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I know the best solution is to visit a vet, BUT we are currently in Java Indonesia in a remote area and there are no vets here so I need to the best for this kitten at home, with what we can source here.
It is a very young kitten (around 1-2 weeks old) that we rescued from the side of the road. He had been thrown from a car in a plastic bag with 4 other kittens. By the time we saw them this little fella was the only one still alive.
We have had him now for around 3 days and he seems to be doing well, except one of his eyes has swollen considerably overnight and is getting bigger very quickly now and is red. He has not yet opened either of his eyes. In the last couple of hours discharge has started to appear on the inside corner (the side near it's nose) and I think the pressure needs to come out as the swelling must be putting huge pressure on his little eye. We are bathing it regularly with warm water and have also tried using some tea (have seen this suggested on some forums) but should we try to pry the eye open a little to get some of the discharge out?? We don't want to make it worse, but it seems like this is required.
It is still feeding normally and seems alert and active when awake. I have read that we could maybe try amoxicillin and I know it is not advisable to use this without a vets guidance, but I think without antibiotics this little guy will die. Does anybody know the correct dosage for a young kitten? I have sent messages to a number of vets surgeries back home in NZ and have contacted a few online vets that say they will respond within 24 hours. I know eye problems can be quite serious without fast treatment so I'm anxious to start treating this now.
Any advice appreciated.
(On a side note, we do not have goats milk so are using infant formula with an egg yolk. Feeding every 3 hours or so. Have been using this for 3 days and pee and poop is still regular and normal, with stimulation. We have a potential surrogate mum cat to try in a couple of days, but will now wait for the infection to clear up so the other kittens don't get it as well.)
It is a very young kitten (around 1-2 weeks old) that we rescued from the side of the road. He had been thrown from a car in a plastic bag with 4 other kittens. By the time we saw them this little fella was the only one still alive.
We have had him now for around 3 days and he seems to be doing well, except one of his eyes has swollen considerably overnight and is getting bigger very quickly now and is red. He has not yet opened either of his eyes. In the last couple of hours discharge has started to appear on the inside corner (the side near it's nose) and I think the pressure needs to come out as the swelling must be putting huge pressure on his little eye. We are bathing it regularly with warm water and have also tried using some tea (have seen this suggested on some forums) but should we try to pry the eye open a little to get some of the discharge out?? We don't want to make it worse, but it seems like this is required.
It is still feeding normally and seems alert and active when awake. I have read that we could maybe try amoxicillin and I know it is not advisable to use this without a vets guidance, but I think without antibiotics this little guy will die. Does anybody know the correct dosage for a young kitten? I have sent messages to a number of vets surgeries back home in NZ and have contacted a few online vets that say they will respond within 24 hours. I know eye problems can be quite serious without fast treatment so I'm anxious to start treating this now.
Any advice appreciated.
(On a side note, we do not have goats milk so are using infant formula with an egg yolk. Feeding every 3 hours or so. Have been using this for 3 days and pee and poop is still regular and normal, with stimulation. We have a potential surrogate mum cat to try in a couple of days, but will now wait for the infection to clear up so the other kittens don't get it as well.)