Hello cat gurus! I posted a thread last year about rescuing a kitten from our backyard--we bottle fed her from two weeks onward, and she's now fat, sassy and awesome.
Recently, we took in another kitten (semi-feral, also living outdoors, but we got her to come inside when she was about three months old, give or take). I suspect she's our older cat's half-sister (momma cat picks the same place in our yard to have her litter). Anyway, I took the little one into the vet, and her bloodwork came back negative for feline leukemia, feline HIV, etc. A poop sample was worm-free.
Unfortunately, over the past week or so, her third eyelid began showing in her left eye. I took her to the vet, who checked for corneal scratches (none) and gave us an antibacterial gel to put into her eye twice a day. So far we're on day three, but the lid is still protruding. I'm also a bit concerned about her overall--she's a lot tinier than our other cat, and she sometimes scootches around in a weird crawl, crying. She can walk/run/jump, but I've never seen the "crawl" before, and I can't tell from the vocalizations if she's hungry, wants attention, or if she's in pain .
Sorry for the long post, but I'm wondering if there's anything I might have missed--this is our second cat, and the first was so healthy I'm at a bit of a loss. I figure I'll take her in again this weekend if the eyelid doesn't go back, but is the crawling/crying anything to be concerned about? She didn't have a temperature when I took her in...
Thank you all so much in advance for your help!!!
Recently, we took in another kitten (semi-feral, also living outdoors, but we got her to come inside when she was about three months old, give or take). I suspect she's our older cat's half-sister (momma cat picks the same place in our yard to have her litter). Anyway, I took the little one into the vet, and her bloodwork came back negative for feline leukemia, feline HIV, etc. A poop sample was worm-free.
Unfortunately, over the past week or so, her third eyelid began showing in her left eye. I took her to the vet, who checked for corneal scratches (none) and gave us an antibacterial gel to put into her eye twice a day. So far we're on day three, but the lid is still protruding. I'm also a bit concerned about her overall--she's a lot tinier than our other cat, and she sometimes scootches around in a weird crawl, crying. She can walk/run/jump, but I've never seen the "crawl" before, and I can't tell from the vocalizations if she's hungry, wants attention, or if she's in pain .
Sorry for the long post, but I'm wondering if there's anything I might have missed--this is our second cat, and the first was so healthy I'm at a bit of a loss. I figure I'll take her in again this weekend if the eyelid doesn't go back, but is the crawling/crying anything to be concerned about? She didn't have a temperature when I took her in...
Thank you all so much in advance for your help!!!