catcrazylady
02-23-2005, 09:13 PM
We went back to get Goo's eye drained today. The Doc finally talked to the vet optimologist (sp) and offered a few choices in how we deal with Magoo's eye.
Since he belongs to PT I'm going to throw out the options and see what you all think.
1) Continue to drain the eye as needed. No harm in continuing on the way we have been doing.
2) Stop draining the eye and let it build up and put pressure on the tear duct tissue. According to this vet specialist it won't hurt him and it should take about two to three months of fluid build up to finally destroy the duct tissue and then it will stop completely on it's own.
3) Do the surgery and scrape everything out. The specialist said they would have to scrape the eye socket really good, sew him back up and that should fix it.
What we opted for today was the regular draining.
Option 2 is not an option in my book. I really think after his eye reaches a certain point it starts to bother him. He rubs at it and his ears even seem to bother him. When I notice it bothering him I call the vet and make an appointment. At that point his ears start to get juicy. You can hear them squish when you touch them. The doc said it probably puts pressure on his ears. I will not make him go through that for several months waiting for it to clear it's self up. He also said that there is a slight risk that it could burst outward or Goo could accidently scratch it open. I'm not gonna deal with that!
That leaves the choices between 1 and 3. There is always a risk when any kitty goes under so that is something to consider. Magoo has gotten used to going and he didn't even whimper today. He sits there all handsome, gets his two second draining, and rides happily back home.
What do you guys think? We don't mind taking him about every six weeks to get it done so that is not a problem. Magoo has gotten used to going and doesn't seem to stress at all anymore so this makes option 1 an ok thing. Option 3 is also good but with a slight risk.
I wouldn't have a Magoo thread without pictures!
Here he is washing all that nasty white coat stuff off of his eye
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p4af54c56a559638e09c1c4e2035a2efd/f5071223.jpg
Here I am with my eye all flat again
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p205e49c34ad42097281f23b01ab0a01d/f5071204.jpg
All that vet stuff called for a serious nap! http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p7f9a95f03212850bfb05baad0f9cbd5d/f5071235.jpg
Doesn't he look stressed?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p2b7b0ec331840e8b16bf78897399ba81/f5071212.jpg
After his trip, bath, and nap he is in a wonderful mood.
Hi Eberbody!!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/pd776e2179753e928fac172019fb04faa/f507122e.jpg
Since he belongs to PT I'm going to throw out the options and see what you all think.
1) Continue to drain the eye as needed. No harm in continuing on the way we have been doing.
2) Stop draining the eye and let it build up and put pressure on the tear duct tissue. According to this vet specialist it won't hurt him and it should take about two to three months of fluid build up to finally destroy the duct tissue and then it will stop completely on it's own.
3) Do the surgery and scrape everything out. The specialist said they would have to scrape the eye socket really good, sew him back up and that should fix it.
What we opted for today was the regular draining.
Option 2 is not an option in my book. I really think after his eye reaches a certain point it starts to bother him. He rubs at it and his ears even seem to bother him. When I notice it bothering him I call the vet and make an appointment. At that point his ears start to get juicy. You can hear them squish when you touch them. The doc said it probably puts pressure on his ears. I will not make him go through that for several months waiting for it to clear it's self up. He also said that there is a slight risk that it could burst outward or Goo could accidently scratch it open. I'm not gonna deal with that!
That leaves the choices between 1 and 3. There is always a risk when any kitty goes under so that is something to consider. Magoo has gotten used to going and he didn't even whimper today. He sits there all handsome, gets his two second draining, and rides happily back home.
What do you guys think? We don't mind taking him about every six weeks to get it done so that is not a problem. Magoo has gotten used to going and doesn't seem to stress at all anymore so this makes option 1 an ok thing. Option 3 is also good but with a slight risk.
I wouldn't have a Magoo thread without pictures!
Here he is washing all that nasty white coat stuff off of his eye
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p4af54c56a559638e09c1c4e2035a2efd/f5071223.jpg
Here I am with my eye all flat again
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p205e49c34ad42097281f23b01ab0a01d/f5071204.jpg
All that vet stuff called for a serious nap! http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p7f9a95f03212850bfb05baad0f9cbd5d/f5071235.jpg
Doesn't he look stressed?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p2b7b0ec331840e8b16bf78897399ba81/f5071212.jpg
After his trip, bath, and nap he is in a wonderful mood.
Hi Eberbody!!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/pd776e2179753e928fac172019fb04faa/f507122e.jpg