Standard treatment for eye infections?

[Bill Stock]

What's the standard drug (drops) given for eye infections. Cali went to the
vet for an eye infection and lethargy and $120 later ended up with some
antibiotic ointment because they were out of the right drops. Excuse me,
$120 and you don't have the right ****ing drops. It's bad enough putting
drops in a cat's eye, but cream is a real treat. The cream is
chloramphenicol. Her lethargy seems better, but the eye still looks rather
pink. The problem is that most of the cream ends up in her eyelashes, which
she rubs off. They suspect it might be a recurring Herpes virus.

I checked online and I don't see this stuff in drops, but I do see
Gentimycin/Gentamicin in drops. Either way, drops or cream they're less than
five bucks.

[MEAlston]

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
> What's the standard drug (drops) given for eye infections. Cali went to
the
> vet for an eye infection and lethargy and $120 later ended up with some
> antibiotic ointment because they were out of the right drops. Excuse me,
> $120 and you don't have the right ****ing drops. It's bad enough putting
> drops in a cat's eye, but cream is a real treat. The cream is
> chloramphenicol. Her lethargy seems better, but the eye still looks rather
> pink. The problem is that most of the cream ends up in her eyelashes,
which
> she rubs off. They suspect it might be a recurring Herpes virus.
>
> I checked online and I don't see this stuff in drops, but I do see
> Gentimycin/Gentamicin in drops. Either way, drops or cream they're less
than
> five bucks.
>
Did the cat eat one of your GF?

[Bill Stock]

"MEAlston" > wrote in message
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>
> "Bill Stock" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What's the standard drug (drops) given for eye infections. Cali went to
> the
>> vet for an eye infection and lethargy and $120 later ended up with some
>> antibiotic ointment because they were out of the right drops. Excuse me,
>> $120 and you don't have the right ****ing drops. It's bad enough putting
>> drops in a cat's eye, but cream is a real treat. The cream is
>> chloramphenicol. Her lethargy seems better, but the eye still looks
>> rather
>> pink. The problem is that most of the cream ends up in her eyelashes,
> which
>> she rubs off. They suspect it might be a recurring Herpes virus.
>>
>> I checked online and I don't see this stuff in drops, but I do see
>> Gentimycin/Gentamicin in drops. Either way, drops or cream they're less
> than
>> five bucks.
>>
> Did the cat eat one of your GF?

LOL, no she doesn't even like fish.

Sorry folks, wrong group.

[Beano]

They give out chloramphenicol drops to humans more often than they use
gentamycin. If you think it's caused by herpes virus then the
chloramphenicol won't do anything except lubricate the eye a bit.

I didn't know that cats got infected with herpes virus. Is it a human
strain we are talking about or a cat strain (hahah, excuse my
ignorance, I only know about human diseases).

I know all about trying to put eye medication on cats! It's fun isn't
it? Especially that part where they squirm and claw your face off...

[Altum]

Beano wrote:
> They give out chloramphenicol drops to humans more often than they use
> gentamycin. If you think it's caused by herpes virus then the
> chloramphenicol won't do anything except lubricate the eye a bit.
>
> I didn't know that cats got infected with herpes virus. Is it a human
> strain we are talking about or a cat strain (hahah, excuse my
> ignorance, I only know about human diseases).
>
> I know all about trying to put eye medication on cats! It's fun isn't
> it? Especially that part where they squirm and claw your face off...

I've only had to give pills or liquid medicines. That was plenty hard
since the cat didn't like me to begin with. Give me a wet, squirming
fish any day.

Did your vet tell you about oral lysine for cats with herpes virus? It
helped one of my friend's cats. Here's one article about it.
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=chronicherpesconjunctivitis

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[Mister Gardener]

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:46:40 -0400, "Bill Stock" >
wrote:

>
>"MEAlston" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "Bill Stock" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> What's the standard drug (drops) given for eye infections. Cali went to
>> the
>>> vet for an eye infection and lethargy and $120 later ended up with some
>>> antibiotic ointment because they were out of the right drops. Excuse me,
>>> $120 and you don't have the right ****ing drops. It's bad enough putting
>>> drops in a cat's eye, but cream is a real treat. The cream is
>>> chloramphenicol. Her lethargy seems better, but the eye still looks
>>> rather
>>> pink. The problem is that most of the cream ends up in her eyelashes,
>> which
>>> she rubs off. They suspect it might be a recurring Herpes virus.
>>>
>>> I checked online and I don't see this stuff in drops, but I do see
>>> Gentimycin/Gentamicin in drops. Either way, drops or cream they're less
>> than
>>> five bucks.
>>>
>> Did the cat eat one of your GF?
>
>LOL, no she doesn't even like fish.
>
>Sorry folks, wrong group.
>
>
Thanks for dropping by. Good luck with the cat.

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[J. Bahl]

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
>
> "MEAlston" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Bill Stock" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> What's the standard drug (drops) given for eye infections. Cali went to
>> the
>>> vet for an eye infection and lethargy and $120 later ended up with some
>>> antibiotic ointment because they were out of the right drops. Excuse me,
>>> $120 and you don't have the right ****ing drops. It's bad enough putting
>>> drops in a cat's eye, but cream is a real treat. The cream is
>>> chloramphenicol. Her lethargy seems better, but the eye still looks
>>> rather
>>> pink. The problem is that most of the cream ends up in her eyelashes,
>> which
>>> she rubs off. They suspect it might be a recurring Herpes virus.
>>>
>>> I checked online and I don't see this stuff in drops, but I do see
>>> Gentimycin/Gentamicin in drops. Either way, drops or cream they're less
>> than
>>> five bucks.
>>>
>> Did the cat eat one of your GF?
>
> LOL, no she doesn't even like fish.
>
> Sorry folks, wrong group.

np. I thought you meant a catfish! (hee, hee)
John

[Bill Stock]

"Altum" > wrote in message
om...
> Beano wrote:
>> They give out chloramphenicol drops to humans more often than they use
>> gentamycin. If you think it's caused by herpes virus then the
>> chloramphenicol won't do anything except lubricate the eye a bit.
>>
>> I didn't know that cats got infected with herpes virus. Is it a human
>> strain we are talking about or a cat strain (hahah, excuse my
>> ignorance, I only know about human diseases).
>>
>> I know all about trying to put eye medication on cats! It's fun isn't
>> it? Especially that part where they squirm and claw your face off...
>
> I've only had to give pills or liquid medicines. That was plenty hard
> since the cat didn't like me to begin with. Give me a wet, squirming fish
> any day.
>
> Did your vet tell you about oral lysine for cats with herpes virus? It
> helped one of my friend's cats. Here's one article about it.
> http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=chronicherpesconjunctivitis

Thanks.

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> Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com

[Bill Stock]

"Beano" > wrote in message
ps.com...
> They give out chloramphenicol drops to humans more often than they use
> gentamycin. If you think it's caused by herpes virus then the
> chloramphenicol won't do anything except lubricate the eye a bit.
>
> I didn't know that cats got infected with herpes virus. Is it a human
> strain we are talking about or a cat strain (hahah, excuse my
> ignorance, I only know about human diseases).
>
> I know all about trying to put eye medication on cats! It's fun isn't
> it? Especially that part where they squirm and claw your face off...

She's pretty tame compared to the young one, but finding her at medication
time is another story.