Dcat1, approx 13yo. Named after an alcoholic beverage brand (not by me, she was a Squaddie's cat first). Mother of Dcat2 (she was pregnant when we got her, obviously neutered asap)
2 years ago she had an ear infection, and bashing her ear made the pinna balloon with blood. She had surgery to stitch it all together, but has a hard crinkly ear now. That's not the problem, but blood tests at the time showed her red/white blood cells were a little off.
Over the summer one of her eyes flared up - possibly a grass seed became embedded and infected. She had the eye removed. Blood tests showed that the red/white cells were much reduced, and we had her tested for feline leukemia etc. She doesn't have it.
Today I noticed a mark on the cornea of her remaining eye; she has an ulcer. No injury apparent. We've got eye drops and oral ABs and will have her seen on Friday.
But she's acting off (as she did with the ear and eye previously). Very clingy or sitting with her head sort of drooped. I have a 'sixth sense' with cats and humans was a recovery nurse for years, it's a learned thing rather than 'woo', though I am 'woo' too and I have a hunch that her eye will deteriorate, as it did in the summer.
WIBU to consider having her PTS, if this goes wrong? Rather than making her blind. I'm not sure the vet will be keen on surgery again with her blood issues. I'd not object to a well but blind cat, but she's not very robust. Obviously I'm doing all I can with the medication to save the eye.
Was feeling slightly heartbroken for her before today 