Hello all. New to this forum and so glad to have found it. I have 5 cats, and one is a 6 wk. old kitten.
Fed the kitten from about 1 wk. by syringe. He is now eating canned kitten food mixed with infant rice cereal and water. He was doing great; urinating, drinking water, having normal bowel movements, and very playful. Three days ago, I noticed both third eyelids showing in both inside corners of one of my other cats. I took her to the vet, whom I trust completely, and he said she could have an infection of some kind and put her on antibiotics. Now, one of my other cats' eyes are beginning to show the same signs. In the meantime, the kitten has now began to have diarrhea. He has been unable to control it at times and tends to "leak" at any given moment, in any given area. I contacted my vet about this too, and he has given me two kinds of worm medications which I have been giving him. One is "Pyrantel Pamoate" (two doses 14 days apart) and the other is "Albon" (once a day). I have been giving him these medications and he is still having diarrhea. He is eating well though, and drinking water. He has NOT passed any worms as of yet. Now, he also has begun to show the third eyelid membrane in the inside corners of both his eyes. Whatever this is seems to be contagious and I am terribly concerned. I am worried that it is only a matter of time before my other two cats begin to show symptoms in their eyes. Have any of you experienced anything like this? Any help you may have would be greatly appreciated!