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Mr. Abbie has a squinty eye. Not quite sure what to make of it. I just noticed it this morning and I checked him out; couldn't find any outward cause for him squinting his left eye 1/4 closed (it's only slightly closed, not half-squinty, but you can tell something's up.) He had no cuts or abrasions around the eye and didn't seem to be in any kind of pain when I touched him (in fact he rather enjoyed the attention he was getting.) There's no real visible swelling and no discoloration, and no excess fluid in the eye. Nothing I could see that would scream infection. But on the other hand cats just don't up and decide they wanna do a Popeye impression for shits and grins, so I'm going to keep close tabs on his mug to spot any further sign of change. I'd consider taking him to an expensive weekend vet (and then consider what body part I'd have to sell to afford it) if he was showing signs of discomfort or pain, but he's just tooling around being his usual dopey self. The eye is probably bothering me right now more than it's bothering him. Any ideas?

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I agree with the whole 'wait and see' plan as long as there is no icky discharge. Usually it's just a bit of dust in the eye. My cat had major reaction to the sedative I gave here for the cross-country plane ride and her inner eyelids got all swollen and I felt the worst cat momma ever, permanently blinding my sweet kitty. The forlorn mewing coming from the carrier did not help with the guilt thing. I was planning on going straight from the airport to the emergency vet but by the end of the plane ride she was completely normal. So it might not be as bad as you think.