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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

5021.0. "HELP ... HEATHER IS SICK!" by CANYON::WARKMEISTER () Thu Oct 17 1991 20:57

    Heather has a terrible eye infection in one of her eyes.  I just
    called Mike at home.  He took her to the vet today.  Have you ever
    had this happen with one of your kitties?  This is the third time
    her eye has done this.  It is cloudy, watery, she keeps it shut most
    of the time, and her third eyelid is showing.  We have to put ointment
    in her eye, and also give her a pill in her food.  How are we going to
    do this?  She HATES ointment in her eye, and we have never had to give
    her a pill before.  While Mike had her at the vet, the vet put some of
    the ointment in her eye.  She got a lot in there.  Heather started
    foaming at the mouth.  The vet told us she had seen this happen before
    (just like you feeling nose spray in your throat after spraying it in
    your nose).  Do you have any suggestions?  
    
    Thanks for your care & support,
    Julie + Heather kitty
    
    P.S. - I attended offsite meetings, and I went on vacation for two
    weeks.  I haven't gotten into the file since 17 September 1991.  I
    really missed reading/participating in this file.  Even though I don't
    know any of you, I know you are my friends.  We are all bonded together
    through our furfaces!

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5021.1	welcome back--wish it was happier circumstances	WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO	set home/cat_max=infinity	`Thu Oct 17 1991 21:20`	12
	The tear ducts drain down the back of the throat so the cat can sometimes "taste" the medication. This is why they foam at the mouth after eye medications are applied. Ask your vet to show you how to pill your cat. If you can't do it, then ask that the medication be given in liquid form. Also, check the keywords for other notes on similar topics, like chlamydia, eye_problems, etc. I have keyworded this note to eye_problems, once you get a diagnosis of what is causing this problem, put it in here and I will add a specific keyword for you. Jo
5021.2		TENAYA::KOLLING	Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.	`Thu Oct 17 1991 22:13`	5
	I looked in the keywords for pill and found the notes below. At least some are graphic descriptions of how people manage to pill their cats: PILLS 1971.16, 1971.20, 2216.25, 4488.11, 4488.13
5021.3		TENAYA::KOLLING	Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.	`Thu Oct 17 1991 22:15`	4
	A couple of ideas about recurring eye infections: an allergy to the type of litter, or the infection doesn't really clear up each time, and the cat needs to be medicated longer.
5021.4		CRUISE::NDC	Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313	`Thu Oct 24 1991 09:18`	10
	Just be determined that she will get her medication and don't allow her to get away with not having it. Its for her own good. I usually don't push my cats to do anything they really don't want except when its absolutely necessary. I like to think that they know and are more willing to accept unpleasant things like pills for that reason. Good luck.
5021.5	THANK GOODNESS ... HEATHER IS BETTER!	CANYON::WARKMEISTER		`Fri Oct 25 1991 19:55`	6
	Heather is better! She is doing just fine now! I've got to take her back to the vet this weekend. She needs her shots now that she got over the eye infection. The vet never did give me a definite name for the type of infection she had. Julie + Heather kitty