I'm getting frustrated. (URI)

[justicat]

I adopted Stella in February from a local shelter that I hold very near and dear to my heart. They have all the cats in one big room to mingle, play, and share space with. Unfortunately it also contributed to a mass URI in all of their cats.

Stella and I have been fighting with her URI since I brought her home. Sneezing, sneezing, more sneezing, and the most worrying thing is her left eye that continuously oozes discharge. The first vet we went to put her on Clavamox for cats and that seemed to help...for about a week. A couple of more weeks by and her eye never let up on the discharge and her sneezing came back, so back to the vet we went. I took her to a different vet (and unfortunately more expensive - I say unfortunately because she's still not cleared up for the money spent) and they put her on a Lysozyme supplement that she takes with her wet food and a little white pill that she took half of twice a day.

Here we are several weeks later after that vet visit. Nothing. Is. Working.

Her eye is very concerning to me. It doesn't let up, it seems to clear when Stella is on her medication but as soon as we're out of pills or liquid meds it comes right back up. I clean it up daily but it keeps coming back...a yellow/brownish discharge.

I'm at wits end. I do not think she's in pain but I dang sure wouldn't want my eye oozing consistently like hers is, the poor thing. Can somebody please offer me any suggestions?

 

[stephanietx]

I'm really sorry you and Stella are going through this, but I think you for adopting her and for seeking help.

First of all, what is the white pill she's taking?  How long has she been on it and how much longer does she have to go?

Secondly, I think you should ask the vet for eye drops.  I can't believe you've not already been given some, actually.  If you're here in the US, something like Tobramycin, Gentamicin, or Neopolydex would be good. 

Is she still sneezing?  How is she doing otherwise?  Is she eating well, using the box appropriately,  playing well, and has she adjusted to your home well?

 

[catwoman707]

Oftentimes one course of clavamox is not enough, it helps and attempts to get rid of it, but it's stopped when it's gone, and comes back in full force.

What I do personally with rescues is I will give a course of clavamox, if it returns, give another one and add a doxycycline pill to it. That usually tends to knock it out for good.

I also use Idox. (Idoxuridine eye drops) and have saved SO many eyes with this med. It's amazing.

Not all vets use it unfortunately, however you can probably request it.

 

[stephenq]

 
I also use Idox. (Idoxuridine eye drops) and have saved SO many eyes with this med. It's amazing.

Not all vets use it unfortunately, however you can probably request it.

One of the amazing things about Idox vs other eye meds is that Idox is an anti-viral eye med and the others are anti-bacterial.  If the discharge from the eyes is more watery than goopy that's a sign that its viral.  Idox is more expensive but when indicated, it is the medicine of choice.

 

[potters]

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