I disagree! These are eyes we're talking about. Two chances to mess up and your pet is blind. IMO, any eye squinting that goes on longer than a few hours is definitely cause for a vet visit. Like other posters have said, unless you have a history of this problem and know what it is, there are so many things that can cause this that are treatable/manageable if seen early...herpes, chlamydia, he may need a lacrimal duct flush, or it could be something as simple as allergies but there's only one way to find out. And, in some cases, if your home diagnosis is wrong - your treatment may exacerbate the problem.Originally Posted by chloe3404
No, she has not seen a vet because of this. I would only take her to the vet if it was my last option and everything else I tried had not worked. That is why companies make pet eye wash products, so that the owner can use them first without rushing to the vet to try to fix something that can possibly be fix by a simple solution. I just want to know what is the best name brand or type of product that is best for something like watery eyes.
All a vet will tell you for herpes is to start the cat on Lysine unless the cat is showing hard symptoms. THEN they'll talk about an anti-viral, which again, won't cure the herpes, but will treat it. I accidentally put MY otc allergy eye drops in my cats eyes one morning instead of hers and was shocked that she was symptom free for a few days. I am convinced that she has airborn allergies - I haven't put my eye drops in her eyes again, because I'm sure the dosage is not proper for her, but I am in search of a kitty eye drop online now that I am quite certain of the issue. I've never had a Siamese cat that HASN'T had runny eyes from time to time.
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I disagree! These are eyes we're talking about. Two chances to mess up and your pet is blind. IMO, any eye squinting that goes on longer than a few hours is definitely cause for a vet visit. Like other posters have said, unless you have a history of this problem and know what it is, there are so many things that can cause this that are treatable/manageable if seen early...herpes, chlamydia, he may need a lacrimal duct flush, or it could be something as simple as allergies but there's only one way to find out. And, in some cases, if your home diagnosis is wrong - your treatment may exacerbate the problem.
Originally Posted by chloe3404
No, she has not seen a vet because of this. I would only take her to the vet if it was my last option and everything else I tried had not worked. That is why companies make pet eye wash products, so that the owner can use them first without rushing to the vet to try to fix something that can possibly be fix by a simple solution. I just want to know what is the best name brand or type of product that is best for something like watery eyes.
To put it into perspective, my cat two months ago was fine one minute, squinting and watery eyed the next. Went the the vet the very next day...skip ahead two months and he is now recovering from a keratectomy surgery because of a corneal sequestrum. It was THAT serious, and I went to the vet immediately! Imagine how much worse it could have been if I'd waited...