28/08/2021
Kittu a five month old rescued kitten was presented with a history of swelling on and around the left eye since over one and a half month. On examination there was considerable enlargement of the eyeball, painful swelling around the eye, ocular discharge. Corneal reflex, PLR was absent, loss of vision in the left eye. Medical management provided relief for a couple of weeks, but since the condition re-occured, a decision was taken to remove the affected eyeball (enucleation). Pre-operative evaluation of Hematological and biochemical parameters were within the normal limits.
The surgery was performed under general anesthesia and there was an uneventful recovery within 7days of the surgery
Note: Ocular emergencies are very common in both dogs and cats, the most common causes are traumatic injuries, automobiles accidents, cat and dog fights. Enucleation is performed when there is an irreversible damage to the eyeball and no possibility of regaining vision, or in very painful conditions.
In this case as the condition was reoccuring and causing distress to the animal a surgical correction was recommended.
A special thanks to the rescuer (Jaspreet Kaur) for the extra efforts and post operative care which helped Kittu to have a speedy and uneventful recovery.