Something is wrong with my cats eye

[Junsai]

I am staying with some relatives and they have a playful 5 month old kitten who hasn't learned to play without his claws out. My cat got scratched on his ear and I believe his eye. There is whiteish discharge that is dark when it collects and his inner eyelid is a little swollen and red.

I wont be able to go to a vet for at least a week. I am kind of in the middle of nowhere here, but there is a walmart. What can i possible do to help my cats eye. I think something antibacterial would help but what exactly?

[Greenport ferals]

Please don't treat this with any human over-the-counter meds. You could really hurt your cat.
I wouldn't worry about the ear at all, but the eye could indeed be serious. It depends where the scratch is.
It would be OK to flush the eye with saline solution. That will give your cat some relief if the eye is irritating him.
If it is superficial it will clear up in two or three days. If not, take him to the vet when you get home.

My cat scratched my neighbor's dog in the eye when it got too close (the dog is friendly, just didn't know about boundaries.) It was noticeable for just a couple of days - a visible scratch and teary. It healed quickly.

[Junsai]

His eye lid is red and swollen. He hasn't been bothering it, but he is squinting. I'm just really worried because I can't do anything for a week.

[catloverami]

Saline eye drops 2 or 3 times a day are fine for now. It eye worsens in a day or so, do see a vet tho.

[swimkris]

I would not wait to go to the vet. If there is a discharge & the eye is swollen, it could become very serious very quick. Pumpkin once got a scratch on her eye and it went from squinty/light rubbing to extreme discharge/swelling in the matter of a couple hours. You are running the risk of losing your cat's eye.

[Junsai]

Originally Posted by swimkris

I would not wait to go to the vet. If there is a discharge & the eye is swollen, it could become very serious very quick. Pumpkin once got a scratch on her eye and it went from squinty/light rubbing to extreme discharge/swelling in the matter of a couple hours. You are running the risk of losing your cat's eye.

I'm not waiting on purpose, i'm in the middle of nowhere.

[Auntie Crazy]

Originally Posted by Junsai

I'm not waiting on purpose, i'm in the middle of nowhere.

I second what SwimKris said. If it was just a squint, you could maybe get away with waiting a day or two to see which way it goes, but a discharge is usually serious business.

Could you do a road trip, Junsai?

[Junsai]

Originally Posted by Auntie Crazy

I second what SwimKris said. If it was just a squint, you could maybe get away with waiting a day or two to see which way it goes, but a discharge is usually serious business.

Could you do a road trip, Junsai?

Not until thursday.

I just rinsed his eye out and discharge is grey to light green.

[swimkris]

Originally Posted by Junsai

I'm not waiting on purpose, i'm in the middle of nowhere.

I'm not saying it to be mean, just that waiting an eye injury out is risky business. Besides the scratch itself, you have to worry about bacterial infections from whatever may have been under the kittens nails. It is better to be safe than sorry; if you have any possible way, I would take your cat to a vet asap. An emergency trip for drops/ointment is also a lot less expensive than a potential surgery.

[swimkris]

Originally Posted by Junsai

Not until thursday.

I just rinsed his eye out and discharge is grey to light green.

That is not normal; it sounds like a bacterial infection.