Eye Trouble

My newest addition Molly seems to be having an eye issue....Started over the holidays and seem to come and go...for a week...but its been on going for 2/3 days now....I called someone I know who worked as a vet tech and was told to use polysporin drops...well I've been doing that since Sunday and its NOT helped....I hope to god I didn't make it worse ....After a day of using only 2 to 3 drops a day ..her eye was almost sealed shut in the am....I cleaned it out using a warm cloth and then she seemed fine.....its alittle red around the eye not on the actually eye ball...and she squints alittle...and there some dry black things around the outside of her lid....I am going to call the vet in the am but just wondering if there something I can do for her this evening...or if anyone has any idea what this could be ? She is actually totally fine other wise...

Nancy

Ask the vet if it could be herpes.
See what the vet says to try.
My Meeko has herpes and is on lysine.

I saw some pics of herpies...and the sore is on the eye ball.....I can't see anything on her eye at all...the only thing is its pink.red on the skin around her eye and she is squinting.....Is herpies contagious to other pets ?

Nancy

It dosent sound like herpes.
Meeko has never had anything red.
Herpes is not on the eye ball.
Maybe your cat has pink eye.
Call the vet.

Take her to the vet. It could be any number of things from an eyelash irritating it to conjunctivitis, or an eye infection. She could've scratched it or gotten a piece of dust in it. The vet will check her out and probably give you some antibiotic drops to treat it.

The squinting indicates there's a problem and vet care needs to be sought.

Well finally made it to the vets today....they did the black light test and there is nothing wrong with her eye...no scratches nothing in it....but it was still very red...he suggested it was a bacteria infection and gave me some ointment to put a thin layer on her eye 2 times a day....(BNPH) he said she should be feeling better tomorrow...glad its not herpes..

Nancy