Bit Concerned Re Some Eye Drops?

[julesluvscavs]

Hi Everyone :)

Just a bit of a concern hence my question.

Long story cut short one of our cats scratched Miahs eye a week ago arghhhhhh. Took her to the Vets and they put some drops in her eye to dilate them, Cant remember what they were called, but she said to keep putting them for a few days (it was for the trauma side of things) She also gave other drops and some AB's

Anyway we ended up taking her to an aninal eye specialist later that day just to double check that her eye is going be ok (as we been there through all this before with another one of our Cavs.. which we were given the wrong drops initially for and it delayed the whole healing process )

Specialist said she dodged a bullet and luckily it was just a surface scratch, changed the drops to some other ones and told us not give her any more of the other drops to dilute her eye.

Last Thurs we were concerned her pupil was still fairly dilated, so rang the specialist and he said it can take up to a week to normal to come right. (Luckily we didnt keep putting them on like the vet said then!)

Its now Sunday, so not quite a week (next tues will be a week since it happened) but its still not gone back to normal The actual eye looks like its healing ok, so thats not our concern.

Hubby and I are starting to stress ( we have had a very stressful few months and the slightest thing puts us on edge now)

So can anyway reassure us its going go back to normal pupil size?? its looks all glossy when you look at it because its so dilated. Obviously by mid next week we will ring the eye specialist again if its not gone back to normal. Otherwise she seems to be going ok with it, and its not affected her in any other way, still fully alert and hyperactive as usual lol

ps I just looked up the eye drops they are Ilium Atropine. Eye Ointment

Edited November 16, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs

[*kirty*]

Yep its quite normal. Don't panic yet. :)

[OSoSwift]

I accidentally got a small amount of that stuff in one of my eyes when giving it to my horse. My pupil went huge and stayed that way for two days and I didn't even get a full drop in there. I wouldn't be panicking yet :)

[julesluvscavs]

Thanks OSoSwift :)

Im pretty sure ive had them or something similar when i saw my own eye specialist for a test but it wore completely off within a few hours. It wasn't pleasant!

To think our vet wanted us to keep putting them in her eyes for a few days, glad we didn't then if its taking this long just to wear off with the initial dose from almost a week ago.

She doesn't seem to be affected by it, just her human Mummy me, and her human Daddy.. we probably just overreacting. I guess we just need to have faith in what the eye specialist has said about them.

[julesluvscavs]

Yep its quite normal. Don't panic yet. :)

Thanks Kirty, thats reassuring to know. Least she didnt lose her eye. I just want to see her eye normal again.. Its a worry when they get injured especially when they are so young still, I was so worried it would affect her confidence, which it did on her actual day but shes back to normal with that side of things

Shes got her 1st birthday party coming up on the 30th so hopefully they all cleared up by then ! x

Edited November 17, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs

[Rappie]

It can take a while for the pupil to return to normal size, particularly if there have been several doses applied and maximal dilation of the pupil occurs. It's usually a couple of days but 1-2 weeks is still normal. It lasts longer in pigmented irises (brown eyes) as well Generally you apply atropine every few hours until the pupil dilates and then stop, reapplying if the problem you were treating (like an ulcer, or acute uveitis) is still present and the pupil starts to constrict again. That is just generally, it depends on the formulation and the specific condition.

The drops that you were given were probably something different like tropicamide which only lasts for a few hours. Atropine is used for it's long duration of effect.

Edited November 17, 2013 by Rappie

[julesluvscavs]

Thank you Rappie :)

There had only been the one dose initially applied to her eye (by the vet) but we were meant to keep doing it every so many hours after , but because we saw the eye specialist later that day, he said not to put any more in as it was just a surface scratch (he said she dodged a bullet being that it was a cat scratch!) and changed her over to ocuflox drops (which Joey had been on also for his) and just to continue the Previcox tablets once a day until finished.

I'll just try to chill out now since you all (and eye specialist) are saying it should go back to normal soon.. He did say could take up to a week, and its not a week to next Tues. I think i just felt bit anxious over the whole thing. If its still not going back to normal by mid next week, i'll ring specialist again and check.

The whole thing did look worse than what is was and she was even crying which she never does ! I'll feel much better when her pupil goes back to its normal size :)

Thanks everyone x

Edited November 17, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs

[*kirty*]

When the eye is injured and becomes inflamed, the pupil constricts and is at risk of getting adhered to itself. Atropine dilates the pupil and prevents this from happening. It also helps with pain in the eye. In this case, I'm guessing the injury was less severe than your vet thought, which is why the specialist said to stop the atropine. It wasn't the wrong treatment, it just isn't needed in this case. It will go back to normal soon. :)

[julesluvscavs]

Thank you Kirty, yes it just looked worse than it was... but thank goodness it wasn't . And yes she did explain why she had put it in initially :)

but what would have happened if we had kept putting in her eye for a few days as vet advised for every x amount of hours.. would it have taken even longer to go back to normal than with just one lot (Just curious for myself)?

Edited November 17, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs

[*kirty*]

It might have taken longer, but probably a week from the last dose given.

[julesluvscavs]

Thanks Kirty, i think its starting to slowly go back to normal.. its still shining like shes an alien lol

I'm just soooo thankful it wasn't more serious !

Now to somehow keep her away from the cats ! Our Ragdoll tolerates a lot from her but the other one is older and grumpier and doesn't ! Ironically Miah's the one that scratched Joeys and Rena's eye ages ago, not the cats (while being playful with them)

Edited November 18, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs

[kayla1]

Lucky it wasn't more serious!

Eye problems are a worry. Glad she's ok anyway. :)

[OSoSwift]

Can you trim pussy cats nails??? If I have been a bit slack and the Sphynx have been left a week longer than normal between baths, their nails get long and they can do damage to each other. When they are properly trimmed they don't cause any scratches

[julesluvscavs]

Lucky it wasn't more serious!

Eye problems are a worry. Glad she's ok anyway. :)

They are !! went through it with both Joey and Renae, thank you Kayla. Ive owned cats for years and they're never had any eye injuries ! *touch wood* Like the eye specialist said Miah dodged a bullet !! as he said most dogs hes seen with scratches from cats are far more serious !

Can you trim pussy cats nails??? If I have been a bit slack and the Sphynx have been left a week longer than normal between baths, their nails get long and they can do damage to each other. When they are properly trimmed they don't cause any scratches

Hi OSoSwift. Miah's eye is just now starting to go back to normal re the drops (the injury itself has miraculously done very well !)

We have trimmed the cats claws in the past but have found when they are short, they go about trying to scratch things even more eg furniture .. like they need to sharpen them up after

My husband did trim Karma's front claws but because shes very difficult to do, he didn't do them as good as they should be.. He will try again soon. During the day she goes into a cat run, so shes out of Miahs way most of the day. Its just that she was busting to get out that particular morning and was in a bad mood and Miah was trying to be playful with her. It was not the best time to pick on Karma ! The other cat Leroy (Ragdoll) hes so placid and lets Miah do anything to him, but i cant take that for granted, so when i go out to shops etc im putting him into the spare room and shutting the door. Leroys an indoor cat only.

I guess we just not used to having a young playful active dog in our lives !

Ps We are fortunate we have 2 top animal eye specialists here even tho we have to drive many km's to get to them. Least now having taken all our cavs we really don't need a referral done first if something eye related comes up!

Edited November 18, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs