Debris on cat's eye.

Dr. Marie replied:

Thank you for the excellent pictures you have sent. Stitch is a beautiful cat! She reminds me of my cat Paisley.

Here is the picture from 6 months ago:



And here are the pictures from now. I've zoomed in on the eye for one of these:





Now, I can't give you a diagnosis over the internet but I can give you my thoughts and you can have some good questions to ask your vet.

The first photo, from the summer time kind of does look like there is some type of a scar or abrasion. I likely would have made the same conclusion. However, the more recent photos do not look like an abrasion.

My guess is that this is either eosinophilic keratitis or herpes keratitis. Quite often we don't know the cause for this but it can be because of a herpes virus. Don't worry, it's not contagious to people at all.

The only way to get a diagnosis for this is to have your vet apply a topical anesthetic and scrape a few cells from the eye. It sounds gross, but cats tolerate it well.

We usually use a steroid drop to treat this. But some cat will need anti-viral drops in the eye.

It really should be treated even if it is not seeming to be bothersome because it can get much worse.

Unfortunately for many cats this can be a lifelong condition but it is usually controlled well with medication.

I'd recommend you see your vet soon and ask about the possibility of keratitis.

Dr. Marie.


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