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Hi everyone,
My cat Milo is two years old and was adopted about 3 weeks ago. When he was at the animal shelter he was given a round of eye drops for an eye infection, but I don't have information on what medication was given. He was also given a distemper shot while he was there. He had both reddish-brown crusty discharge and watery discharge, with a squinty eye. When I took him for his wellness checkup after adopting him, the vet said that if the discharge didn't clear up (he had just been neutered as well) to call and get more drops.
I ended up calling her 6 days ago and getting Tobramycin, which he has been getting 3x a day for the past 6 days (I am supposed to do 4-6 but it has been a struggle to get the drops in his eye
) His eyes are looking better but not completely clear, there is still watery discharge. I'm going to call the vet tomorrow to get more drops, since I've lost half of them in the process.
My question is, if this condition persists and it turns out that his runny eyes are caused by FVR, how worried should I be about my other cat (Marvin) getting runny eyes? Marvin is 5 years old, also was a shelter cat, and has gotten his distemper shot. Right now they are separated as they are being introduced to each other, but I know it can be spread through bedding and from me petting them as well. My hope is that Marvin has already been exposed to the virus at his age and would be asymptomatic, but I am just wondering if that's how it works.
Thank you!
My cat Milo is two years old and was adopted about 3 weeks ago. When he was at the animal shelter he was given a round of eye drops for an eye infection, but I don't have information on what medication was given. He was also given a distemper shot while he was there. He had both reddish-brown crusty discharge and watery discharge, with a squinty eye. When I took him for his wellness checkup after adopting him, the vet said that if the discharge didn't clear up (he had just been neutered as well) to call and get more drops.
I ended up calling her 6 days ago and getting Tobramycin, which he has been getting 3x a day for the past 6 days (I am supposed to do 4-6 but it has been a struggle to get the drops in his eye
My question is, if this condition persists and it turns out that his runny eyes are caused by FVR, how worried should I be about my other cat (Marvin) getting runny eyes? Marvin is 5 years old, also was a shelter cat, and has gotten his distemper shot. Right now they are separated as they are being introduced to each other, but I know it can be spread through bedding and from me petting them as well. My hope is that Marvin has already been exposed to the virus at his age and would be asymptomatic, but I am just wondering if that's how it works.
Thank you!