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HELP!
My kitten recently received the leukemia vaccine and developed a case of uveitis in both eyes immediately afterward. One eye was WAY more severe than the other. She was given a 10 day regimen of steroidal drops and ointment. By Day 9 she looked 100% perfect. We went back to the vet on Wednesday and the vet said one eye was 100% and the other was 90% with some residual swelling in the lids. Her regimen was then reduced to only ointment twice a day in the affected(left) eye. Friday morning she looked perfect, but by 5 PM on Friday, the once good eye(right) had clouded up, swollen and developed uveitis as severe as the first time.
I immediately began treating it with drops and called the vet. The vet said that the treatment the first go round obviously was not enough (her right eye had a reduced dosage--only one drop a day), so continue with drops + ointment in both eyes twice a day. It is responding to the steroids but not as rapidly as I would like.
Can anyone tell me what I can do to keep this from reoccurring? She eats a TON, drinks alot of water, and plays hard---there is no discharge from her eyes or nose and she shows no signs of illness.
Is this permanent? WIll it stop after the vaccine wears off?
I should mention she was tested for leukemia and FIV and tested negative for both. Can anyone shed some light on this?
I would love to purchase vitamins for her but I live in Mexico and I have not been able to find a single vet that sells them.
My kitten recently received the leukemia vaccine and developed a case of uveitis in both eyes immediately afterward. One eye was WAY more severe than the other. She was given a 10 day regimen of steroidal drops and ointment. By Day 9 she looked 100% perfect. We went back to the vet on Wednesday and the vet said one eye was 100% and the other was 90% with some residual swelling in the lids. Her regimen was then reduced to only ointment twice a day in the affected(left) eye. Friday morning she looked perfect, but by 5 PM on Friday, the once good eye(right) had clouded up, swollen and developed uveitis as severe as the first time.
I immediately began treating it with drops and called the vet. The vet said that the treatment the first go round obviously was not enough (her right eye had a reduced dosage--only one drop a day), so continue with drops + ointment in both eyes twice a day. It is responding to the steroids but not as rapidly as I would like.
Can anyone tell me what I can do to keep this from reoccurring? She eats a TON, drinks alot of water, and plays hard---there is no discharge from her eyes or nose and she shows no signs of illness.
Is this permanent? WIll it stop after the vaccine wears off?
I should mention she was tested for leukemia and FIV and tested negative for both. Can anyone shed some light on this?
I would love to purchase vitamins for her but I live in Mexico and I have not been able to find a single vet that sells them.