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Common Symptoms of Cat Eye Illness

  • redness or inflamed inner eyelids
  • eye matter sticking on surface or in the corners of the eyes
  • cloudiness within the eyeball
  • a dull or cloudy looking surface
  • the "third eyelid" covering or coming across the eye
  • excessive tearing or unusual discharges
  • tear-stained hair/fur around the eyes

Klima Small Animal Clinic uses 4 Simple Diagnostic Tests to detect Cat Eye Problems

  • Schirmer Tear Test to establish the amount of tear production
  • Ocular pressure to detect glaucoma
  • Fluorescein stain to detect the presence of corneal ulcers
  • Ophthalmoscope to look into the eye chamber

How to Care for your Cat's Eye Problems

Remember: always administer medicine to its full term for 100% effectiveness.  Stay calm when administering medications to your pets, they can sense if you are nervous and this may make it more difficult to apply treatments.  

 

Applying Ointments

  1. Remove any discharge from around the eye with a moistened cotton ball.
  2. Hold the cat sideways on your lap or place him/her on a table at a comfortable height (you may want someone to help restrain your cat.)
  3. Read the dosage directions.
  4. Gently pull back lower & upper eyelids.
  5. Holding the tube parallel to the lower eyelid, squeeze the ointment on to it's edge. approximately the size of a small grain of rice.  DO NOT let the tube touch the eye's surface.
  6. Release the head and let your cat blink.
  7. Lightly message lower and upper eyelids together to assure complete coverage the medication.

Administering Eye Drops

  1. Remove any discharge from around the eye with a moistened cotton ball.
  2. Hold the cat sideways on your lap or place him/her on a table at a comfortable height (you may want someone to help restrain your cat.)
  3. Read the dosage directions. Shake if necessary.
  4. Place one hand to support the head and with the other hand hold the bottle between thumb and index finger.
  5. Tilt the head back to prevent blinking and with the your free fingers hold the eyelids open.
  6. Hold the bottle close to the eye, But be careful NOT to TOUCH the eye's surface.
  7. Gently squeeze the eye drops onto the eyeball, then release your pet's head.
  8. The cat will naturally blink, spreading the medication over the eye's surface.
  
 

 

  
     
 

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Conjuctivitis is an inflammation of the membrane that covers both the inner lining of the eyelid and the white if the eye. This condition can be caused by infections, allergies, or inadequate teardrop production and irritation.

Corneal Ulceration can result when the corneas surface is scratched by a foreign object. Or when the cornea is damaged by inadequate tear production or bacterial infection. It can be very painful.

Epiphora (weepy eyes) If your cats eye (s) constantly "weeps" or if the fur around the eyes appear stained the normal tear flow could possibly be blocked.

 

 

 

 

Cataracts cloud the inside of the eye and one the most common causes of feline blindness. Glaucoma stems from two much pressure being exerted from the eyes interior as a result from a decrease in the amount of fluid draining from it.

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