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What Happens If a Cat’s Cornea Is Damaged?
A damaged cornea is usually trauma or infection causing breaks and ulcers; it is serious, so seek care promptly. It causes pain, redness, light sensitivity, tearing, and infection risk. Mild cases: anti-inflammatory eye drops or ointment; severe: surgery plus antibiotics. Keep the eye clean.
Hamster’s eye crusted shut with discharge, used iodine and erythromycin, left eye red, no improvement in 3 weeks
Tearing without other signs suggests simple conjunctivitis from bacteria or allergy. Use conjunctivitis eye drops and pause dusty wood shavings/bath sand; clean the cage every 2-3 days and keep warm. If tearing with nasal discharge (a cold) and no improvement in 3 weeks, see a vet for targeted meds rather than blind dosing.
When can stitches be removed after a female dog’s spay surgery?
Normally stitches can be removed about 7 to 10 days after a female dog's spay surgery, depending on how the incision heals. To avoid problems, keep an Elizabethan collar on and use antibacterial spray.
Why Do Cats Get Tear Stains?
Tear stains in cats come from short nasal passages (flat-faced breeds), dietary imbalance caused by oily or salty food, or eye infections. Wipe the eyes daily with a warm cloth, and for stubborn stains use a starch-and-boric-acid paste carefully kept out of the eye.
Why Does a Kitten Have So Much Eye Discharge?
Excessive eye discharge in kittens usually points to a dusty environment, a diet that is too salty or low in water, a bacterial or viral infection, dacryocystitis, or feline herpesvirus (cat flu). Clear, watery discharge from irritation can simply be wiped away, but yellow-green, sticky, or painful eyes need a vet's diagnosis and targeted treatment. If discharge comes with lethargy or loss of appetite, see a veterinarian promptly to avoid complications.
Tears a lot after every meal or exercise, and lots of eye discharge every day – at least wiped 2-3 times.
Treating tear stains starts with finding why the tearing happens. 1) Unbalanced diet high in oil, salt, and fat - switch to a low-allergy light prescription diet, more water, and vitamins. 2) Congenital blocked nasolacrimal duct - have a hospital test and possibly surgery, though it recurs.
Eyelids look heavy, lots of white mucus.
A rabbit with tearing, discharge, and unable to open eyes suggests conjunctivitis or keratitis. Try antibiotic eye drops like neomycin sulfate, 2x daily, 3-5 drops, for 3-5 days. Avoid dusty environments and keep the diet light; if worse, see a vet.
One of my cat’s eyes has a white film, the other won’t open, often tears, and the fur at the corner is gone, leaving a black layer.
The white film at one eye corner is the nictitating membrane (third eyelid), normal unless prolapsed or inflamed. The other eye's tearing has causes: 1) high oil/salt/fat diet causing heat and discharge; 2) congenital blocked nasolacrimal duct - surgery possible but recurs; 3) viral disease; 4) foreign-body irritation.
The eyeball looks a bit white.
A whitish dog eyeball is a symptom of keratitis, which ranges from traumatic, superficial, chronic superficial, interstitial, to ulcerative, causing tearing, corneal cloudiness, ulcers, even perforation. This case is mild superficial keratitis; use neomycin sulfate eye drops, artificial tears, and Befun to recover.
What happens when a puppy is vaccinated?
Puppies usually show no abnormality after vaccination, but weak ones may have mild poor appetite, low fever or lethargy, improving with tasty food. Some get diarrhea or vomiting, usually fine in 2 days; otherwise see a vet. Rare allergies (swelling, tearing, itching, severe vomiting) need immediate care.