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Soooo, my little goober Murray did something to his eye the other night. All I know is that he was fine when I came home, but several hours later he was constantly closing his right eye, like a slow blink. In looking at it, I noticed it was somewhat cloudy and his third eyelid was appearing slightly more than normal. So I Googled. Not the best idea for you OR your pets, lol.
Anywho, I decided to wait and see if it was still the same the next day. It was, so I burrito-ed him up and got him in his carrier and to the vet we went. The vet determined that there was nothing on his cornea, and he couldn't find anything stuck in his eye, so phew! He thinks Murray may have scratched himself or got dust or something in his eye. He still sent me home with antibiotic eye drops just in case, to make sure nothing did get infected.
I'm supposed to do them 3 times a day, one drop each time in the eye. Because of how my work schedule is, I can only do 2 a day :/ And most of the time I'm not sure the full drop is going into his eye, since I live by myself and trying to immobilize a squirmy kitten, while getting his eyelid pried open, is a challenge.
Is it bad that I'm only doing it twice a day (once before work, once after), and that I'm not entirely sure the whole drop is getting in? With the challenge of immobilizing him, it's hard to keep the lid open while he's squirming and trying to close his eye when I do the drops. I know it'll hit his eye right as he's attempting to close it, hence the uncertainty of how much is actually getting in. And the drops are for prevention really, not treatment.
The good news is that he's no longer doing the blinking thing, and his eye is definitely more clear. It's still slightly cloudy and that pupil is a little more dilated than the other, but overall, looking much better.
Also, side note, has anyone used L-lysine for eye issues? I got some (only $5, so not a waste if I don't use it) and I'm contemplating mixing that in with his wet food to see if that'll supplement the drops.
Ay, sorry, that was kind of long and repetitive!
Here's some bonus Murray pics
Anywho, I decided to wait and see if it was still the same the next day. It was, so I burrito-ed him up and got him in his carrier and to the vet we went. The vet determined that there was nothing on his cornea, and he couldn't find anything stuck in his eye, so phew! He thinks Murray may have scratched himself or got dust or something in his eye. He still sent me home with antibiotic eye drops just in case, to make sure nothing did get infected.
I'm supposed to do them 3 times a day, one drop each time in the eye. Because of how my work schedule is, I can only do 2 a day :/ And most of the time I'm not sure the full drop is going into his eye, since I live by myself and trying to immobilize a squirmy kitten, while getting his eyelid pried open, is a challenge.
Is it bad that I'm only doing it twice a day (once before work, once after), and that I'm not entirely sure the whole drop is getting in? With the challenge of immobilizing him, it's hard to keep the lid open while he's squirming and trying to close his eye when I do the drops. I know it'll hit his eye right as he's attempting to close it, hence the uncertainty of how much is actually getting in. And the drops are for prevention really, not treatment.
The good news is that he's no longer doing the blinking thing, and his eye is definitely more clear. It's still slightly cloudy and that pupil is a little more dilated than the other, but overall, looking much better.
Also, side note, has anyone used L-lysine for eye issues? I got some (only $5, so not a waste if I don't use it) and I'm contemplating mixing that in with his wet food to see if that'll supplement the drops.
Ay, sorry, that was kind of long and repetitive!
Here's some bonus Murray pics
250 mg. would be 1/8 tsp. 500 mg. would be 1/4 tsp. Check with your vet too on using Lysine. Most vet's do like to suggest adding in Lysine to cat's who are having some URI issues.
