7 week old kitten with eye infection - any over the counter med available?

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pacyew - 01 Jan 2006 07:20 GMT

We have a 7 week old kitten with an apparent infection of the third eyelid
of both eyes.

Is there any over the counter antibacterial that we could look for to buy
for this? - hopefully on New Years Day.

Poor thing has weepy eyes yesterday - but got worse quickly. Why does
everything always happen on weekends!

Thanks

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Ivor Jones - 01 Jan 2006 12:50 GMT

> We have a 7 week old kitten with an apparent infection of
> the third eyelid of both eyes.
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>
> Thanks

For a kitten that age (or for any age really) I wouldn't touch an over the
counter product. Get to a vet *quickly* - hopefully you have an emergency
vet not too far away..?

Ivor

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MaryL - 02 Jan 2006 00:37 GMT

> We have a 7 week old kitten with an apparent infection of the third eyelid
> of both eyes.
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>
> Thanks

Please don't take any risks with your baby's eyesight. He should be seen by
a vet ASAP -- no over-the-counter medication. My wonderful Duffy is blind.
He has been blind since birth, but I would dearly love th opportunity to
restore his vision. That obviously isn't possible, but it makes me *very*
aware of the importance of *taking no chances* when it comes to eyesight
(and especially in one so young -- those infections can rapidly become much
worse, but they are often easily treated if caught in time).

MaryL

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Judy - 02 Jan 2006 05:07 GMT

> We have a 7 week old kitten with an apparent infection of the third eyelid
> of both eyes.
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>
> Thanks

Why post here vs. consulting a vet?

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shortfuse - 02 Jan 2006 14:17 GMT

Some of us consider us as friends, some one we can ask for advice. I have a
friend who will ask me medical questions even though I am not a doctor...I
dont solicit medical advice..I do tell her she should seek medical attention
if she feels she is sick. Maybe pacyew doesnt believe this condition is
serious, if she is new at cats. Just like new mamas..Give pacyew the benefit
of the doubt.

>> We have a 7 week old kitten with an apparent infection of the third
>> eyelid
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>
> Why post here vs. consulting a vet?

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Ivor Jones - 02 Jan 2006 16:03 GMT

> Some of us consider us as friends, some one we can ask
> for advice. I have a friend who will ask me medical
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> Just like new mamas..Give pacyew the benefit of the
> doubt.

For a small kitten like that, the vet should be the *first* port of call.

Ivor

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alt4 - 02 Jan 2006 18:29 GMT

I'm not a vet either, but it sounds like the remnants of bronchitis. I know,
shouldn't it be a cough? That's just the form it takes. Our Hobbes has a
weepy eye and yes a vet should be the first place to call because it can
turn into a form of felineherpes. Check the archives of Catnips for that.
On a different note, bottom posting is extremely annoying to me. Why not
just have the message right on top?

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>> Some of us consider us as friends, some one we can ask
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> Ivor

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Ivor Jones - 02 Jan 2006 19:06 GMT

> I'm not a vet either, but it sounds like the remnants of
> bronchitis. I know, shouldn't it be a cough? That's just
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> extremely annoying to me. Why not just have the message
> right on top?

I don't want to detract from the topic of the conversation, but if you are
genuinely interested in why top posting is frowned upon in the majority of
usenet groups, read here:

http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/usenet/guide/faq_topp.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/gey_stv0.htm
http://www.html-faq.com/etiquette/?toppost

Do a Google search on "top posting" and you will find many more.

Ivor

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Judy - 03 Jan 2006 05:00 GMT

> Some of us consider us as friends, some one we can ask for advice. I have
> a friend who will ask me medical questions even though I am not a
> doctor...I dont solicit medical advice..I do tell her she should seek
> medical attention if she feels she is sick. Maybe pacyew doesnt believe
> this condition is serious, if she is new at cats. Just like new
> mamas..Give pacyew the benefit of the doubt.

Oh please! So what's your advice to the OP?

>>> We have a 7 week old kitten with an apparent infection of the third
>>> eyelid
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>> Why post here vs. consulting a vet?

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shortfuse - 03 Jan 2006 11:34 GMT

Whatever....

>> Some of us consider us as friends, some one we can ask for advice. I have
>> a friend who will ask me medical questions even though I am not a
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>>> Why post here vs. consulting a vet?

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Judy - 04 Jan 2006 05:53 GMT

> Whatever...

Your reply doesn't surprise me in the least.

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ghoul-cow - 02 Jan 2006 20:22 GMT

> We have a 7 week old kitten with an apparent infection of the third eyelid
> of both eyes.
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>
> Thanks

smacking the back of the head usually pops the eye out of the socket,
kittyclops, thats funny

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