Description:Hi there, I'm Mercy! I was found with my mom Mila and sister Maisy wandering the streets of Broward County. I was brought to Broward Animal Care with a bad upper respiratory infection and conjunctvitis/herpes in my eyes. Thank goodness A Second Chnace came along and rescued me. I was given top notch veterinary care. My eyes have since healed and I no longer have a respiratory infection, however the conjunctivitis in my left eye was so bad that in order to try to heal itself the conjuntiva in my eye began to heal over my cornea. Great news though, my eye didn't have to be removed!! I can see and play like any normal kitty, but my vision is slightly impaired in my left eye because I now have a layer of conjunctiva over my eye. It doesnt bother me one bit though, to be honest I dont even notice it. I am a playful purring machine!
Mercy currently lives in a foster home with cats and kittens and gets along great with them all, so much so that she likes to bathe the kittens. She especially loooooves other cats so she would do great in a house with another kitty to keep her company.
We have been working with eye specialist Dr Broadwater, and he has performed a surgery called keratectomy which has removed the layer of conjunctiva covering her eye. After Mercy's surgery some of the conjunctiva began to cover her eye again, but she does have vision im her eye and she is not bothered by it one bit!
In case you are wondering here is a little bit of information about conjunctivitis: Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the membrane covering the back of the eyelids and surface of the eyeball up to the cornea. It is one of the most common eye problems in cats. Conjunctivitis in cats almost always has an underlying infectious cause. The most common cause is the herpesvirus (FHV-1), and the second most common is chlamydophila. Signs are a red eye, discharge, and pawing at the eye to relieve itching. The conjunctival tissues may be red and swollen. Untreated conjunctivitis may progress to vision-threatening problems.
Treatment: Purulent conjunctivitis requires eye irrigations and sometimes warm soaks to loosen crusted eyelids. Antibiotics are applied to the eye surface several times a day. They should be continued for seven days beyond apparent cure. An ointment containing a combination of neomycin, bacitracin, and polymyxin (such as Neosporin ophthalmic ointment) often works well.
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