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Cat has swollen eye

My cat's eye is swollen and he is not as playful as usual, what could this be?

Can a ulcer in my cats eye be treated safely without surgery

can a ulcer in my 21 yr old cats eye be treated safely without surgery I took my 21yr old to the vet for an eye infection. Dr stated it is an ulcer, I was given eye ointment and told to return to vets in 3 days. What will happen if I can not get the swelling down?

cats eyes; two different sized pupils-symptom of peripheral vestibular disease?

Our 1 year old cat shows all the symptoms of peripheral vestibular disease (head tilt, walking in circles, loss of balance) but her pupils are two different sizes and will not react to light, can anisocoria be another symptom of this disease? If so, what would be the best treatment options? Please help.

Atropine eye drops for cataracts

Why would I be told to give Atropine drops to my diabetic Min Pin? Other than pain control, what is the purpose? The drops caused her to foam at the mouth, gag, and paw at her face. She seems pain free, so why would I need these drops?

Why does my cat have discharge from his eyes?

For 6 months now I've noticed my 1.5 year old cat almost daily has a reddish-brown watery and/or goopy discharge from one of both of his eyes. Sometimes one eye is bad for a few days or weeks, then it will switch, or sometimes it's both. He sometimes holds one shut when it's very goopy. I took him to the vet 2 months ago and was told it was an infection that would clear up with antibiotic drops. The drops really helped but then the watery goop came back. Is it a symptom of herpes?

Runny eye

I have 2 cats, a male and female. The male seems to have a continual runny eye. It doesn't seem to bother him but I would like to know if there is anything I can do for him. Can I use regular eye drops for him to sooth his eye? He will be 2 years old in Jan, 2011. She is already 2. They have been together all of his life. HELP. I don't know what to do for him. They are indoor cats.

Why are my cat's eyes swollen?

My cat is is sick. I'm not sure what's wrong with him. His eyes are really swollen and he looks like he's crying; his nose is stuffed up and he keeps sneezing. What's wrong with him ?

I have a kitten with goopy eyes and a dry and scabby nose.

I have a kitten about 5 month old. When I got him found out he came from a stray mom or he was a stray. He seems to be perfectly fine. runs and plays constantly and eats consistantly. the only problem is he has goopy eyes and a rough kind of scally, scabby nose. I clean his eyes usually daily. He doesnt have fully formed upper eyelids either. What could this be and should I be worried about my 5 year old getting what he has?

Can cat vision be regained from blindness in one eye?

my kitten is blind in one eye and got out then and we didn't see him for almost a year then my sister found a black cat [that is how he looked as a kitten] and we cant tell if it is really him or not and he was blind when he was a baby but we cat tell if the cat we found is blind or not

Why does one of my kittens eyes have a blue tint?

Hello, my name's Kendra and I have a question about my kitten. Hes 2 and half months old, (I Think) and was a barn-yard cat before we got him. He's a very loving kitty and loves to play and such. His eyes are also a little odd, my mother and I have both noticed that one of his eyes have a blue-ish tint. Not the reflector thing you get when theres a light in its eye, but just his actual eye. At first he almost looks cross-eyed, but then we look closer and it's just that blue-ish tint. His pupils

My cat's eye is swollen, leaky and not able to fully open. Why?

My kittens eye has been swollen for the past two days. It looks like he's been crying and he sometimes has a greenish yellow eye discharge. His third eyelid is showing and it won't go away. He also can't open his eyes all the way. I can't take him to a vet today; is this serious?

We found out recently that our cat is going blind

What's wrong with my cat's eyes? Hello, I have a kitten that's 5 months old and I recently found out that it's blind or it's going blind. It has something like a brown net in the pupil. It seems that it makes out shades but not forms because it goes round the house without much of a problem.

Kittens eyeballs almost popped out from the eye orbit

how to manage eye which almost popped out? i've seen a kitten with eyeballs almost popped out from the eye orbit and it was necrotic, what would be appropriate for that case?

Is my kitten's 3rd eyelid showing due to being relaxed or infected?

My kitten is 3-4 mo. She has been on antibiotics for a week for a URI. Anti fungal for 3 days. Yesterday her 3rd eyelid started showing. I cant afford to take her to the vet for another 2 weeks due to her last bills. I have only noticed it when she is sleepy then it goes away when she is hyper or alert. She eats apx a cup of food and a cup of water a day or more. Plays and acts normal. I am worried about her new eye problem. She is still sneezing and has a runny nose after 6 days of antibiotics.

Dilated pupils in 1 year old cat, what are the possible reasons?

Hi, I picked up a stray 1 year old female cat 3 weeks ago. Her pupils were dilated and still are. She also loses lots of hair and is thin. We tested her for parasites - she has none. Her vision is also good. What is the possible reason?

Kittens eyes or eyelid have gone bad

our 14 week old kittens eyes have gone funny i think its his 3rd eyelid its coming over half his eye and staying there is this bad

My cat has red circles around his eye lids, what does this mean?

My 8 month old cat has been acting differently for the past couple of days. He has lost his appetite most of the time, he uses the litter box more frequently and the smell is very odorous. He is also less playful and acts more distant. His appearance has also changed. His eyes have gone a little swollen at the bottom, he also has red rings around his eyes and the grey parts are coming out more. I am very worried and the vets are fully booked, should I call emergency, what does this mean?

My cat's eyes are very dilated

My cat's eyes are very dilated. They will get smaller with light but the pupils are twice as big as my other cats. My cat (just a year old) has been sick for the last few months with several injuries which required sutures. She has been on antibiotics for almost three months off and on. Also she was given pain killers off and on. She came back from the vets office last week after the vet had to re-stitch an injury, with her eyes very dilated. It has now been a week and her eyes are still very dilated. They react to light, but not as much as the other cats and in the evening the pupils are enormous.

Kittens eyes seem to be stuck shut.

my kitten was stepped on by accident, our vet said that it looked like the front of her head was very swollen so that must be where she was stepped on. He gave her a cortisone shot to reduce the swelling. She is beginning to take water & move around a little. My concern now is that her eyes seem to be stuck shut. I have put water on them but wondered if there is a better solution?

Cat Eye Problems

My cat is just a little over a year old. I just moved into my apartment so he was being held for me at a friend's house with other cats for about a month. I noticed that the pupil of his left eye was a lot smaller than his right eye and it looks glassy or cloudy. He's been holding that eye shut too. Last night, there was some discharge coming from it and after I cleaned it out, his pupil was the same size as the other one. This morning he seemed normal but his eye was very watery.

Cat eye problems: one eye won't dialate

I noticed this morning that my cat's left eye was dialated, but the right was not. After further investigation I realized that the right eye would not dialate.

Why does my cat have weird shaped pupils?

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j123/MistyBlue2010/DSC02340copy.jpg One of my kitten's eyes has a triangle shaped pupil and the other looks more like a square. What could be wrong with his eyes?

Can I fix cat eye problems with saline?

Her eye is watering and she's winking a lot.

What does cat eye dilation mean?

My cat's eyes appear to have become more dilated slowly over the last 6 months. She has always had very striking big eyes. I had not thought much about it because it has been very gradual, but the last time I was at the vet they asked me about her eyes. After coming home I began to think more about it & wonder if I should be concerned about eye disease. I intend to ask the vet about it when I go back next week, but in the meantime would also like a second opinion. Should I be concerned?

What do we do if our cat's eye seems irritated?

He doesn't seem to want to open his eye all the way. He doesn't mess with it and he is still active and doesn't cry when you touch around the eye.

My kitten's eye is swollen. What should I do?

My kitten's eye just became swollen and red and I cannot go to a vet right away; is this dangerous. Should I be really worried? If I give her antibiotics will this help? Can I give this a few days or is this an emergency?

My cat is having more sleep in eyes, is that normal?

I have noticed that my cat is producing more sleeps (reheums) in the past few days. Is that normal or should we take her to the vet?

Cat's eyes watering and rubbing

One of my cats gets watery eyes every spring and summer when she and my other two cats shed heavier then usual. This year it has been a little worse then usual so she has been rubbing it causing a small area below her eye (eye itself looks normal) to become a bit raw and scabby. I have been cleaning daily with a cloth moistened with warm water. What I am wondering is if adding a small amount of antibiotic ointment after this cleaning would be recommend and safe?

Long-term effect of a scratched cat eye?

My kitten's eye was scratched by another cat shortly before I got her. At first it would ooze pus and was rarely open. Luckily , the symptoms of infection went away within a week or so. It's now 2-3 months later, and the cat is about 5 months old. The only problem is that the pupil of the eye does not look right. Here is a photo: http://xrl.in/5tpx (the contrast appears more dramatic as a result of the camera flash). What might cause this? Is it likely that she has impaired vision in the eye?

Cat eye problems. What's wrong?

My cat is 13 yrs old and for about a month now she has been keeping her right eye shut, and I noticed it looked a little weird. I recently looked at that eye, and now looks red. I was wondering what could be wrong.Could someone please help me by letting me know what could be wrong or happening.Thank you.

Cat eye has cysts?

I am worried about her vision. The vet said as long as they don't seep she should be fine, but now it seems to be affecting her vision quite a bit. Is there anything that can be done? She is still able to eat, drink, find her litter box etc, but she seems to be more anxious.

Cat eye problems in 10 month old cat. What is it?

We have a 10 mo. old domestic long hair and we have noticed just recently that once in a while his eyes will move to the outside of the eye socket and up, and appear king of glossy. The next moment his eyes look totally fine and straight ahead and clear, any help with this situation would be greatly appreciated.

Cat third eyelid elevated

My cat has elevation of the third eyelid on both eyes. Is there anything that I can give him to help with this? He is both an inside and outside cat and we have noticed in the last two weeks. It doesn't seem to bother him and has not affected his joyful self, but it is happening more frequently then before.

My cat's eye is turning gray and red?

My cat has different colored eyes. The pupil for one is normal but the other is gray all around and the white part of this eye is red not white.

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