what finally helped Patches, and Callie (all cats but those two took the longest to get over it) was the eye drops called Idoxuridine, and with it, betadine eye drops mixed with artificial tears...the vet clinic made up the portions together.

those of you that have cats with herpes eye infections, ask your vets about it, it really did help! it may seem to get worse for a few days, and with some cats, it may take several weeks, but keep giving it.