Phinehas and Malachi health issues - confirmed diagnoses: herpes virus in the eye

[wolflady]

Thank you for the continued thoughts/prayers for Phinehas. He's still not himself and I'm really hoping he gets better soon and that the heart ultrasound doesn't reveal anything bad.

Poor Malachi's left eye started watering a whole lot last night and it looked a bit red, so I am wondering if he scratched it or if his gooey eyes are coming back. I swear these guys are starting to go in cycles!

[wolflady]

Poor Malachi's left eye is really red and inflamed and watery and gooey. Poor little thing! He just looks so pathetic. I left a VM for KAK's vet about this if there was something I could do for him and wait till tomorrow when I go in with Phinehas or if I should bring him in today since I can't quite tell if his eye was scratched or if it's part of the URI my kitties are sharing. I stepped away from my desk and when I came back I had a VM back from Dr. Bolz's assistant Hannah saying I could probably get an appointment for today. I left another VM to find out when.
Fingers crossed that poor Malachi's eye will be ok!

I swear! I can't catch a break!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Karen, I'm sorry to hear this but I'm glad that you'll be able to see my vet today. Hopefully it's nothing serious. I'll keep both of them in my thoughts and prayers.

[Catty1]

I hope they just both have a 'bug' that can be cleared up. URI's can go back and forth.

Phinehas may have had the murmur for some time - many cats have them and live fine lives.

{{{{hugs}}}} and best of luck at the vet's!

[Barbara]

Oh no! That is just too much. Let's hope the vet gets it fixed.
Sending all my best wishes to both sweet patients.

[GILL]

The CREW sends thier best. We hope that it is nothing to bad and your kids get over this soon.
We are sending all our prayers.

[wolflady]

Thanks everyone! Malachi goes in today at 4pm. I will also discuss with the vet about scheduling his neuter surgery. Poor little guy!

[cassiesmom]

Oh no! That is just too much. Let's hope the vet gets it fixed.
Sending all my best wishes to both sweet patients.

What Barbara said goes for me too!

[wolflady]

Malachi is back home with Terramycin ointment for his eye. It turns out he has a strain of chlamydia which can cause swollen conjuctivae and discharge from the eye - but other than that he seems fine. Still eating, drinking and playing. When she said that I was like...WTF? How can a cat get chlamydia...isn't that what our doctors test for during our annual female exam?? LOL It's a different strain and she said it wouldn't be likely that it's contageous to me unless I rubbed his goo in my eye (yuk, which I won't LOL) and then I'd get pink eye. She said it could transfer to his other eye when this one clears up, so I can just apply the ointment if that's the case. Poor little baby, just looking at his eye makes mine water! Hopefully Phinehas won't get it, but I am taking him in tomorrow for his ultrasound and I can talk more about it then. I hope everything goes ok and we can get these vet visits behind us...not to mention the fortune I've shelled out! Thanks for your thoughts and prayers for my babies!