OK, I'm overly protective since I spoke to the animal hospital this week about Suzy's eyes and still doesn't feel 100% sure this is right or not.
It seems that Suzy did catch a cold when Sam and Suzy came here 2.5 weeks ago, they had gotten their second vaccination the same day as we picked them up. After a few days her eyes were discharging some "goo" and her nose had some "snot" as well. Her inner eye lid were showing, so I was monitoring her a bit and was going to call the vet if she got worse.
Well, her nose has cleared up (no dry crusts either) and the goo from the eyes seem to have gone. But her inner eye lid does show a bit all the time and doesn't look as open as Sam's eyes.
She eats as much as her brother, she drinks water as much as her brother, she goes to the bathroom as much as her brother and she plays as much as her brother. I.e. She seem to be a very healthy kitten (and darn smart!) and she loves to be picked up and petted (she has such nice and soft coat) and both her and Sam seem to enjoy a tummy rub (first cats I've ever experienced tummy rubs!). So the only thing I really worry about is Suzy's eyes.
Anyway, I called the animal hospital and asked for advice and they said that she probably caught a cold, but since her nose had cleared up and there was no discharge from the eyes and she was acting like her very healthy brother it was nothing to worry about (she even could hear them playing in the background while we were on the phone). The lady said it's not uncommon for a cold to happen, especially after a vaccination, and that I should wait and see, and come in with her if she was starting to act if she was sick. Otherwise she said the eyes would clear up by itself eventually and I wasn't supposed to worry if it would take up to 9 weeks for them to clear up.
I've been giving Suzy a few drops of saline (sterile) in her eyes for a few days and it seems that it helps, nothing they suggested but since I've had contacts I know that irritated eyes can feel better after a rinse with saline. At least her inner eye lids aren't getting any worse from my treatment. Some days she looks a lot better and some days it's back as it was the other day, so it's not something I can say for sure that she's getting better, well at least she's not getting worse.
So should I worry about her eyes and try some other treatment or is this normal to happen for a 15 week kitten?
Compared to Sam, Suzy's smaller built but she's not as thin as she was when we got her and Sam. She's put on some weight for sure and both Sam and Suzy are getting heavier to carry around or have them sleeping on my tummy.
Right now they are both playing tag, running back and forth and are flying around the house like crazy (sometimes I think they are kangaroo's and not Siamese)...playtime at perfect time for hubby and me to go to bed... what else is there to expect.
It seems that Suzy did catch a cold when Sam and Suzy came here 2.5 weeks ago, they had gotten their second vaccination the same day as we picked them up. After a few days her eyes were discharging some "goo" and her nose had some "snot" as well. Her inner eye lid were showing, so I was monitoring her a bit and was going to call the vet if she got worse.
Well, her nose has cleared up (no dry crusts either) and the goo from the eyes seem to have gone. But her inner eye lid does show a bit all the time and doesn't look as open as Sam's eyes.
She eats as much as her brother, she drinks water as much as her brother, she goes to the bathroom as much as her brother and she plays as much as her brother. I.e. She seem to be a very healthy kitten (and darn smart!) and she loves to be picked up and petted (she has such nice and soft coat) and both her and Sam seem to enjoy a tummy rub (first cats I've ever experienced tummy rubs!). So the only thing I really worry about is Suzy's eyes.
Anyway, I called the animal hospital and asked for advice and they said that she probably caught a cold, but since her nose had cleared up and there was no discharge from the eyes and she was acting like her very healthy brother it was nothing to worry about (she even could hear them playing in the background while we were on the phone). The lady said it's not uncommon for a cold to happen, especially after a vaccination, and that I should wait and see, and come in with her if she was starting to act if she was sick. Otherwise she said the eyes would clear up by itself eventually and I wasn't supposed to worry if it would take up to 9 weeks for them to clear up.
I've been giving Suzy a few drops of saline (sterile) in her eyes for a few days and it seems that it helps, nothing they suggested but since I've had contacts I know that irritated eyes can feel better after a rinse with saline. At least her inner eye lids aren't getting any worse from my treatment. Some days she looks a lot better and some days it's back as it was the other day, so it's not something I can say for sure that she's getting better, well at least she's not getting worse.
So should I worry about her eyes and try some other treatment or is this normal to happen for a 15 week kitten?
Compared to Sam, Suzy's smaller built but she's not as thin as she was when we got her and Sam. She's put on some weight for sure and both Sam and Suzy are getting heavier to carry around or have them sleeping on my tummy.
Right now they are both playing tag, running back and forth and are flying around the house like crazy (sometimes I think they are kangaroo's and not Siamese)...playtime at perfect time for hubby and me to go to bed... what else is there to expect.
