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Originally Posted by RUSTYcat
?- with any residual "fallout"/issues?
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What do you mean?
When we took ownership of her as a kitten we were told she was treated for a respiratory infection. Her mother and her littermates were found in the cold winter, and she was only one of two in the litter that survived.
About six years later (over two years ago) she suffered what we now know was the feline herpes virus. She suffered a concurrent bacterial infection that did not initially respond to treatment. Corneal ulcers developed in both eyes and eye surgery (four total) was required. At one point, the surgeon told us that the bacteria was eating through his stitches in the eye. Her vision is now impaired but sufficient. Her left eye has a small graft near the bottom of the eye and the iris is visible. The right eye is much worse with a much larger and thicker graph.
A cocktail of medications the eye care specialist dubbed a "nuclear bomb" eventually got the virus and bacterial infection under control.
The first surgery cost over $3,000. The second was discounted down to about $1.5 thousand. The third surgery was paid for using the eye care clinic's research fund. They simply wanted to know what was going on and why her condition was deterioating in the hopes of helping future patients. It was that bad, and no, they did not learn anything. We were not charged for the fourth surgery, likely out of pity, but we were never given a reason.
Because medications with stereoids can exacerbate corneal ulcers, she will have be prescribed Famvir and an antibiotic if she is prescribed any medication with steroids or undergoes something stressful, like a change in residence or anesthesia. For example, she will require dental cleaning soon. About 10 days before the dental cleaning she will be prescribed herpes medication and an antibiotic to help prevent a recurrence.
This is also why she was only prescribed a topical medication today.