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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2004Little Gray Cat
This is the little gray cat that hangs out in our back yard about 2 or 3 days out of the week (naturally we feed her). When we first moved in our house, in November of 2003, we thought she might be pregnant and started making plans for TNR. She kept getting bigger and bigger, but she never produced any kittens (and went through kitten season without becoming pregnant, so she must be already spayed). We finally figured out that she was just getting fat from all the food we were giving her (she would scarf it down like it was doing to disappear in front of her eyes). She finally figured out that the food would always be there for her and she tapered off her eating and lost the weight she had gained. We thought she started hanging around our house because under the deck, next to the hot tub, was a warm dry place to sleep in winter. The last picture on this page is a close-up of her eyes. She's been like this ever since we met her. Unfortunately, one week after buying the house, I lost my job and then we had a string of misfortune that wiped out our life's savings, so I just don't have the money to take her to a vet and have her treated (we can barely afford to have our own 4 furbabies treated). Do any of you know what might be wrong with her (I, personally, think it is herpes, but Ben thinks it's just "weepy eyes" or allergies). http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/LittleGrayCat/ Thanks for any help you can give. Hugs, CatNipped > This is the little gray cat that hangs out in our back yard about 2 or 3 > days out of the week (naturally we feed her). When we first moved in our [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/LittleGrayCat/ I wish I knew more of the anatomy of a cat's eyes. What I'm wondering if the filmy area near her nose, on both sides, is the nicitating membrane ("third eyelid") unable to retract fully, possibly due to some "gunk" under it, to use the technical term. Mr. Clark tends toward weepy eyes, and more discharge than Little Gray Cat. He responds to tetracycline opthalmic ointment, which is available without prescription and isn't too expensive. Of course, I don't know how this cat would take to your sticking goo in its eyes a couple of times a day for a week. She certainly seems to give off friendly and dignified vibes. I hope you can help her. > Mr. Clark tends toward weepy eyes, and more discharge than Little Gray > Cat. He responds to tetracycline opthalmic ointment, which is available > without prescription and isn't too expensive. Of course, I don't know > how this cat would take to your sticking goo in its eyes a couple of > times a day for a week. I was thinking chlortetracycline (Aureomycin) but wrote tetracycline. I'm not sure there is a veterinary tetracycline opthalmic ointment, but if there were, it should have the same effect. > http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/LittleGrayCat/ Looks to me like she got a little injury. She may just have a bit of infection. Will she let you wash them with a warm cloth? If you have a good relationship wiht your vet, they might even give you some drops. That showing of the inner lid indicates that but it doesn't look red, which is good. I bet a good opthamologic drop would do wonders. She sure is PRETTY!!! >> http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/LittleGrayCat/ > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > look red, which is good. I bet a good opthamologic drop would do > wonders. She sure is PRETTY!!! Yeah, she's showing that inner eyelid which means something is bugging her. But maybe nothing serious. I'd try some saline solution drops first (cheap and certainly wouldn't hurt anything - if she'll let them) and gently wipe her eyes (if she'll let them). She's a *very* pretty girl! Jill She lets us pet her (we're careful to wash our hands afterwards before handling our four), and she'll rub against us and head butt us, but I don't know if she would let us put something in her eyes. I'd probably get DH to try since she's closer to him than to me (she let him pick her up for a bit). The problem would be consistency in administering the medication. As I mentioned she only comes over for 2 or 3 days a week, the rest of the time we don't know where she goes. I wouldn't want to try confining her in the house unless I was going to adopt her and we just can't afford to do that right now. Hugs, CatNipped > She lets us pet her (we're careful to wash our hands afterwards before > handling our four), and she'll rub against us and head butt us, but I don't [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > CatNipped Some meds is better than no meds. Once she felt that her eyes would be better, she would probably come back. Animals can often tell when you are helping them. Just wear leather :) In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Karen Chuplis <kchuplis@alltel.net> artfully composed this message within <news:BD515C41.3D65A%kchuplis@alltel.net> on 24 Aug 2004: >> She lets us pet her (we're careful to wash our hands afterwards >> before handling our four), and she'll rub against us and head [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > would be better, she would probably come back. Animals can often > tell when you are helping them. Just wear leather :) I agree Karen. The only time Bonnie would eat canned food was when she was sick (right after she was spayed) and I was hiding meds in it. Once she got well, she went back to dry food and I haven't been able to get her to eat canned since then. I don't know if she knew I was helping her get well or not, but it sure seemed that way, looking back.  SignatureCheryl Why the leather Karen, I've never heard that one do they particulally like leather? Jean.P. > > She lets us pet her (we're careful to wash our hands afterwards before > > handling our four), and she'll rub against us and head butt us, but I don't [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > better, she would probably come back. Animals can often tell when you are > helping them. Just wear leather :) > Why the leather Karen, I've never heard that one > do they particulally like leather? Jean.P. It's very protective :) > She lets us pet her (we're careful to wash our hands afterwards before > handling our four), and she'll rub against us and head butt us, but I don't [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > CatNipped How about adding Lysine to her food? They have it in a powder at the health food stores. In case it is herpes. Good idea, I'll try that and Howard's suggestion both! Thanks you guys!! Hugs, CatNipped > > She lets us pet her (we're careful to wash our hands afterwards before > > handling our four), and she'll rub against us and head butt us, but I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > How about adding Lysine to her food? They have it in a powder at > the health food stores. In case it is herpes. > This is the little gray cat that hangs out in our back yard about 2 or 3 > days out of the week (naturally we feed her). I don't have advice on the eyes, but we are sending lots of purrs your and LGC's way. She is a beauty! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/LittleGrayCat/ Hi CatNipped, It could possibly be chlamydia infection, I'm not a vet though. It is curable, and responds to antibiotics. What Howard said - tetracycline antibiotics - seem to be the ones to do the trick. Eg. Aureomycin (which is what my vet prescribed for my foster cats), Terramycin. Have a look at this: http://www.fabcats.org/chlamydophilia.html Again, I'm not a vet and this is just a guess, but it's quite common, and easily cured. I had a quick look and it seems you could get terramycin eye ointment for cats online for around $10. Whether she would let you give it is another matter! HTH Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield They're very good photo's so close upand she's beautiful I would even try her with Wilson so saying, would Wilson ever talk to her, he would never come out from under the bed have you tried golden eye ointment or those eye crystals, which I cannot remember the name of, but a chemist should know both were used on me when I was a little tot, I'm surprised I can remember that far back, my eyes would be stuck together every morning and Dad would bathe them with the crystals every , morning and then coat them in the golden eye ointment, no harm in trying it, it wont hurt the Puss and it well might help good luck Jean.P. > This is the little gray cat that hangs out in our back yard about 2 or 3 > days out of the week (naturally we feed her). When we first moved in our [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > CatNipped >This is the little gray cat that hangs out in our back yard about 2 or 3 >days out of the week (naturally we feed her). I hate to chime in when I don't know what to tell you to do, but she *is* quite beautiful. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Lots of purrs and best wishes for the Little Gray Cat to find her onetruehome really soon, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > This is the little gray cat that hangs out in our back yard about 2 or 3 > days out of the week (naturally we feed her). <snip |
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