What's wrong with this kitten's eye? Seems like it's gonna burst

ashleen · Jul 20, 2015

Hello, right now I'm on vacation in a village that is far away from city center, and rented a house with garden here. No vets around. There are 3 kittens living in the garden, no signs of their mothers, and 2 of them seem sick. I will show you only orange tabby's, as I couldn't find black one anywhere recently.
one of the tabby's eye is really swollen, I really couldn't understand if it's her eye or some kind of a thing stuck, but when she moves her other eye, this thing moves symmetrically so I guess.. it's her eye.

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mani
Jul 20, 2015

today it seems even worse with the 'bubble's shape change, it's like something black is coming out. what is this?

Anne · Jul 20, 2015

That looks very nasty. I don't think there's anything to be done without a vet looking into this and treating the eye. It looks infected, severely so, almost abcessed. Whether it's due to a parasite or an underlying viral/bacterial/fungal infection, is very hard to tell. I'm guessing here that the eye is lost

but it would still take a vet to remove it properly and close the gap. I realize you're in a rural area with no access to a vet. I wonder if maybe there's a Turkish rescue organization in a nearby city that can help? How near is the nearest city and which city would that be?

stephenq · Jul 20, 2015

ashleen said:
Hello, right now I'm on vacation in a village that is far away from city center, and rented a house with garden here. No vets around. There are 3 kittens living in the garden, no signs of their mothers, and 2 of them seem sick. I will show you only orange tabby's, as I couldn't find black one anywhere recently.
one of the tabby's eye is really swollen, I really couldn't understand if it's her eye or some kind of a thing stuck, but when she moves her other eye, this thing moves symmetrically so I guess.. it's her eye.

today it seems even worse with the 'bubble's shape change, it's like something black is coming out. what is this?

Sadly I've seen this many times and agree with @Anne - the eye is severely infected and needs to be surgically removed, and the socket stitched up. The good news is that this isn't difficult and the kitten should recover 100% quickly. Also as bad as it looks, the kitten is likely not in pain, but it is important for long term health that this get dealt with so i hope you have a vet option.

ashleen · Jul 21, 2015

Hello Anne and Stephen, thank you so much for your answers. At least now I know what it is. I contacted all two vets in the nearest town, waiting for their answers. Transportation is also a problem as I don't have a car or anything, but if there are no comebacks from vets I will try to get them to the town centre if I can catch them(they are scared to come close) and find a suitable box. The black one hardly eats and seems thinner than the rest, its right eye is also infected and I think, blind.
I will try my best, thank you again for your quick replies.

crimmie · Jul 21, 2015

I hope you are able to catch them and help them...How sad for them

stephenq · Jul 21, 2015

ashleen said:
Hello Anne and Stephen, thank you so much for your answers. At least now I know what it is. I contacted all two vets in the nearest town, waiting for their answers. Transportation is also a problem as I don't have a car or anything, but if there are no comebacks from vets I will try to get them to the town centre if I can catch them(they are scared to come close) and find a suitable box. The black one hardly eats and seems thinner than the rest, its right eye is also infected and I think, blind.
I will try my best, thank you again for your quick replies.

Ok keep us updated. They may be hard to catch, and its possible you may need to trap them using food and a special cat trap which i realize you may not have access to. You can try feeding them at regular times, (the sames times every day so they know the routine) and see if you can gain their trust, If they have never been with humans this may not be possible. You can get more advice on this in the starys and ferals forum at http://www.thecatsite.com/f/9/caring-for-strays-and-ferals

ashleen · Jul 25, 2015

hello crimmie and Stephen, thank you for your messages. In the 5 days we've been here, we gained their trust because I spent much time with them, played and tried petting(they gave up at last and let me!) so they weren't very resistant when we tried to place them into a box. I talked to the vet and she told me the black one had fever of 40.5 C, it is called "cat cold" literally translated, excuse me as I don't know it's English. and the orange one probably suffered the same, that's why his(learnt that it's a he) eye is like that. the shell had already fell off, but his eye was still out(no iris, just disfigured eye muscle) and the pus was leaking. I tried writing all of this without putting emotions but it was really, really a painful sight.. Even though he seemed like he didn't suffer(as you said)... But at least he will get rid of it. He will have an eye removal surgery as you have also guessed, and the black one will take antibiotics. I will pick them up 3 days later and update the results. Thank you for your messages. I contacted 3 vets and only one of them replied back. You people were very quick to reply, even though you are so far away. I'm grateful.

crimmie · Jul 25, 2015

You are awesome for doing the right thing for them!!! So glad they are going to be OK.
Good job :high5:

stephenq · Jul 25, 2015

ashleen said:
hello crimmie and Stephen, thank you for your messages. In the 5 days we've been here, we gained their trust because I spent much time with them, played and tried petting(they gave up at last and let me!) so they weren't very resistant when we tried to place them into a box. I talked to the vet and she told me the black one had fever of 40.5 C, it is called "cat cold" literally translated, excuse me as I don't know it's English. and the orange one probably suffered the same, that's why his(learnt that it's a he) eye is like that. the shell had already fell off, but his eye was still out(no iris, just disfigured eye muscle) and the pus was leaking. I tried writing all of this without putting emotions but it was really, really a painful sight.. Even though he seemed like he didn't suffer(as you said)... But at least he will get rid of it. He will have an eye removal surgery as you have also guessed, and the black one will take antibiotics. I will pick them up 3 days later and update the results. Thank you for your messages. I contacted 3 vets and only one of them replied back. You people were very quick to reply, even though you are so far away. I'm grateful.

We're happy to help but you did all the hard work. They should be spayed and neutered at the same time so they will never have babies, tested for FIV and FeLV (easy test to do) and de-wormed and given anti flea medication, and vaccinated.

You will be keeping them of finding them homes?

Congratulations on the hard won save, you did a great job!

stephenq · Jul 26, 2015

ashleen said:

It would be great if you can post a photo after surgery so we can admire his new look! My cat is 100% blind (from birth) and she is super happy and well adjusted, so a one eyed cat will do fine! And if you can't keep them then perhaps you can just return them to the same place where you found them and feed them. :-)

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