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02-10-2005, 01:56 PM
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#1 | | Pink Floyd Fanatic
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: London, England Age: 35
Posts: 79
| Advise Needed: Goldie's Eye
Noticed today when I got home that Goldie has what appears to be a very small bit of grit/litter in the corner of her eye, it doesn't seem to be bothering her what should I do get a cotton bud and attempt to remove it or see if it comes out on it's own (I don't think she'd appreciate me messing with her eye) 
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02-10-2005, 01:59 PM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta Age: 27
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| Try using a cotton bud moistened with warm water. You should probably try to get it out...if it stays there, it could cause irritation and infection. Make sure to give her a little treat once you're done...then all will be forgotten!  | |
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02-10-2005, 02:06 PM
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#3 | | www.antisealingcoalition. ca
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Halifax, NS Canada Age: 43
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| I found this at: http://www.pioneerhumanesociety.org/felinegrooming.html Quote: Checking your Cat’s Eyes . . . . .
You need to check your cat’s eyes daily for dirt, foreign material, and oozing discharge. To clean, wet a cotton ball or swab and carefully wipe around the eye area, being very careful to not touch the eyeball. Contact your veterinarian if there is any sign of infection, scratches, or other injury.
| I've also rinsed Bruce's eye with plain sterile saline solution to dislodge something. I keep a bottle of plain saline (just for rinsing; not cleaning) around for use on the critters.
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02-10-2005, 02:09 PM
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#4 | | Pink Floyd Fanatic
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: London, England Age: 35
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| Thanks, she did alot of complaining but I managed to get it out and she soon forgot all her troubles when the treats appeared!!! | |
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02-10-2005, 02:12 PM
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#5 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta Age: 27
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| Amazing how the treats work as some kind of amnesic agent. | |
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02-10-2005, 02:18 PM
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#6 | | Dangerously Devilish!
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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| Good to hear! | |
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02-10-2005, 09:20 PM
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#7 | | <-- Pumpkin
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON
Posts: 8,593
| They do seem to carry on like you're killin' them, don't they? Good thing they have short memories (well, some of the time!) 
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