Well, the results are inconclusive. The vet wasn't sure what caused her
eye to get like that. She thought maybe Roxy had gotten something in her
eye that got infected and caused it to swell up. (It also seemed to be
dripping some pus.) But she didn't find any foreign objects in Roxy's
eye, so that probably wasn't it.

One thing she did notice is that Roxy's teeth are in bad shape. Looks
like she'll have to have a couple of them removed - but not right now.
Later, when her eye heals, we'll deal with her teeth. <sigh> This is my
fault. I have been afraid to take her for a tooth cleaning (this applies
to all the cats) because of the anaesthetic. I would be devastated if
any of them died having their teeth cleaned - of all things! And none
of them will let me brush their teeth. So I'm afraid I haven't been as
attentive as I should be toward their dental care. They do eat dry food,
but in Roxy's case, I guess that wasn't enough.

The vet even said that it's possible (no proof of this, it's just a
possibility) that if she has an abcess in one of her teeth, it could
have spread to her eye. However, she has no temperature, and before
today, her appetite's been fine and her energy level has been normal.

So for now, I have gunk to put in her eye (an antibiotic), some stuff
to put in her food (an anti-inflammatory, non steroidal because of her
herpes), and tomorrow I'll be picking up some interferon to treat the
herpes, in case this is a flareup. She's in a room by herself so I can
monitor her eating and peeing/pooping habits. Also, so she won't get
into any cat squabbles that might end up making it worse, and so she
won't expose the other two, in case it's contagious.

So that's all the news for now.

Thanks for the purrs,
Joyce