Antibiotic in his eye

Hi,

So Kitkats eye got scratched and the vet gave me some goop to put in
his eye. Day 1 had come and gone and we have been unsuccessful. Any
hints? She said it may just heal on its own - I am wondering if she
knew we would have trouble.

Thanks

Danielle

What was unsucessful? Did you not get it in the eye, or did it not work
yet?

I hear to try stuff like this just after the cat wakes up and they will
resist less. Could try trimming (NOT!!! declawing) his claws to make it
easier on you!

It is not instant working, last time my vet told me to use this
(vetropolycin) goop she said use twice a day for one week.

I however am not a vet so idealy I would advise to continue use as the
Dr. advised and call them on monday morning.

GodSpeed, Karl.

So Kitkats eye got scratched and the vet
gave me some goop to put in his eye. Day
1 had come and gone and we have been
unsuccessful. Any hints?

An easy way to put "goop" in your cat's eye is to tip their head
upwards, close the eye and put a strip of it right on and along the line
where the top and bottom eyelid meets when closed. The cat won't see it
coming and when you open their eye most of the goop will go right on the
eyeball. It probably will help the first few times if you have someone
hold the cat so you can dispense the medication.

Megan



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material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

I have had a "scratched eyeball" and it is *painful*, I can tell you
firsthand! Do what Megan says but wrap cat in very large body towel tightly
and someone else is holding cat while you deal w/eye and meds. Aside: eye
med cream, I would almost guarantee, does not *hurt* -nowhere near pain of
scratched eyeball.
P.S. - this maneuver is a lot easier than claw-clipping but still needs two
hoomins to complete.


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So Kitkats eye got scratched and the vet
gave me some goop to put in his eye. Day
1 had come and gone and we have been
unsuccessful. Any hints?

An easy way to put "goop" in your cat's eye is to tip their head
upwards, close the eye and put a strip of it right on and along the line
where the top and bottom eyelid meets when closed. The cat won't see it
coming and when you open their eye most of the goop will go right on the
eyeball. It probably will help the first few times if you have someone
hold the cat so you can dispense the medication.

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

wrote:
Hi,

So Kitkats eye got scratched and the vet gave me some goop to put in
his eye. Day 1 had come and gone and we have been unsuccessful. Any
hints? She said it may just heal on its own - I am wondering if she
knew we would have trouble.

Thanks

Danielle

When Dillon was younger, he was always having trouble with his eyes, he
is a Birman with china blue eyes and they seem more sensitive. Anyway,
if the stuff is in a small tube and you are trying to squeeze it into
the eye, what I did, in the end, was squeeze in onto my finger and just
wipe the finger into the eye, much easier, and less traumatic for you
and the cat. Remember to wash your hands well before you do this.

Best Wishes

Chris

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Hi,

So Kitkats eye got scratched and the vet gave me some goop to put in
his eye. Day 1 had come and gone and we have been unsuccessful. Any
hints? She said it may just heal on its own - I am wondering if she
knew we would have trouble.

Pet your cat's head with your index and middle fingers and rub her cheek
with your thumb at the same time. Hold the tube of medication in the other
hand; squeeze a little to bring the med to the top. In one swift motion-
hold the cat's head with your petting fingers, bring your thumb up from the
cheek and pull the skin below her eye down with your thumb. This will
create a little pocket between the lower lid and the eyeball where you can
drop or lay-in the medication without touching the eye or lower lid with the
tube.

Its very important to wait 5 minutes between consecutive topical solution or
emulsion applications and 20 minutes between ointment applications to ensure
good absorption.

Its wise to learn this technique well because if your cat ever develops an
infectious ocular disease such as conjunctivitis, its absolutely imperative
that the medication tube or vial does not touch the eye or lower lid
otherwise you'll contiminate the tube and infect the other eye and pass the
infection back and forth from one eye to the other.

Best of luck,

Phil.

wrote:

Hi,

So Kitkats eye got scratched and the vet gave me some goop to put in
his eye. Day 1 had come and gone and we have been unsuccessful. Any
hints? She said it may just heal on its own - I am wondering if she
knew we would have trouble.

Thanks

Danielle


Unsuccessful in getting the goop in the eye?

Lay a towel out flat on a mattress. Take your kitty and lay him/her flat
out on the towel at one end of it. Then start rolling your cat inside
the towel only leaving the head protrude enough to apply the goop.

When finished you have a cat "cigar" and are able to easily apply the
goop. Make sure you release the cat from the towel.

I've gone through this myself. At some point you will need to become
sneaky because your cat will see the towel and know what he/she is in for.