3rd eye lid

[bobbie3917]

Mitten had a cold a few weeks ago. she is fine now but her third eye lid on her right eye is over all the time. well it is half over most of the time lol

she is well in herself but i am starting to worry about this 3rd eye lid. is there anything i can do to help her get to 100% or do i need to take her to the vets? like i said she is ok in her self

[shonedek]

Third eye lids are normelly a sign that something is not quite right.If she was mine i would take her to the vets just to be sure.She may still be surrering from the cold and may just need antibiotics to totally get rid of.Better to get her seen and be sure she is not starting to fall ill.Caught in time bugs and virus can be knocked on the head before thet take hold of your cat.

[Mags]

Nat, I've always taken my cats to the vets as soon I've seen the third eyelid. As Sam says it's usually a sign that something is wrong and it's better to get it treated early.

[Fran]

I agree, if one of mine shows the third eyelid I always get them checked over by my vet.

[Mags]

How long has the eyelid been like that Nat?

[bobbie3917]

thanks all
its only been the last 2 days Mags if it carries on i will get her to the vets on Monday

[Mags]

It'll put your mind at rest Nat, the vet will probably give you something to clear it up in no time.
Let us know how you get on.

[dinahsmum]

I'm late coming in on this but agree with everyone else - it is a classic sign of a cat being unwell. Doesn't nec. mean anything serious - but def unwell. Do her ears feel hot? She might have an infection and you can often guage a temperature from the ears.

Sure she'll be fine, give her a cuddle from us all :)

[Mags]

Nat, how is Mitten now?

[bobbie3917]

hi Mags

went to the vets this morning and she has a bug :( she had a temp of 103c and had the runs :( but she had a shot at the vets and now has amoxypen and it s 10 times better already. i am not to fed her until late to night

shs lost about 2lbs in weight and now looks v. samll but her coat is looking 10 times better

[shonedek]

atleast shes starting to improve.Theres nothing worse then when they aint well,bless her and give a hug

[Mags]

Awww I'm glad she is showing sign of improvement after her visit to the vet, Nat.
It's awful to see your pet unwell isn't it?
Give her extra hugs from us!

[dinahsmum]

Glad she's recovering :)

[Abbi]

hope she has a speedy recovery x

[Fran]

Glad she is improving :-) give her a cuddle from us. Keep us updated and let us know how she gets on

[bobbie3917]

well she is still a little off colour but looks better every day her eyes lids are nearly back to normal now but she is still not eating a lot but she has out weight on and the runs has now stopped

so thats all she needs to do now is eat a little more abd i will be happy

[Mags]

Hope she'll soon get her appetite back and be up to mischief again Nat.

[Fran]

Great news, sounds like she is going in the right direction :-) Keep us updated

[Azz]

Hope she gets well soon!

[Fran]

How is Mitten doing? Is she back to full health and regained her appetite? Hope she is better now :-)

[bobbie3917]

i would say she was 90% there. she has put weight back on but not all of it yet but she is eating and is looking for food when she is hungry which is not like her

[Fran]

That sounds like good news. I am sure if she is hungry and looking for food then it won't be long before she is up to weight again. Glad she is feeling better :-)