Cats quite often have conjunctivitis or, simply, inflammation of eyes. If the animal began to blink, rub often a muzzle paws, to shake the head and to blink the eyes constantly, it is necessary to prick up the ears. Conjunctivitis bears real danger to health of your pet therefore visit of the veterinarian has to happen as soon as possible.
How to treat allergic conjunctivitisCats as well as people, can suffer from an allergy to chemicals or pollen of plants. In this case allergic conjunctivitis is shown by usual human symptoms – an itch, reddening of eyes and active dacryagogue. A cornea at the same time slightly edematous, and allocations from eyes completely transparent, without availability of pus.
In the presence of pus it is necessary to suspect conjunctivitis of bacterial origin of eye allocations at once.
Allergic conjunctivitis in itself is not infectious, however the cat very much suffers from it and needs urgent treatment. First of all, it is necessary to reveal allergen to which reaction went – it is possible to make it by means of a number of analyses. After identification of allergen it is necessary to remove an irritant or to isolate an animal from his source, whether it be chemistry or pollen of plants. Then the veterinarian will appoint without fail the antihistaminic medicines intended for treatment of cat's conjunctivitis and also resolvents which will help to cope with disease consequences.
Infectious conjunctivitisConjunctivitis of the infectious nature usually develops owing to viral or bacterial damage of a cat's eye. Symptoms of infectious conjunctivitis are puffiness and dacryagogue of eyes, concern of a cat and also flavovirent purulent allocations. From pus the eyelids stick together and hardly give in to washing that can lead to development of such serious illness subsequently as loss of sight, an ulceration of a cornea and blood poisoning.
Before an initiation of treatment it is necessary to define the prime cause of appearance of infectious conjunctivitis.
After definition of the reason, the veterinarian will appoint a number of special analyses which crops on sensitivity to certain bacteria are among. Having found out to what medicine the microbe reacts, the doctor will write out antibiotics and also anti-inflammatory medicines in the form of tablets, pricks, drops or ointments. In the course of treatment you should wash carefully eyes and the nasal courses of an animal with medicinal solution then it will be possible to dig in or put the main drugs. In addition, a cat will appoint special immunostimulators in the form of pricks. Treatment will be difficult and not less than two weeks will last, however without it the animal can simply die.