Kitten's Eye

[Ceracera]

So I came home tonight to find my Cookie like this.

Her right eye area is wet and I'm not sure if it's discharge, water or tears. Her eye itself seems OK.

She was fine when i left home today at about 1pm and I came home today at 10pm... so this happened quite quickly. She doesn't seem to be scratching at it, but she does squint a bit sometimes. Her left eye seems fine.

Could my other kitten have scratched her? (the line does run to her nose). Other things I can think of is that I applied Revolution for kittens to the back of her head yesterday (but she didn't seem bothered at the time). And she tested positive for calici about a month ago (but didn't show any symptoms).

Or is it just a case of naughty kitten playing with the water bowl?

 

[maggiedemi]

Does she have feline herpes in her eyes?

 

[Ceracera]

Both of them tested negative for herpes about a month ago. The last time they were around a place with lots of other pets was at the vets around the 20th of August.

 

[maggiedemi]

I just googled Calici and it seems to be an upper respiratory virus like Herpes. So that could be what is causing the eye watering and crusties.

 

[Ceracera]

I just checked my other kitten and she seems to be tearing up in one eye too, though it has already stopped and her eye area isn't wet all over. Kinda odd for both of them to have a calici flare up at the same time? Ill pay attention and see if there's anything that could be irritating the eyes i guess :/

The only thing that could've caused any stress is that I came home later than usual cause I went to the cinema with a friend. But I left out dry food in advance, and I fed them dinner as soon as I got home.

 

[Ashley23]

It could be allergies , my kitten has watery eyes and tear stains from them.

 

[maggiedemi]

How much does the Herpes test cost that you got for your cats? I'm pretty sure my cats have it, I give them Lysine for it. I don't know if Lysine works for Calici or not.

 

[Ceracera]

It could be allergies , my kitten has watery eyes and tear stains from them.

What causes your kitten's allergies?

Pollution here has been pretty severe this week :/ I've bought a new air purifier already and it should be delivered next week.

How much does the Herpes test cost that you got for your cats? I'm pretty sure my cats have it, I give them Lysine for it. I don't know if Lysine works for Calici or not.

They were tested for herpes at the end of July though. I haven't got lysine, but I do have some other pills that are supposed to help with their immune systems.

 

[maggiedemi]

I was asking how much the Herpes test costs because I want to get my cats tested. Is it expensive?

 

[Ceracera]

I was asking how much the Herpes test costs because I want to get my cats tested. Is it expensive?

Oh sorry, I misunderstood. I did a lot of tests at the same time, so I don't remember how much the herpes test was. But the total was about $150 per cat to get tested for Calici, herpes and felv, plus basic bloodwork and some parasite tests. (I remember the calici and herpes tests were the most expensive... about 60-80% of the total? - They had to take swabs. The bloodwork was really cheap, like only $10 or something). But the cost might be different for you cause I live in China.

 

[maggiedemi]

Thanks, it's probably even more expensive here in the US.

 

[Ceracera]

Thanks, it's probably even more expensive here in the US.

But probably more accurate. I'm not very confident in the some of the test results I got here.

 

[valentine319]

I'm in the south and were having horrible allergies. I use lysine 250 mg twice a day to help. I buy now lysine powder and mix in food. If you buy supplement powder it needs no added ingredients. I used to use spry treats. They're reasonable lysine treats i got through Amazon. My cat has food and environmental allergies.

 

[Ashley23]

My cat has severe seasonal allergies the vet said it's allergy season and this season it's been the worst one.

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

Thanks, it's probably even more expensive here in the US.

The Upper Respiratory Disease Real PCR Panel cost me approx. $166 about two years ago. It tested for about 6 things, FHV-1 included.

 

[maggiedemi]

Thanks for the price info.

 

[Ceracera]

I looked at her again today and she isn't tearing up anymore. Whatever was around her eye yesterday has dried to a really light brown and I wiped it off with some pet wet wipes.