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Cat eye infection can be due to scratches on the cornea, bacterial infection or other
eye injuries.
Your pooch's natural curiosity can lead to some minor
eye injuries, such as while scratching around in shrubs or brush or in the course of greeting a
cat.
As
cats prowl around outside, lacerations to the
eye from thorns or undergrowth can occur, as can
injury by vicious humans.
If your
cat suffers an
injury to the
eye, we recommend immediate attention.
Cats»
eyes are also vulnerable to traumatic and potentially blinding
injuries, notes Dr. Kern, such as corneal lacerations (cuts on the outer surface of the
eye), which are common.
Unfortunately, these finely - tuned feline
eyes are vulnerable to
injury and a wide variety of diseases that can dramatically impair a
cat's eyesight or, in some cases, render a
cat partially or totally blind.
You can be the ones to set the traps, check in on them, and continuously keep an
eye on your neighborhood for any new
cats needing the whole TNR treatment or just maybe need to be trapped and fostered while they recover from an
injury.
Many of our
cats have also received additional vet care as needed, such as surgery for
injuries or congenital problems, treatment for ear,
eye, upper respiratory infections, and viruses.
Tatty was a shy young
cat who was living stray, he suffered an
injury to his
eye that left his
eye prolapsed.
These include allergic and eosinophilic
eye disease (read more about it further down), sensitivity to
eye medications, environmental irritants or traumatic
eye injuries (
cats rub
eyes that itch for any reason and the result can be corneal tears and scrapes; sharp claws occasionally tear the cornea during
cat fights).
It should be noted that brachycephalic breeds of dogs and
cats are especially predisposed to
eye injuries and ailments such as corneal ulcers.
Any
injury to your
cat's
eyes can potentially cause permanent blindness.
According to the Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS), the new
CAT definition includes paraplegia or tetraplegia, severe impairment of ambulatory mobility or use of an arm, or amputation, loss of vision of both
eyes or traumatic brain
injury.