My cats eye is hideous!

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Yesterday i took my fur baby to the vet as his eye was bleeding and swollen. 84 dollars later and 5 minutes with the vet she doesnt even tell me what was wrong she just gave me eye cream after sticking a finger up his ass and said to apply it 3 times daily. Well its 24 hours now and his eye is almost fully closed. 2 times the size it was yesterday and a very strange colour red and white all over and extremly damp around his eye.. He has been sleeping all day and is so annoyed by it. After having a cry all day on my bed thinking im going to have an eyeless cat. I called the vets back, and asked if i could make another appointment. How ever the lady was so rude she told me i am over exaggerating over his eye. Grrr! So after not being told what is wrong with him and sticking eyecream for human adults in his eye i am out of ideas...
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Oh, poor boy. Thank you for taking him to a vet as soon as you noticed his eye was bothering him, eye problems are really common in cats. What is the name of the medicine she gave you? Can you Google it and find out what conditions it is used to treat? From the picture it looks a bit like conjunctivitis, but there are other conditions that look similar. Don't use human eye medicine on him. If you don't know exactly what is wrong with his eye it could make it worse.

If your not happy with your vet I would suggest trying to find another one. If possible take him to a vet that specialises in cats.
 
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Indeed, i thought it was that also but his third eyelid is absolutely disgusting. The eye cream he was prescribed is in the picture. It doesnt say for animal use, it just says directions for humans.
 

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I would absolutely go to a different vet.  I work at a vet and if it is ever an eye issue I always get them in right away, because eye problems can get back quickly.  That is not an eye medication I am familiar with.  If it is worth definitely get another appointment at a different vet asap.  Your current vet should of immediately got you in to recheck the eye!  
 

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That is a broad spectrum antibiotic (Chloramphenicol) used mainly to treat conjunctivitis or other bacterial eye infections. (It's more potent that Erythromycin). It can take 48 hours or so before you start to see any improvement. 

 

How often are you applying it?  It's usually ordered for 3 X daily (every 8 hours - or, more generally, while awake - so, early morning, afternoon, and bedtime).  

If you have any saline (you can purchase it over the counter) or just boil a little water for a few minutes and LET IT COOL, use a dampened cotton ball and gently wipe the eye from the inner canthus outward with ONE swipe, (use a second and third cotton ball separately to prevent cross contamination) and cleanse the eye area of any drainage/crustiness. Do NOT touch the tip of the tube to the eye or your fingers. If you are not wearing gloves (you should be) wash your hands well before and after cleansing and application of ointment with warm, soapy water. Even though it can be used in humans, it isn't used as often because of the potential for anaphylaxis. 

Depending on the type and severity of the infection, you might not see results for up to 72 hours.

Looking at the picture you posted, this looks a lot worse than just 'conjunctivitis', which literally means, 'inflammation of the conjunctiva' (pink membrane in the eye). I took the liberty of contacting my vet to get some feedback and I told her that you stated your cat's eye was initially bleeding and swollen. And I described the picture you posted , showing how the eyeball itself appears to be sunken. 

First,she asked, did your vet do a culture and sensitivity of the eye drainage? What he prescribed is pretty strong medicine and if it isn't sensitive to the bacteria, it's not going to have any affect on it. She also said that, with not knowing when the infection was first detected,  and since it doesn't seem to be improving, but getting worse,  she would suggest getting the cat to another veterinarian (24 hr emergency clinic/hospital) A.S.A.P. because cat's eyes are extremely sensitive and, without an exact diagnosis or culture of the drainage it could get substantially worse if misdiagnosed.

I don't want to alarm you, but I would get your cat to another vet right away! I highly value my veterinarian - I've been using the same vet clinic for over 30 years to treat ALL the animals (pets and livestock) I've had over the years. 

I hope this helps! 
 
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