I'm glad for the posting I saw yesterday on the topic of eye discharge, and people's responses urging taking the cat to the vet. Murray was having some discharge from his right eye (his left eye has always been a little weepy), so, inspired by the advice I saw on the thread mentioned above, I took him to the vet last evening. The vet said he's going to be fine - he just has abnormally "teary" eyes because his eyes are misshapen - they're a bit too small for his head, and they curve up where they shouldn't (and his left eyelid doesn't meet the eye). Plus, his left eye has a scar, probably from a fight he was in while he was a stray - the injury probably accounts for why that eye is always weepy. The vet gave me some eye drops, which are supposed to be administered three times a day, ideally - though I'm going out of town on Friday, and the pet sitter will only be coming once a day, so he'll only get the drops then. But by Friday there should be some improvement, and the drops can be discontinued when his eyes are looking better (and then given again if they start looking "bad" again).
It surprised me to learn that Murray has "deformed" eyes, because I always thought he had such beautiful eyes!
It surprised me to learn that Murray has "deformed" eyes, because I always thought he had such beautiful eyes!
