So hey there everybody, if any of you remember miss Lilith and her near-death experience last year, we have had a new issue come up with her.
She's had this odd tacky black stuff stuck to her right lower eyelid and a bit on her upper eyelid. There was a scab on upper eyelid near the eyebrow briefly but that has gone away. I put some ointment on her face for a while and now the tackiness has gone away a considerable amount, there are trace amounts left, but no where near as bad as it looked. But now, she's lost a little bit of hair on that side of her face and a bit onto the bridge of her nose. I'm starting to suspect food allergies as clearing up and shifting of symptoms has also gone pretty much hand in hand with an upgrade of diet. However, I just don't know. *--- Also, She 'punched' herself in the eye when she got her collar caught on her decorative food dish holder and panicked before I was able to free her, resulting in her hitting her poor eye off one of the spheres adorning the corners. This happened around the same time the tacky stuff came about. She had a black eye for about two weeks the poor thing :'( ---*
We have her little buddy TARDIS and he is currently recovering from a chemical burn to his little nose after he had a bad reaction to a ringworm ointment (for cats, dogs, and horses) I put on him after a suspected spot appeared (He was switched to a different ointment, no more issues. Healing great). He's got the same dirty missing hair look, but I at least know where that came from. It doesn't help that he likes to slither around under dusty furniture and entertainment centers and shove his nose is gross places. But I can't same that same for little miss bat cat Lilith. She's currently in the cone of shame as she tries to clean the antibiotic ointment off with her paws and I can't stop her otherwise. She is very, very upset with me. Our new vet refuses to see animals without a consult fee paid at the very least. We asked what it might be and the desk gal merely shrugged and said sorry, she couldn't help.
Lilith isn't at all in any discomfort (other than her cone) and sees fine, eats like a starved cow, and plays quite roughly. No behaviour or appetite changes, nothing. Just some ugly bits of hair loss and sometimes redness if it's been fussed with. The biggest thing is, she's white. pale pink skin. On a black cat, I admit, I would never have noticed any of this stuff on it's face because it really wouldn't have been visible and probably would've run its course without notice. I can't help but fuss with and try to clean her face and she is very much against my doing so, but lets me anyway with a squinty glare and a puffed up tail.
Why does the silly Siamese have to have all of the weird problems?
Is this Feline Acne, Food Allergies, Herpes even? Where would she even get it? She's indoor only, and none of our other cats have it or have had it! Any suggestions/advice would be helpful. I just wanna find out what's up with her.
Before.
Now.
---Please note I was fussing with her eye about twenty minutes or less before this photo, which means - Washed, poked around, and ointment applied. Cone of shame has to be modified with duct tape to fit this tiny siamese head and neck! Poor Lilith is so upset about her situation and wishes I'd leave her face alone. But I'm eternally a worry wort after her original ordeal
I'm fairly certain the light hair loss is partially (or even mostly) caused by my obsessive cleaning of her little face.
She's had this odd tacky black stuff stuck to her right lower eyelid and a bit on her upper eyelid. There was a scab on upper eyelid near the eyebrow briefly but that has gone away. I put some ointment on her face for a while and now the tackiness has gone away a considerable amount, there are trace amounts left, but no where near as bad as it looked. But now, she's lost a little bit of hair on that side of her face and a bit onto the bridge of her nose. I'm starting to suspect food allergies as clearing up and shifting of symptoms has also gone pretty much hand in hand with an upgrade of diet. However, I just don't know. *--- Also, She 'punched' herself in the eye when she got her collar caught on her decorative food dish holder and panicked before I was able to free her, resulting in her hitting her poor eye off one of the spheres adorning the corners. This happened around the same time the tacky stuff came about. She had a black eye for about two weeks the poor thing :'( ---*
We have her little buddy TARDIS and he is currently recovering from a chemical burn to his little nose after he had a bad reaction to a ringworm ointment (for cats, dogs, and horses) I put on him after a suspected spot appeared (He was switched to a different ointment, no more issues. Healing great). He's got the same dirty missing hair look, but I at least know where that came from. It doesn't help that he likes to slither around under dusty furniture and entertainment centers and shove his nose is gross places. But I can't same that same for little miss bat cat Lilith. She's currently in the cone of shame as she tries to clean the antibiotic ointment off with her paws and I can't stop her otherwise. She is very, very upset with me. Our new vet refuses to see animals without a consult fee paid at the very least. We asked what it might be and the desk gal merely shrugged and said sorry, she couldn't help.
Lilith isn't at all in any discomfort (other than her cone) and sees fine, eats like a starved cow, and plays quite roughly. No behaviour or appetite changes, nothing. Just some ugly bits of hair loss and sometimes redness if it's been fussed with. The biggest thing is, she's white. pale pink skin. On a black cat, I admit, I would never have noticed any of this stuff on it's face because it really wouldn't have been visible and probably would've run its course without notice. I can't help but fuss with and try to clean her face and she is very much against my doing so, but lets me anyway with a squinty glare and a puffed up tail.
Why does the silly Siamese have to have all of the weird problems?
Is this Feline Acne, Food Allergies, Herpes even? Where would she even get it? She's indoor only, and none of our other cats have it or have had it! Any suggestions/advice would be helpful. I just wanna find out what's up with her.
Before.
Now.
---Please note I was fussing with her eye about twenty minutes or less before this photo, which means - Washed, poked around, and ointment applied. Cone of shame has to be modified with duct tape to fit this tiny siamese head and neck! Poor Lilith is so upset about her situation and wishes I'd leave her face alone. But I'm eternally a worry wort after her original ordeal
I'm fairly certain the light hair loss is partially (or even mostly) caused by my obsessive cleaning of her little face.
I just don't feel safe giving other advice for an eye problem. Hope its not too expensive, and that she's better soon 
What a difference! She looks so much happier too :nod: I love reading about happy endings! 
