Seeking Remedies to Treat Eye Infections in Feral Kittens
My neighbor's care giver (2 hrs-day) began feeding a couple feral cats a few years ago. Now there are over 21 cats. The ONLY thing she does is feed them. She will not trap, try to tame and take them to the SPCA. My wife and I give Paul his lunch daily and saw the mommy with 4 kittens. Every day we would just get close to the mommy and kitty's and simply talk softly to her. After a couple weeks mommy allowed us to pick up the kittens. Now all of them have crusty goop gluing their eyes shut. We have been able to unglue them for a while using warm water. I KNOW a vet is the best route but living on $1100 a month makes that impossible.
SO are there any effective home remedies??? Nobody wants to adopt a kitten that needs more than shots. I wish people would understand that simply feeding strays does not make them an animal lover!!! They need a home, love, shots and so on.
Southern, Az
04/26/2016
The easiest and most effective treatment for "goopy" eyes in people and the animals they love is colloidal silver. I have used it successfully for cats, dogs, burros, a horse and a mule. The best part is that it does not sting or cause the animals any discomfort. Simply soak a soft cloth in the colloidal silver and wipe the eye area. It is good to get the solution in the eyes. (Be careful not to cross contaminate, between eyes or animals). I make my own colloidal silver, so this is not a very expensive treatment. Perhaps there is someone you know who could supply their homemade silver for your endeavor.
Mpls., Mn
04/26/2016
Boric Acid Eyewash
The following recipe has been handed down through my family. Boric Acid Eyewash is very beneficial in fighting eye infections, irritation from foreign particles in the eye or contact lenses, air pollution (smog). It is very soothing. Basically, boric acid creates an inhospitable environment in eye for germs and bacteria. At the same time, it cleanses and sooths the eye.
Purchase boric acid powder at your local pharmacy. Ask the pharmacist for "medicinal" boric acid powder. (There is another type, which is used as a bug-killer.) This is very important!!!!!!!!!!
Supplies needed:
1 level teaspoon of Boric Acid Powder ((((medicinal quality))))
1 cup boiling water in a Pyrex measuring cup
Cotton balls
Small clean bowl or teacup
Instructions:
Boil one cup water either on the stove or in the microwave oven. (I use a Pyrex measuring cup in the microwave.)
Add one level teaspoon of Boric Acid Powder (medicinal quality). Use a measuring spoon, not silverware!!!!!!! Stir until dissolved. Let cool to a luke warm temperature.
Pour ¼ cup of the cooled solution into a small clean bowl or teacup. Soak a cotton ball in the solution in the bowl and apply to affected eye, cleaning away discharge from the eye.
Throw used cotton ball away after one use. Repeat using new cotton ball until all the solution in the bowl is used up. Try to flood the eye with the solution and wipe face with a clean towel.
Cleanse both eyes with the solution to prevent the infection from spreading to the unaffected eye.
Repeat procedure at least twice a day, in the morning and before bed at night. Eye infections usually take two or three days to resolve themselves using this treatment.
Store unused portions of eyewash in the Pyrex measuring cup. Just cover with plastic wrap to keep it sanitary.
Source: http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/momsforfun/HomemadeCures.html
East Sussex
05/28/2016
Added to the other comments/remedies. I have always had great success with putting ACV on the back of the neck. (Just as you would apply flea drops).
Soak some cotton wool in some ACV and gently squeeze it on to the back of their necks.
Repeat 2 or 3 times a day. Usually, by the 3rd. day, it is gone.
