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JustJess · 06-02-2008, 03:06 AM

Since it's a progressive thing (getting worse, eh?), I'd say she's got a upper respiratory thing. Punkin gets these *constantly*, the little sickly bastard. This is what they do: if his eye's conjunctiva is really red, he'll get an eye ointment that I line his lower eyelid with twice a day, and either way, he gets an eye dropper of amoxicillin, 1 mL, twice a day for 7 days. I'll check on what eye ointment it is for you. You can look at her conjunctiva yourself: pull down her lower lid a little - all the moist stuff between her lid and her eyeball is what you're checking. If it's a darker color, i.e., not light pink, it's probably irritated.

My point in telling you this... URIs aren't difficult to diagnose yourself. And the meds aren't very expensive. You can get them without the vet, I think, and just treat her.

Another option - get some L-lysine (available at any place with a vitamin selection), and give her 500mg per day (you can split it up or do it all at once, as you like). Let me know if you need help figuring out how to shove a pill down her throat. This stuff helps their immune system - and it really does work. I've avoided vet trips by giving Punkin this stuff, and he does act and look better after about a day or so. Do it for about 7-10 days. No prescription needed, and it won't hurt her at all even if it's just allergies. (For that matter, neither will the other stuff.)

I hope that will help!

PS - Sneezing cats = never normal if more than just once in a while. Runny eyes, while common, are not good anyway. Small things progress to scary things, so help her immune system now, whatever way you can afford. You can also have a chat with your vet, and beg mercy - no one becomes a vet to get rich, you know?

06-02-2008, 03:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	Since it's a progressive thing (getting worse, eh?), I'd say she's got a upper respiratory thing. Punkin gets these constantly, the little sickly bastard. This is what they do: if his eye's conjunctiva is really red, he'll get an eye ointment that I line his lower eyelid with twice a day, and either way, he gets an eye dropper of amoxicillin, 1 mL, twice a day for 7 days. I'll check on what eye ointment it is for you. You can look at her conjunctiva yourself: pull down her lower lid a little - all the moist stuff between her lid and her eyeball is what you're checking. If it's a darker color, i.e., not light pink, it's probably irritated. My point in telling you this... URIs aren't difficult to diagnose yourself. And the meds aren't very expensive. You can get them without the vet, I think, and just treat her. Another option - get some L-lysine (available at any place with a vitamin selection), and give her 500mg per day (you can split it up or do it all at once, as you like). Let me know if you need help figuring out how to shove a pill down her throat. This stuff helps their immune system - and it really does work. I've avoided vet trips by giving Punkin this stuff, and he does act and look better after about a day or so. Do it for about 7-10 days. No prescription needed, and it won't hurt her at all even if it's just allergies. (For that matter, neither will the other stuff.) I hope that will help! PS - Sneezing cats = never normal if more than just once in a while. Runny eyes, while common, are not good anyway. Small things progress to scary things, so help her immune system now, whatever way you can afford. You can also have a chat with your vet, and beg mercy - no one becomes a vet to get rich, you know? __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.