthanize seriously, so don't even
consider that.

That sounds pompous.

Like Mary said, plenty of cats do just fine totally blind.

Mary also said to take the cat to a feline ophthalmologist.

You concentrate on making sure he gets his medications and lots
of TLC.

I don't understand why you are saying that here if you know the
person and referred her to this discussion group.

He's going to be okay. Winky, but okay. He will adapt and you'll
love him whether he's got one good eye or two.

In another sporadic reply, you asked for other suggestions. I'm
not a medical expert, but. How about removing the soon to be dead
eye tissue. That might help prevent all that dead tissue from
becoming infected. Maybe that could be done by a veterinary
surgeon, short of a veterinary eye specialist. Otherwise, she
might want to be prepared for an emergency euthanasia. That is
assuming the medications are not guaranteed to prevent an
infection.






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Thank You for the reassurance. I want to tell you I am sorry for the
recent loss of your beloved kitty. My heart goes out to you.Yes I think
he'll be fine too. I will just keep up the meds. and tlc if it looks
scary sat. morning I will demand to be seen at the vet. I won't wait
until Tues. Terri ps. My cat's name is Clyde. Now he will be 'One Eyed
Clyde' (smile) I have cried for 2 days, now I am taking it slower ....