My kitten has URI. The vet gave me meds. Also some eye ointment. Confused on how to apply it. Directly on eye?

My kitten has Upper Respitory Infection. Given antibiotics from the vet along with some oozing eye ointment. I'm a little confused as to the rhythm and where to apply the ointment. Under the eyeline or directly on the eyeball? and if so how much? The instructions a crappy. Thanks in advance for you help and any other pointers would be great. Had cats before this is the first one to get sick on me! And its and indoor cat only!My kitten has URI. The vet gave me meds. Also some eye ointment. Confused on how to apply it. Directly on eye?
You apply it directly to the eyeball. Hold the cat like a lady's purse under your arm with it's head close to your hand. Use that hand to pry open the eyelid. Use the other to squeeze in the meds, and pray you don't get YOUR eye scratched out.





They should have given you a ';big-ish'; tube. Squirt some in and hope for the best. Seriously. The cat will be trying to kill you. Just get some in there and call it good.





TIPS:


Hold the cat's head like a baseball.


Use your index and middle fingers to open the eye.


It's fine if you can only get the top lid up. Squirt it in and let go quick before you lose skin.





ETA:


~Yes - wipe the ooze with a warm, wet washcloth.


~Steam helps with congestion, sneezing and cold symptoms. Run your shower the hottest it will go and let her hang out in the bathroom. No need to get her wet. The steam will do all the work.My kitten has URI. The vet gave me meds. Also some eye ointment. Confused on how to apply it. Directly on eye?
When applying ointment to the eye it may help to wrap the cat in a towel so that you can grip properly to avoid those paws pushing your hand away,





When applying eyed ointment,hold the cats head steady with a hand across the temples,but do not tilt it backwards.





Drops should be applied from above and ointment should be applied so that a small amount falls across the eyeball.





Hold the eyelids together for a few moments so it can coat the eye then release your cat,how often should be on the label instructions.
Hi,


It does have to get inside of the eye but this is the way to do it..


Hold your kitty or have someone else do it and with a very steady hand..pull down the lower eye lid and squeeze a drop of the ointment there...when the cat blinks it will automatically go into the eye where it belongs...it's a little tricky but you will get the hang of it...just be careful not to poke the cat in the eye with the tube...if you squeeze it out enough it can kind of ';drop'; into the lower lid.


Also if your cats eyes are running now don't be nervous if they still look ';squinty'; as long as you are using the ointment they will look like that.


Any more questions on this feel free to email me at leeanncohen@hotmail.com
NOT on the eye. Try in the corners of the eye or right below the eye. It should hopefully clear up. Hope your cat gets better!
Directly to the eyeball, it's a gel so it should be soothing. Our cat had to get this stuff when he had the calci virus causing his eyes to crust up. He would stand perfectly still for me to apply it, he got that much relief from it. Just a dab, you need an amount maybe the size of half a pea.





Put the kitten on the table, have the dab on the end of your finger in the right hand, hold the kitten's head with your left hand (talk to them, it distracts them) and gently spread open the eyelid with your right hand thumb and second finger, then dab the gel on the eyeball. A VERY light touch on their upper eyelid once they close their eye will help a tad to get it spread, but usually the cat handles it fine.





Phone your vet tomorrow and ask for an update on the instructions.
My cat garfield had the same thing when he was a kitten, my sister held him and i put the ointment in his eye I put it kind of in the corner of his eye and took his eyelids and made him blink, he put up a fight but his eyes are as clear as they can be now his right eye was the only one that was infected. He has a very small blind spot on it but it's seeming to go away as he gets older... he's six years old now but he was about four or five months when he was sick. also garfield squeaks instead of meow's...


pps..u only need about a small dot it doesn't take much you have to work it into his eye by blinking it with your hands but be careful not to touch his eye