Arthur is our black and white rescue who we have had coming two years after losing Alfie
He had a bad start in life having been dumped at the side of a busy road as a kitten. He was caught and taken to the rescue centre where he spent a few months , being over looked because he was so shy and standoffish
Anyway he’s had a good home with us, rules us completely, even mother is smitten and moans if he hasn’t been in to see her
Got in from work last night and his eye was weeping and he was keeping it closed. Got him to the vets this morning and it’s not good news. From what she could see, the entire eye is ulcerated and the weeping was blood tinged. Antibiotic, pain killer and eye drops and back Tuesday , but she thinks the eye is too damaged to be saved - she will know more on Tuesday if the welling goes down and she can get a better look
Totally devistated
Little tyke has managed to get the cone off and we are feared to put it back on him as he keeps getting his back leg stuck in it and he’s going mental wanting to go out but he’s not allowed out case he gets anything in the eye making it worse
It would be terrible news if his eye cannot be saved but as I am sure you know, cats are very resilient and he will function well with one eye and will still look as handsome.
Hoping for good news though Missy. Please let us know how he gets on Tuesday.
Oh gosh Missy your Arthur looks so much like George one of my cats… I’m so sorry he has this problem and I truly hope he gets over it …
A suggestion here if the vet says surgery is needed please don’t rush into it. I have owned cats all my life and they are very resilient, my advice would be take him home and as long as he isn’t in distress I would just wait a while and let nature have a hand in his recovery. Of course if he is in distress or the condition gets worse surgery might be needed.
Thank you all so much for your posts, means a lot to me
I don’t do humans so well but my animals are something different, I get teased chronic for talking hens to the vet
I know cats do well with just one eye and I know my vet won’t be doing anything that isn’t needed. I will go with their advice. ( they have looked after so many of my animals and ultimately me)
It’s just it’s My Arthur.
If it were my grandchild I’d be more pragmatic
Not that I’d wish that on him but with a human I can deal with it,I’m strong and would be the one drying everyone else’s eyes
But my pet , my Achilles Heel. I’m in bits even though we haven’t even gott to Tuesday yet
My mother had a black and white cat called Bimbo! He only had one eye as the other one had got infected.
When my mother died, l took him in. He only ate chicken, crushed beef crisps and baby rice.
Having only one eye didn’t seem to affect him at all.
Arthur has been going mental wanting out so has taken to attacking my feet whenever he can
Hes being very good about accepting his eye drops and painkiller, I swear I have shares in Metacam as it seems thats all I buy from the vets. I have bottles of it here already, but nope - different one for cats then dogs, but the dog one was suitable for the duck
The weeping from the eye is now clear coloured so fingers crossed it is healing
Hes sleeping laid up against the fire at the moment, his favourite spot.
When we first got our kittens the girls eye was scratched during a play fight and her eye turned sort of opaque. We feared the worst but within a few days, it had returned to normal.
I am always amazed at how much cats can endure and I have my fingers crossed for little Arthur.
