Post Fifteen: Eye on Smokey Continued

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Eye on Smokey

Well, since our last post a lot has been going on with Smokey. First of all, she now allows Betty to pick her up and carry her through the house with out getting panic stricken. That is Smokey not Betty.

They have actually started to form a bond that you would not usually see with a feral cat.

 

This is due to the relationship that is developing between the patient and the care giver. This we know is not normally possible with true feral cats like Smokey with out this special bond.

 

 

 

Our Veterinarian has now consulted Four Ophthalmologists for what is best with Smokey’s condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three out of four Ophthalmologists do not recommend injecting Polidocanol into the eye socket.  They recommend surgery to remove the eye tissue that was left behind in the eye socket during the first enucleation surgery.  All epithelial lined or glandular structures have to be removed. This includes the third eyelid, the gland of the third eyelid, the palpebral conjunctiva, and the lacrimal caruncle (located at the medial canthus). If not, an orbital cyst will form around the tissue that was left.

A cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division compared with the nearby tissue. Hence, it is a cluster of cells that has grouped together to form a sac. However, the distinguishing aspect of a cyst is that the cells forming the “shell” of such a sac are distinctly abnormal  when compared with all surrounding cells for that given location. It may contain air, fluids, or semi-solid material.

So poor Smokey is going to have surgery for the third time. Stay posted for more on Smokey’s eye dilemma.

  

The fence project has slowed down with the bad weather and other home projects that needed to be done. We will get back to the fence project this week. 

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S&B