herpes virus in cats
I am wondering if anyone has a similar problem with their cats. I have 2 ragdolls–one a 9 year old male and an 8 year old female and recently, against my better judgement added a 12 week old kitten whom we all love. My older cats have the herpes virus in their eyes–we have dealt with it for several years—don’t know how they got it–I have kept them vaccinated–but we do have to deal with the runny eyes. I am wondering if anyone has this problem–I know there is no cure–but how to control it better—we have had numerous visits to the vets and we are always just given antibiotic ointment to avoid infection. My oldest cat did get a nasty infection in the eye this time around—and I feel so sorry for them—and me—when it comes to treating it.
annie
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Unfortunately because herpes is a virus that your cats won’t be cured from, eye problems are a part of the virus…mostly what can be done is treat the symptoms that they are displaying. So how things are currently being handled is probably what is going to continue happening.
One thing that you can ask your vet about and get their opinion on is something called l-Lysine (which is an anti-viral) l-Lysine is a food supplement which can interfere with viral replication and may help in the long run. It can be expensive..but check with your vet.
Hope this helps.
hscvt