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Hello,
I have tried searching for possible answers here, however, none of the symptoms seem to match my cats.
He is going on three years old, I have no knowledge of his early "kittenhood" other than he was abused by his first family. We adopted him at about six months old. He has always been very odd around people (understandable), however, lately he has been allowing us to pet him and he has even been asking for attention.
We noticed that we have to wipe his eyes about twice a day - when he allows it- because of a hard brownish-red crust that forms on the inner corners of his eyes. The left eye is much worse than the right eye. The left one will be wiped twice daily while the right eye maybe once every two days. He does sneeze daily and often will keep his left eye closed, but he does not paw at it nor is he very vocal. He has been vaccinated, however, again not sure about his early kitten life.
He has been to the vet, but not since we noticed this issue a few months ago. ( I would love to take him to the vet, but our dog just had a very expensive surgery followed by several follow-up visits, and our other cat also was in several times due to a bladder infection. I know he should be seen, but seeing as how I have spent in the last six months over three thousand dollars in vet bills I truly cannot swing it unless it is truly an issue.)
My other cat does not have any eye issues.
I am not expecting a diagnosis, and again I know he needs to see a vet, however, I am just looking to see if anyone else has experienced this with their cat, and if it was a serious problem or if I can keep his eyes clean until I am able to get him to the vet. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you in advance
I have tried searching for possible answers here, however, none of the symptoms seem to match my cats.
He is going on three years old, I have no knowledge of his early "kittenhood" other than he was abused by his first family. We adopted him at about six months old. He has always been very odd around people (understandable), however, lately he has been allowing us to pet him and he has even been asking for attention.
We noticed that we have to wipe his eyes about twice a day - when he allows it- because of a hard brownish-red crust that forms on the inner corners of his eyes. The left eye is much worse than the right eye. The left one will be wiped twice daily while the right eye maybe once every two days. He does sneeze daily and often will keep his left eye closed, but he does not paw at it nor is he very vocal. He has been vaccinated, however, again not sure about his early kitten life.
He has been to the vet, but not since we noticed this issue a few months ago. ( I would love to take him to the vet, but our dog just had a very expensive surgery followed by several follow-up visits, and our other cat also was in several times due to a bladder infection. I know he should be seen, but seeing as how I have spent in the last six months over three thousand dollars in vet bills I truly cannot swing it unless it is truly an issue.)
My other cat does not have any eye issues.
I am not expecting a diagnosis, and again I know he needs to see a vet, however, I am just looking to see if anyone else has experienced this with their cat, and if it was a serious problem or if I can keep his eyes clean until I am able to get him to the vet. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you in advance