SonshineLearner Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Anyone dealing with Feline Herpes? My first cat, age 9, had NO health problems before bringing home a kitten. The kitten is now about 9months old and doing fine, but had been sick. The Vet said that what my cat most likely has is Feline Herpes. Poor cat! She has been through antibiotics, and now an antiviral and is still sneezing :( Anyone go through this? Did you have to spend a fortune to get your cat well? Just waited it out? She's not getting sicker, so I'm wondering how long the "sickness" lasts... and if her body can get better without hundreds of vet bills. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxmum Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 It manifests mostly in here eyes. 2 years ago, her 3rd eyelid was red and puffy, and I found out about the herpes then. 3 weeks ago, it got much worse, and I took her in to find that she had a corneal abrasion with a sequestrum. That is a collection of dark cells, which could prevent the corneal abrasion from healing, so she needed a keratectomy. Unbelievably expensive! I now put antiviral ointment in her eye, and she is doing much better. I was really worried about her before and after surgery- but it is much better now, 2 weeks after surgery. I 'm going to take her back to the regular vet to see about anitviral medication. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/images/smilies/grouphug.gif to you and your kitty! I was bummed to find out about this, and that there is no cure for it, just some treatments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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