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my sisters cat scratched my dog either in the eye or around to eye and I can not get to a vet until morning. His eye does not seem to hurt or be bothering him but it does look swollen slightly. Is there anything we can do at home to make sure his eye is ok?

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January 1 2006 at 6:59 PM (2 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         
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There's not much that you can do at home but flush the eye with some warm saline. Then blot it dry very gently.

The vet might want to stain the eye to look for a corneal scratch so go ahead and see the vet with him tomorrow.

Let me know if you still have questions.

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January 1 2006 at 7:38 PM (39 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
Can he get an infection from the cat scratch that could cause permanent damage if we wait until morning? I have tried to contact our vet but I did not get a phone call back so I decided to use this service. Our dog is like our child!
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January 1 2006 at 8:09 PM (30 minutes and 44 seconds later)
         
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January 1 2006 at 8:17 PM (8 minutes and 18 seconds later)
         
I live in an area where we do not have a pet ER!! I am not sure what to do we are stuck waiting until morning!! He is not acting like his eye is hurting or bothering him but it does look swollen.
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January 1 2006 at 8:22 PM (5 minutes and 17 seconds later)
         
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January 1 2006 at 8:27 PM (4 minutes and 44 seconds later)
         
We can not tell if his eyeball is scratched because he will not hold still for us to look. His eye is open but looks swollen around the edges. Wouldn't he be keeping his eye closed if his eyeball is scratched?
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January 1 2006 at 8:29 PM (1 minute and 39 seconds later)
         
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January 1 2006 at 8:31 PM (2 minutes and 34 seconds later)
         
Yes the vet will be open at 9:00am
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January 1 2006 at 8:41 PM (6 seconds later)
         
Terri thank you for answering me. We are going to keep an eye on him until the vet opens and hope for the best. I think our area needs to have an animal ER. Thank you again.
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January 1 2006 at 8:44 PM (1 minute and 22 seconds later)
         
I just wanted you to know that Rocky the dog weighs 7 lbs. and PB the cat is about 12 lbs. This cat is very moody!!
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January 2 2006 at 6:22 AM (9 hours and 32 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
Terri we just wanted you to know that Rocky is doing good. His eye was scratched but not the cornea thank goodness. Rocky is a Brussels Griffon who is way to curious and needs to stay away from kitty claws.
Thank you again for e-mailing back it was nice to be able to talk to someone when there was nothing else we could do until morning.

Thank you
Rocky & Adrienne
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