Squinting of one eye with small amount of discharge

I just adopted Wendal, a three year old tabby from a local humane society a weekk ago. He was declawed and nuetered 8 days ago.he came with about 3 days worth of amoxicillin. i noticed he was shaking his head and scratching at his ears and they were very dirty inside, i called the vet and they gave me ear drops and more amoxicillin with pain medicine. and now he is sqinting one eye and it has yellowish white thick discharge. What could it be? he isnt sneezing at all and its only in the one eye.

Since the discharged is colored, I'd say it's an eye infection and he needs eye drops.  He'll probably be okay until Monday, but get him to the vet on Monday for a check up.

I just got him last Saturday an have already spent over $400 on him. I was hoping I wouldn't need to make another trip to the vet. Poor kitty

I totally understand!  When we adopted Hannah, we ended up spending over $1K to get her well over the course of 4 weeks or so after we brought her home.  You might try calling the vet's office and see if they'll prescribe an eye drop for you without seeing him. 

Good idea, I will try that. Wendal is very shy and scared. His first night home he freaked out in the middle of the night and jumped onto the bed on top of my boyfriend and then jumped off the bed and then into the window. He had just been front paw declawed the day before and his paws were bleeding. i was in tears. i called the vet the next morning and told them what happened and they gave me pain med and more amoxicillin and a pheramone collar to help him stay calm. I had had declawed cats before but i adopted them that way. I had no idea that it would be this painful for him. I should've researched the subject more. I feel so guilty.

Don't beat yourself up.  Now you know about it and you can make a more educated decision next time.  You might look into Jackson Galaxy's Declaw Remedy to help with the declawing.  You don't apply it to the paws, but it helps with the psychological effects and might help with behavior, too. 

http://store.jacksongalaxy.com/Declaw-Remedy-p/declaw-remedy.htm

Also, to help him adjust and calm down in your home, you might want to invest in a Feliway diffuser or 2.  Some of the stress of being in a new home with new sounds, smells, people, and routine may be contributing to his illnesses.  Just like with humans, stress can negatively affect cats.  They are a bit on the expensive side, but if they help, it might cut down on vet costs.

Hi.  The eye problem would have to be viral rather than bacterial since your cat is already taking amoxicillin which is antimicrobial.  His immune system is weak from the operation and antibiotics, making him prone to what is probably a virus the same as or similar to what causes "Pink Eye" in humans.  

Personally, though it might have the desired effect on adorable Wendal, I doubt the artificial pheromone spray or any spray is good to put into the air that animals and people breathe especially while he is weak and on antbiotics..   

Thanks for the advice. Wendal is so shy and scared of everyone except me. When he's alone with me he is the perfect lap cat and can't get enough attention. He purrs if I even look at him. Then if he hears someone else's voice or noises, he's terrified. He stays in the bedroom for the most part but I bring him out in the living room at night and he lays on the couch or on my lap but has no desire to walk around.

The Feliway won't help his eye or anything, but it would help him relax and feel more at home.  Continue doing what you're doing with him and he'll grow in confidence, especially once he's 100% healthy.  Give him time and lots of TLC to come around.  He'll get there, but it'll take time.

I called and the vet did prescibe a triple antibiotic ointment for his eye without being seen again. I am so releived not to have to traumatize him any further by another trip to the vet. Thank you so much for your advice. they said his eye should be feeling better a couple days after using the drops.

He probably won't like the drops, so be sure to give him a small treat before and after you dose him.  My kitties like a small nibble of cheese.  Keep us posted on how he does!

You were right. The vet also thought it was a viral infection (pink eye) Thanks for your input!

Shout out to davidvigon for the thought about the possibility of it being similar to human pink eye and I'm so glad they prescribed something over the phone for you.  It's so hard when we get a new kitty and then they get sick.  I remember when we got Hannah, she stayed at the vet's for a week battling a very serious upper respiratory infection, eye infection, and calcivirus, then I was calling them every 2-3 days because the meds they prescribed weren't working or something else was going on.  I learned that sometimes, you just have to wait and that some things take time to heal.  Often, when adopting from a shelter or the pound (Animal Control), those animals haven't been in the facility very long and their bodies are still under nourished or malnourished and their bodies just don't have the resources to fight off the infection(s).  With good food, a safe place, and lots of TLC, they'll recover, but it does take time.  I still think that Wendal would benefit from a feliway diffuser or calming agent to help get over the stress of all that's happened (shelter, new home, illness).