NoahsMommy
09-21-2003, 06:07 PM
I brought all four kittens to the vet on Thursday for a blood test (FIP, FIV, etc.) and their first shots. They're negative, btw...yay!! :)
Turns out, they have an extremely rare eyelid deformity. :( The vet that examined them had never seen it before and another vet said he'd seen it in a dog a few years ago. He thinks that before the kittens had their eyes open, they got some type of infection.
The result is that when they blink and/or close their eyes, they aren't completely closed. :( Caleb has an ulcer on his eye. :( Phoebe had a lesion, Emma wasn't too bad.
They will need surgery, until then, they are on antibiotics and artificial tear eye ointment. It doesn't seem to totally effect them, yet.
I'll have more information tomorrow when all the vets can discuss what can be done. A call was already put in to an animal opthomologist.
We refused Timothy to the home we had for him as we didn't feel it was good enough. When David told her he'd have to have eye drops, my decision was sealed when she said she couldn't afford the $10 medicine. (Timothy is the only one that might not need the surgery as he had no lesions and his eyes looked the best.) She can go adopt a "free" kitten somewhere where some "crazy cat lady" wont make her swear not to declaw it, pay for its vet bills, neuter it and keep it indoors (downtown L.A.)...so there!! ;)
All in all, they are all very, very sweet. Emma may have a home, the girl just needs to find a cat friendly apartment and she is just as "cat crazy" as we are. ;) We may be keeping Phoebe or Caleb...as they are the ones in worse condition eye wise. We haven't dicided which one. I just hope this isn't a bad decision with our six...but I don't know that I'll find home for three cats with eye problems that will eventually require some major surgery. :( I just don't know what else there is to do. :(
Turns out, they have an extremely rare eyelid deformity. :( The vet that examined them had never seen it before and another vet said he'd seen it in a dog a few years ago. He thinks that before the kittens had their eyes open, they got some type of infection.
The result is that when they blink and/or close their eyes, they aren't completely closed. :( Caleb has an ulcer on his eye. :( Phoebe had a lesion, Emma wasn't too bad.
They will need surgery, until then, they are on antibiotics and artificial tear eye ointment. It doesn't seem to totally effect them, yet.
I'll have more information tomorrow when all the vets can discuss what can be done. A call was already put in to an animal opthomologist.
We refused Timothy to the home we had for him as we didn't feel it was good enough. When David told her he'd have to have eye drops, my decision was sealed when she said she couldn't afford the $10 medicine. (Timothy is the only one that might not need the surgery as he had no lesions and his eyes looked the best.) She can go adopt a "free" kitten somewhere where some "crazy cat lady" wont make her swear not to declaw it, pay for its vet bills, neuter it and keep it indoors (downtown L.A.)...so there!! ;)
All in all, they are all very, very sweet. Emma may have a home, the girl just needs to find a cat friendly apartment and she is just as "cat crazy" as we are. ;) We may be keeping Phoebe or Caleb...as they are the ones in worse condition eye wise. We haven't dicided which one. I just hope this isn't a bad decision with our six...but I don't know that I'll find home for three cats with eye problems that will eventually require some major surgery. :( I just don't know what else there is to do. :(