![]() ![]() I took him to the vet 2 months ago and was told it was an infection that would clear up with antibiotic drops. He sometimes holds one shut when it's very goopy. Sometimes one eye is bad for a few days or weeks, then it will switch, or sometimes it's both. Why does my cat have discharge from his eyes?įor 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.She seems pain free, so why would I need these drops? 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. What will happen if I can not get the swelling down? Dr stated it is an ulcer, I was given eye ointment and told to return to vets in 3 days. I took my 21yr old to the vet for an eye infection. Can a ulcer in my cats eye be treated safely without surgeryĬan a ulcer in my 21 yr old cats eye be treated safely without surgery.My cat's eye is swollen and he is not as playful as usual, what could this be? She needs to see her veterinarian for an examination and some diagnostics. This likely isn't something that can be treated at home. This can be from a middle ear infection, a polyp in hers ear creating pressure on the nerve to her eye, a feline leukemia infection, a intervertebral disc that's displaced and affecting nerve function, a tumor or a fibrocartilagenous emboli leading to nerve damage or idiopathic.īecause she has a head tilt and is circling a middle ear infection, polyp and feline leukemia move up the list but toxoplasmosis or a fungal infection also must be considered and given her age Feline Infectious Peritonitis is a possibility. ![]() If she has a droopy eyelid and her third eyelid is raised on the side with the small pupil it's likely she has Horner's Syndrome and that is the affected eye. Of course treatment depends upon what is causing the problem. By taking her in a dark room and seeing if both pupils become equal and then if one pupil doesn't respond to a light stimulus OR if they stay unequal in the dark and pupil response is present in both eyes it will help.Ĭauses of unequal pupils can be a feline leukemia infection, an infection (bacterial, fungal or viral) or inflammation in her eye, trauma, a tumor in her eye or along the pathways of the nerves that innervate her eye, glaucoma, feline infectious peritonitis, toxoplasmosis, a polyp in his nose or pharynx, or idiopathic meaning we never figure out why it happens. Can you tell if the eye that has the larger responds to light? Take her into a darker room with a flashlight and shine a light into her eye with the bigger pupil. Your cat has what is called anisicoria meaning pupils of different size and it's important to differentiate which pupil is abnormal. By: Kara McCarty El Segundo, CA Replied on ![]()
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