Re: Bandy has an eye infection

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Kerry,     The hazy spot does sound like uveitis to me, but that is the only eye condition I have experience with so it is possible  that it is a symptom of other things that I don't know about too.  So who knows if I am right or not.       Buddy was on oral pred also, but that was because he had either lymphoma or FIP and was terminally ill.  He was on a lot of steroids (dex and depo eventually) his last few months. Whether they helped with his eye or not, I don't know.  I think that prednisolone eye drops helped the most-- definitely more than the ointment did.  But he was only supposed to get those drops short-term and when I stopped them the cloudiness increased again, so I went back to using them again even though I was not supposed to, because it kept him more comfortable and he did not have much time left.  I think you need to be more careful with Bandy, because hopefully he does not have a terminal condition right now and will be around long enough that bad effects of meds could catch up with him.  But you might want to ask about prednisolone drops for a few days (I think it was for 10 days or something like that).       When I said to watch the other eye, I just meant to look at it closely every day and if he gets any symptoms in it to talk to the vet right away about treating it.  There are so many things that can cause a runny eye in a cat that it might seem normal to take a wait and see approach if it is not bothering him, but if he does have uveitis you want to make sure you treat right away.  However, I don't mean to make you feel panicked about it. I have this feeling mostly from Pepsi, my horse, because she lost her sight in that eye due to her uveitis going undiagnosed and untreated for too long.  But I am pretty sure the uveitis affects horses more quickly than it does cats-- they call it "moon blindness" in horses because it tends to come on quickly and cause blindness.       Did you so an internet search on feline uveitis? You might find some info that way that could help you figure out if it is what he has, and if so info on treating it.   Good luck, Michelle   In a message dated 2/2/2006 8:45:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks Michelle for the info...but what do I look for in the other eye?  He had no signs of anything the day before so this came on rather sudden...That day I found his eye runny and all cloudy...Now, it isn't running anymore and hasn't really since I started the meds, but in the bottom of it inside the eye ball itself is a hazy spot...She didn't call it uveitis either, but I didn't know to ask that at the time either...she has an eye chart in the exam room and his eye didn't look like any of them...there were more than 20 different kitty eye disorders on that chart...Also, the first day his eye wouldn't dilate either and now it does and just has that spot (which looks like it is inside the eye ball). It is sorta brownish/grey...He is playing and eating good again...only that one day was he out of it, but his temp was up, too..Wonder if I should give him about 10 days of pred, too?   5mg for 5 days then 2.5 mg for another 5 days..as I did read about this after you mentioned it to me...and it did say in some places that oral steroids were needed on occasion...just wondering if you did this, too.. I know it is another mystery in Bandy's situation... I am giving him 500 to 1000mg of lysine a day now, too...should have done that all along, but just didn't know it..Since the other kitties eat with him, I figured it would be good for them as well...they are all on the same supplements since they do eat together...Little Rascal needs his heart supps. so most of the same can be used for both him and Bandy.. Let me know what you think. Thanks again, kerry and bandy