Hello,
I just adopted a 10+ year old cat who has a cloudy eye. I spoke at length to the vet in the shelter and they had done dye testing and think it's most likely an ulcer resulting from the herpes / cat flu virus.
The vet told me this was incurable and could flair up / get worse - which I accepted and went forward with the adoption. I've since been researching about this online and have come across various ointments / anti-biotic treatments which claim to cure eye ulcers. Can this be treated so her eye becomes clear again? I'd assumed if it was treatable they'd have done something in the shelter / given me drops to take home (it's Battersea - big, reputable shelter in London and their vets will treat adoptees for up to 3 months, so I could go back to them).
I'm going to a local vet next week to register and will get their opinion (the eye is not red / irritated - just cloudy) but the vet at the shelter warned me that there's a danger of over-medicating and it would be great to know in advance if anyone has experienced anything similar?
Many thanks!
I just adopted a 10+ year old cat who has a cloudy eye. I spoke at length to the vet in the shelter and they had done dye testing and think it's most likely an ulcer resulting from the herpes / cat flu virus.
The vet told me this was incurable and could flair up / get worse - which I accepted and went forward with the adoption. I've since been researching about this online and have come across various ointments / anti-biotic treatments which claim to cure eye ulcers. Can this be treated so her eye becomes clear again? I'd assumed if it was treatable they'd have done something in the shelter / given me drops to take home (it's Battersea - big, reputable shelter in London and their vets will treat adoptees for up to 3 months, so I could go back to them).
I'm going to a local vet next week to register and will get their opinion (the eye is not red / irritated - just cloudy) but the vet at the shelter warned me that there's a danger of over-medicating and it would be great to know in advance if anyone has experienced anything similar?
Many thanks!