wendy

I fostered a kitten last fall who had a ruptured globe when we first picked
him up off the street. The vet said the iris had come forward through the
rupture and was budging out the front. The vet told us that he could keep
the eye if the iris receded and he was able to open and close the eyelid. If
the eyelid couldn't close completely then they eye would have to go because
an open lid is an invitation to infection. We treated the kitten with
antibiotics and Terrimycin (sp?) ointment and the iris did recede and he was
able to keep the eye. I was also giving him Lysine. Although he did have a
fairly large cloudy scar in his line of sight, I believe he did retain some
vision in that eye and was able to detect light and dark and movement.

I'll post his 'after' picture over on alt.binaries.pictures.animals. It was
HIS right eye that was effected and you can see the pupil being obscured by
the scar. His name was Pepper.

W