This is a horrible way to introduce myself and cat to the forum but I would really appreciate advice from those who know about these sorts of things.
We noticed that my cat, Moog, had different sized pupils about two weeks ago and took him to the vet. He prescribed a topical antibacterial eye drop – Chhloramphenicol and some broad spectrum antibiotics – Clamoxyl (Amoxicillin). He noted that the cat had a slightly high temperature of 102.8 deg F or 39 deg C.
A few days later I noticed that the cat had a cloudy section in his eye that resembled a Hubble Space Telescope image of a galaxy – about 2mm across. I returned to the vet who changed his antibiotics to Synulox (Amoxicillin and Clavulanic acid) and replaced the eye drops with Fucithalmic viscous eye drops that contain the active ingredient fusidic acid.
Unfortunately the condition got much worse over a few days and the catâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s eye went milky opaque and he became sluggish and started to refuse food. I took him back to the vet who then referred him to the local ophthalmologist (the only one near Oxford UK).
I took him to the ophthalmologist the next day after a night of worrying if the cat would actually make it to the morning when his appointment was due. The specialist couldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t see into his eye and used an injection of super clot busting drug to clear the eye of Keratitis so he could have a proper look. This partially cleared the eye and the specialist prescribed Chloramphenicol ophthalmic ointment and a course (4days) of Marbocyl P tablets. He was unsure as to what was causing the problem and did tests for leukemia and feline AIDS – both of which were negative.
The specialist requested that we return on the following Monday, four days after our initial consultation. The cat was much better over the weekend – his sluggishness had gone although there was still some evidence of localized cloudiness in his eye. The Specialist then recommended another injection of the clot busting drug which cleared the eye further and went on to prescribe Pred Forte – a corticosteroid every six hours and requested that we continue to use the prescribed Chloramphenicol every 6 hours. he also prescribed 15 medrone 2mg tabs to be taken ½ every 48 hours. He said it might be a tumor but can see no signs of one with his microscope.
The cat seemed to be making progress well over the weekend and for the early part of this week, but I noticed last night a new patch of cloudiness that has since started to turn the eye milky white. Unfortunatly the specialist has gone on holiday, but said before he left that if the condition did not respond he would recommend that I take Moog to his practice and have the eye removed. I know medicine is an art not a science, but I am surprised that after spending over £700 UK pounds I have no idea what is causing this problem and the cat is in a similar position to when this started.
Before I make the decision to have them remove the eye I would love some advice – I have looked on several websites and there seem to be things that just havenâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t been done to the cat such as cultures taken from the cornea and full blood tests. I want to make sure that this issue cannot be dealt with correct prescriptions before I subject my little cat to surgery.
If anyone can offer advice I would really appreciate it. I am going to take him back to my original vet this evening to see what he suggests
We noticed that my cat, Moog, had different sized pupils about two weeks ago and took him to the vet. He prescribed a topical antibacterial eye drop – Chhloramphenicol and some broad spectrum antibiotics – Clamoxyl (Amoxicillin). He noted that the cat had a slightly high temperature of 102.8 deg F or 39 deg C.
A few days later I noticed that the cat had a cloudy section in his eye that resembled a Hubble Space Telescope image of a galaxy – about 2mm across. I returned to the vet who changed his antibiotics to Synulox (Amoxicillin and Clavulanic acid) and replaced the eye drops with Fucithalmic viscous eye drops that contain the active ingredient fusidic acid.
Unfortunately the condition got much worse over a few days and the catâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s eye went milky opaque and he became sluggish and started to refuse food. I took him back to the vet who then referred him to the local ophthalmologist (the only one near Oxford UK).
I took him to the ophthalmologist the next day after a night of worrying if the cat would actually make it to the morning when his appointment was due. The specialist couldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t see into his eye and used an injection of super clot busting drug to clear the eye of Keratitis so he could have a proper look. This partially cleared the eye and the specialist prescribed Chloramphenicol ophthalmic ointment and a course (4days) of Marbocyl P tablets. He was unsure as to what was causing the problem and did tests for leukemia and feline AIDS – both of which were negative.
The specialist requested that we return on the following Monday, four days after our initial consultation. The cat was much better over the weekend – his sluggishness had gone although there was still some evidence of localized cloudiness in his eye. The Specialist then recommended another injection of the clot busting drug which cleared the eye further and went on to prescribe Pred Forte – a corticosteroid every six hours and requested that we continue to use the prescribed Chloramphenicol every 6 hours. he also prescribed 15 medrone 2mg tabs to be taken ½ every 48 hours. He said it might be a tumor but can see no signs of one with his microscope.
The cat seemed to be making progress well over the weekend and for the early part of this week, but I noticed last night a new patch of cloudiness that has since started to turn the eye milky white. Unfortunatly the specialist has gone on holiday, but said before he left that if the condition did not respond he would recommend that I take Moog to his practice and have the eye removed. I know medicine is an art not a science, but I am surprised that after spending over £700 UK pounds I have no idea what is causing this problem and the cat is in a similar position to when this started.
Before I make the decision to have them remove the eye I would love some advice – I have looked on several websites and there seem to be things that just havenâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t been done to the cat such as cultures taken from the cornea and full blood tests. I want to make sure that this issue cannot be dealt with correct prescriptions before I subject my little cat to surgery.
If anyone can offer advice I would really appreciate it. I am going to take him back to my original vet this evening to see what he suggests
