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- From: MISAXM1@kentvm.kent.edu
- Subject: Re: gunky eyes
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:00:37 GMT
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- I have two persians, blue pt. himalayan and one black persian.
- This is a very common trait in persians. I have read this,
- my vet has told me this and my cats both get discharge from
- their eyes. Ususally it is sort of reddish/pinkish when
- wiped off on a white tissue. Shadow the black persian has
- a lot of discharge, she is very sensitive especially in
- the winter when the house is closed up and more dust is
- in the air. Tara has a little everyone once in awhile
- which she keeps clean herself, Shadow needs her eyes wiped
- off daily. You may still want to check with your vet if
- this is a fairly recent development and he/she hasn't been
- in for a check up since it occurred. When I got Tara at
- 3 months old she had discharge more frequently but as she
- got older it seemed to get better (she's 1 1/2 yrs. now).
- Shadow always had discharge since I got her at 6 months.
- Like I said if this has just come up you may want to have
- the vet check her because as someone else said it can
- indicate a upper respiratory infection too.
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- If this happens to turn out to be a trait of your kitty and
- not a cold or something their is an ointment my vet gave me
- for Shadow that helps when she gets bad and sometimes they
- can flush out the tear ducts with saline to help. My vet
- said this problem is a result of the pushed in face of a
- persain and the tear ducts getting sort of misplaced from
- where they normally would go.
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- Good Luck!
-
- Toni,
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