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Thanks for the reply - it never occurred to me that it could be a physical/violent injury, which in retrospect was stupid of me. But my girlfriend said that the kitten was inside when she found her (they have a cat-flap) and I doubt it could have crawled inside if it were that poorly injured...

In case it wasn't clear, my whole post is derived from my own experience with a (human) eye infection. But the symptoms of your cat correspond enough that I thought my experience might be helpful. Take it with a grain of salt, though - I am not a vet!

Can you tell if the eye is red/inflamed? An inflamed and crusted eye is a dead giveaway for an eye infection. I don't know how cats handle it but I had that once and it was nasty - felt like there was grit or sand in my eye whenever I moved it, and it persisted for several days without...

My cat also has a food allergy, though I don't think it's as severe as yours - she can eat wet food fine, but for some reason every type of dry food (bar "Sensitivity Control", which we get from the vet) causes her to scratch herself until she tugs out big tufts of fur.  Don't know if this'll...

I agree that the posters should have helped with the problem at hand and should have simply dropped the declawing discussion once it became clear the OP knew declawing was bad. Yes, there's merit in educating people - declawing is often presented as a normal, non-invasive procedure so cat owners...

Just started reading this thread but don't have any advice to offer- just wanted to say I'm so sorry to hear Trust's levels are down again. It can't be easy on you, you've been up and down with Trust for months now. :( I really hope you're able to beat this.

Oh dear, I'm so, so sorry to hear that you're losing your beloved friend. :'( I'm afraid I don't have any advice to give, I just want to say how sorry I am and how sad I am that your poor cat has to leave us soon.

Hi everyone, So my girlfriend recently started trying to tame a stray kitten. She's been taming cats for years - she's in a very rural area and loves animals - so this wasn't particularly unusual. She fed the kitten and after a day or two it allowed her to stroke it. At one point it sat on her...