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| 3308.1 | Don't worry | CHEFS::SIFTS | | Tue Feb 06 1990 12:53 | 11 |
| My cat Oliver had this when I got him as a tiny kitten. He hadn't
been properly cared for, and had a cold/ flu (lots of sneezing and runny
eyes). It cleared up with treatment, but left him with conjunctivitis,
which came and went. This was treated with ointment from the vet.
I was told that he might always have runny eyes, but after a year
or two the conjunctivitis cleared up, and has never recurred. Ollie
is nine now, and a (touchwood) very healthy cat.
Hope this makes you feel better.
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| 3308.2 | | ROYALT::MORRISSEY | Get up and move that body | Tue Feb 06 1990 14:14 | 14 |
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Sasha's had conjunctivitis once. We used the ointment
(which she was *not* happy about) and it cleared up nicely.
Haven't had any problems since. Every once in a while she'll
catch a little cold and may have a runny nose and eyes for
a coupld of days but no medication was needed.
She's just fine and has gorgeous green eyes to prove it! =)
Don't worry too much, I'm sure your kitty will be fine.
JJ
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| 3308.3 | | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Tue Feb 06 1990 15:05 | 21 |
| Usually a vet won't go out on a limb and call something a chronic
problem unless he has been treating it unsuccessfully for several
months. Perhaps he may have said that it could *become* a chronic
problem? Conjunctivitis is a fancy word for swelling of the
conjunctival tissues of the eye. It can occur by itself, or along
with a cold. Most vets will treat conjunctivitis with either an
antibiotic ointment, or eye drop, and then treat the other cold
symptoms with an oral antibiotic like Amoxicillin or Cefadrops.
I have a cat who was diagnosed as having "chronic allergic
conjunctivitis" about 9 years ago. Occassionally he will have a
watery eye, but will have no signs of conjunctival swelling. The
problem is not nearly as difficult to deal with as I was led to
believe it would be, and I am glad that I decided to keep Monroe
even though he had this problem.
If you keep your cats up to date on their vaccines, and religously
give the new cat his antibiotics, he may suprise you and get better
without ever infecting anyone else.
Jo
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| 3308.4 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Tue Feb 06 1990 16:07 | 14 |
| Holly has a chronic slight watering of her eyes. It seems to cause
her no trouble. She had a bad respiratory infection when I got her, and
my recollection is the vet told me immediately that she might have this
persistent problem. It is sometimes associated with the cat being a
carrier of the particular infection, so Sweetie and Holly get
respiratory booster shots every six months (as opposed to just
once a year) to given them extra protection. Holly has lived with
me for maybe five years, and the other cats have never picked up
the infection, if indeed she is a carrier at all. She does have a
slight tendency to have a few sneezes if she gets chilled in the winter
time. I would not worry about slight watering if your vet has told
you it doesn't need treatment; if some other syptom like redness shows
up, or if you are concerned at any time, I would recheck with the vet.
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| 3308.5 | second opinion?? | TUNER::JENKINS | | Wed Feb 07 1990 15:27 | 10 |
| If you are not 100% confident in your vet you may want to get a second
opinion. There are opthamologists for animals that may be of further
help. Or you may want to locate a vet that specializes in cats and
get a second opinion from them.
I know it is no fun having a sick kitty.
Good luck,
Nancy
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