Last night my Lhasa Apso was scratched in the eye by our cat, we have an
appointment to take him to the vet this afternoon. Every vet that I called
said that he could lose the eye,so of course I am very concerned and was
wondering if anyone has had experience with this? His eye is watery and he
is keeping it closed, he is not acting like himself, just kinda laying
around but I am sure it hurts pretty bad. I have washed the eye out a couple
of times and clipped the hair around his eye so that it does not get in the
eye.Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the 1st)

Michelle

Sorry to hear about that. (I guess the cat won? Until the 1st.) Have not
had experience personally, but hopefully the globe is just scratched, not
punctured.

"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote in message
...
Last night my Lhasa Apso was scratched in the eye by our cat, we have an
appointment to take him to the vet this afternoon. Every vet that I called
said that he could lose the eye,so of course I am very concerned and was
wondering if anyone has had experience with this? His eye is watery and he
is keeping it closed, he is not acting like himself, just kinda laying
around but I am sure it hurts pretty bad. I have washed the eye out a
couple
of times and clipped the hair around his eye so that it does not get in
the
eye.Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the
1st)

Michelle

Sorry to hear about that. (I guess the cat won? Until the 1st.) Have not
had experience personally, but hopefully the globe is just scratched, not
punctured.

"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote in message
...
Last night my Lhasa Apso was scratched in the eye by our cat, we have an
appointment to take him to the vet this afternoon. Every vet that I called
said that he could lose the eye,so of course I am very concerned and was
wondering if anyone has had experience with this? His eye is watery and he
is keeping it closed, he is not acting like himself, just kinda laying
around but I am sure it hurts pretty bad. I have washed the eye out a
couple
of times and clipped the hair around his eye so that it does not get in
the
eye.Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the
1st)

Michelle

In article ,
"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote:

Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the 1st)

Michelle

Yes, I know someone whose Yorkie got scratched in the eye and, once
healed, was none the worse for wear. This person also took it as a wake
up call to TRIM her cat's nails and apply SOFT PAWS NAIL CAPS. Though
she included declaw surgery for the cat as one of her options when the
shock was still new, she soon realized that such a radical amputation
(http://maxshouse.com/facts_about_declawing.htm) was not necessary when
most cats can be trained to accept a painless nail trim that leaves
their claws completely harmless. (If you trim the entire "hook" off of
the claw, it will slide over fabric and flesh alike without any damage
done.) If the cat in question does not accept the frequent trim (a few
claws every couple of weeks), Soft Paws (http://www.softpaws.com/)
require only a quick trim of the tip of the nail and an application of
the vinyl sheath that keeps the nail totally harmless for weeks at a
time.

I'm so sorry to hear about your dog, but I really hope that you can find
a better solution than declaw surgery for the cat.

Best of luck,
Alison in OH

In article ,
"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote:

Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the 1st)

Michelle

Yes, I know someone whose Yorkie got scratched in the eye and, once
healed, was none the worse for wear. This person also took it as a wake
up call to TRIM her cat's nails and apply SOFT PAWS NAIL CAPS. Though
she included declaw surgery for the cat as one of her options when the
shock was still new, she soon realized that such a radical amputation
(http://maxshouse.com/facts_about_declawing.htm) was not necessary when
most cats can be trained to accept a painless nail trim that leaves
their claws completely harmless. (If you trim the entire "hook" off of
the claw, it will slide over fabric and flesh alike without any damage
done.) If the cat in question does not accept the frequent trim (a few
claws every couple of weeks), Soft Paws (http://www.softpaws.com/)
require only a quick trim of the tip of the nail and an application of
the vinyl sheath that keeps the nail totally harmless for weeks at a
time.

I'm so sorry to hear about your dog, but I really hope that you can find
a better solution than declaw surgery for the cat.

Best of luck,
Alison in OH

When my dog was a puppy, he was scratched in the eye by the cat. Walked
around with a half closed eye for a few days and then he was OK.( Problem
with cat's claws is they are full of nasty germs so any scratch is likely to
be infected.) Gained a healthy respect for the cat though.Are you serious
about declawing the cat ? Seems a bit extreme as the cat's claws are it's
main defence both to attack and escape up trees from attackers. I'm not even
sure a vet would perform the operation over here. Hope the dog's OK.

JL


"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote in message
...
Last night my Lhasa Apso was scratched in the eye by our cat, we have an
appointment to take him to the vet this afternoon. Every vet that I called
said that he could lose the eye,so of course I am very concerned and was
wondering if anyone has had experience with this? His eye is watery and he
is keeping it closed, he is not acting like himself, just kinda laying
around but I am sure it hurts pretty bad. I have washed the eye out a
couple
of times and clipped the hair around his eye so that it does not get in
the
eye.Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the
1st)

Michelle

When my dog was a puppy, he was scratched in the eye by the cat. Walked
around with a half closed eye for a few days and then he was OK.( Problem
with cat's claws is they are full of nasty germs so any scratch is likely to
be infected.) Gained a healthy respect for the cat though.Are you serious
about declawing the cat ? Seems a bit extreme as the cat's claws are it's
main defence both to attack and escape up trees from attackers. I'm not even
sure a vet would perform the operation over here. Hope the dog's OK.

JL


"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote in message
...
Last night my Lhasa Apso was scratched in the eye by our cat, we have an
appointment to take him to the vet this afternoon. Every vet that I called
said that he could lose the eye,so of course I am very concerned and was
wondering if anyone has had experience with this? His eye is watery and he
is keeping it closed, he is not acting like himself, just kinda laying
around but I am sure it hurts pretty bad. I have washed the eye out a
couple
of times and clipped the hair around his eye so that it does not get in
the
eye.Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the
1st)

Michelle

The vet said they would declaw the at...we have only had the cat for about a
week. My daughter found it and brought it home...It has also tried to attack
the guinea pigs and has swatted at one of the other cats...So unless we can
find a home for the cat it will have to be declawed to live in peace
here...it will not be an out door cat ...we live to close to a road...
"Julie" wrote in message
...
When my dog was a puppy, he was scratched in the eye by the cat. Walked
around with a half closed eye for a few days and then he was OK.( Problem
with cat's claws is they are full of nasty germs so any scratch is likely
to
be infected.) Gained a healthy respect for the cat though.Are you serious
about declawing the cat ? Seems a bit extreme as the cat's claws are it's
main defence both to attack and escape up trees from attackers. I'm not
even
sure a vet would perform the operation over here. Hope the dog's OK.

JL


"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote in message
...
Last night my Lhasa Apso was scratched in the eye by our cat, we have an
appointment to take him to the vet this afternoon. Every vet that I
called
said that he could lose the eye,so of course I am very concerned and was
wondering if anyone has had experience with this? His eye is watery and
he
is keeping it closed, he is not acting like himself, just kinda laying
around but I am sure it hurts pretty bad. I have washed the eye out a
couple
of times and clipped the hair around his eye so that it does not get in
the
eye.Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the
1st)

Michelle

The vet said they would declaw the at...we have only had the cat for about a
week. My daughter found it and brought it home...It has also tried to attack
the guinea pigs and has swatted at one of the other cats...So unless we can
find a home for the cat it will have to be declawed to live in peace
here...it will not be an out door cat ...we live to close to a road...
"Julie" wrote in message
...
When my dog was a puppy, he was scratched in the eye by the cat. Walked
around with a half closed eye for a few days and then he was OK.( Problem
with cat's claws is they are full of nasty germs so any scratch is likely
to
be infected.) Gained a healthy respect for the cat though.Are you serious
about declawing the cat ? Seems a bit extreme as the cat's claws are it's
main defence both to attack and escape up trees from attackers. I'm not
even
sure a vet would perform the operation over here. Hope the dog's OK.

JL


"Joe and Michelle Lyson" wrote in message
...
Last night my Lhasa Apso was scratched in the eye by our cat, we have an
appointment to take him to the vet this afternoon. Every vet that I
called
said that he could lose the eye,so of course I am very concerned and was
wondering if anyone has had experience with this? His eye is watery and
he
is keeping it closed, he is not acting like himself, just kinda laying
around but I am sure it hurts pretty bad. I have washed the eye out a
couple
of times and clipped the hair around his eye so that it does not get in
the
eye.Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the
1st)

Michelle

Subject: cat scratch..in eye
From: "Joe and Michelle Lyson"
Date: 8/18/03 1:26 PM Pacific

Anyway I would love to hear some experiences from others...hopefully
some with happy endings for the dog...(the cat is being declawed on the 1st)


My Kevin had a scratch from a cat once, it WAS very painful and my regular vet
referred us to an eye doc. A word of caution: if you're regular vet wants to
give you a cortisone product for the eye do get a second opinion. These can
slow the healing process on the cornea and at times make it worse. We got
antibiotics only and the eye was fine after a week or so.


Deb
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