LAJennifer
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Just want to update this thread.
Wellington went to Eye Care For Animals a few days ago and he did great! He is diagnosed with Anterior Uveitis (inflammation) in his left eye and was given 2 different eye drops that he gets twice a day. Improvement was almost immediate and he is taking his eye drops like a champ. He was a very good patient and the visit was not stressful or invasive at all. They checked his eye pressure (both eyes still in the normal range), did a stain for injuries (found none) and looked in his eyes with a bunch of different scopes and lamps. His eye sight is not affected and he didn't have a headache. All great news!
The redness was blood vessels on his iris - they had gotten gradually worse, but it was hard to see unless he was sitting in a sunbeam. Last week it looked kind of bad so I called his vet and got the referral.
In 75% of cases of Uveitis, a cause is never found. It is somewhat common in FIV+ cats (and Wellington is FIV+), but the eye doctor doesn't think it is a factor in his case. It is more likely that Herpes is the cause. He had full blood work at his regular vet a few months ago - and everything is perfect. We were able to rule out diabetes, corona virus, FIP, and FeLV as causes for his eye inflammation. So, Herpes seems likely since he had issues with that eye while he was an outdoor feral.
Like most cases of Uveitis, treatment with the drops will probably be life long. The inflammation is some kind of wacky immune response to something (or nothing) and the drops suppress this immune response. He goes back for a re-check in 3 weeks.
I was really afraid of getting bad news, but that turned out NOT to be the case. So happy!
ETA: The cost was not so bad. For the exam, pressure test, stain, and both medications - total was $307.
Wellington went to Eye Care For Animals a few days ago and he did great! He is diagnosed with Anterior Uveitis (inflammation) in his left eye and was given 2 different eye drops that he gets twice a day. Improvement was almost immediate and he is taking his eye drops like a champ. He was a very good patient and the visit was not stressful or invasive at all. They checked his eye pressure (both eyes still in the normal range), did a stain for injuries (found none) and looked in his eyes with a bunch of different scopes and lamps. His eye sight is not affected and he didn't have a headache. All great news!
The redness was blood vessels on his iris - they had gotten gradually worse, but it was hard to see unless he was sitting in a sunbeam. Last week it looked kind of bad so I called his vet and got the referral.
In 75% of cases of Uveitis, a cause is never found. It is somewhat common in FIV+ cats (and Wellington is FIV+), but the eye doctor doesn't think it is a factor in his case. It is more likely that Herpes is the cause. He had full blood work at his regular vet a few months ago - and everything is perfect. We were able to rule out diabetes, corona virus, FIP, and FeLV as causes for his eye inflammation. So, Herpes seems likely since he had issues with that eye while he was an outdoor feral.
Like most cases of Uveitis, treatment with the drops will probably be life long. The inflammation is some kind of wacky immune response to something (or nothing) and the drops suppress this immune response. He goes back for a re-check in 3 weeks.
I was really afraid of getting bad news, but that turned out NOT to be the case. So happy!
ETA: The cost was not so bad. For the exam, pressure test, stain, and both medications - total was $307.