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Expert: - 7/13/2009


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i have been hand raising this kitten for a few weeks now. the mother wasnt letting her feed or it wasnt taking any care of her.i have been bottle feeding her as well and helping her when she has to go number 2. her eye was closed when we first got her then we had been washing her eye out with warm water and cotton. my question is what could it be? i dont have the money to take her to a vet. her eye is bulging, it looks like a puss ball but i dont want to pop it. i tried taking her to a humane society to see if they can help but they recommend to put her down. she has so much energy and is full of life, i just want her eye to get better. she is such a good kitten. please any advice? home remedies? anything? maybe someone who can look at her with no charge or who can bill me at least?

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Tashia,

Remember, I am not a vet, but, unfortunately, you will have to take the kitten to a vet.  The kitten needs an antibiotic ophthalmic treatment. If the eye is not treated, the kitten could lose the eye. Also, you will have to dab the eye until it opens, so the gunk can come out.

I am surprised the shelter does not let you use their vet at a discount!!!!!!!  You may want to talk to them about that possibility.  Unfortunately, without a vet, there is little you can do.

Please let me know how it goes.

Concerned regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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