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My cat at the vet a few years ago after his BFF scratched his right eye (I think), resulting in it being swollen shut. I had to administer an ointment to it daily for a few days until it went back to normal--the ointment had the side effect of making his pupil absolutely huge. He took it like a champ, though, and fully recovered with no complications.

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[โ€“] bloodfoot@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Atropine? My cat had keratitis right after we adopted her and we gave her that with a cocktail of antibiotics and steroids. The atropine caused her eye to dilate so she looked like a Bond villain while her eye was healing.

[โ€“] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Dr. Meow? Octopussy? Baron SaMeowdi? ScaraMeownga?....okay I'll quit while I'm ahead ๐Ÿ˜น

Yup. I was not looking forward to administering it when the vet prescribed it but it was shockingly easy with this cat. My other one, OTOH, would have mauled me if I tried.