Okay, I broke down and took Maggie to the veterinary opthamologist (aka eye vet) this morning. Not only are eye vets expensive, the nearest was 100 miles away. We had mixed results. (So, I wanted a rosy report or a magic pill to cure Maggie!)

Bad news: Maggie's eye ulceration is fairly deep. She has a general roughness to her cornea which means she's not a good candidate for surgery. She had an eye injury in the past and there's scarring. She also has a tiny white patch on her lens.

Good news: Other than that, her eye is fine. Seriously, except for the ulcer, the eye is in great condition. There are tiny blood vessels growing towards the ulcer to help it heal. There is also a thin layer growing over the ulcer so the chances of infection are much less. And Maggie's been on the right medicine.

The prognosis is about 50-50 that the eye will rupture or heal. I like that -- no middle ground! But I'm taking it as hopeful that we don't come back for 3 weeks for a recheck.

There was one interesting side note. Maggie had to use her litter box, so I pulled onto an off-ramp and then onto the shoulder so I could put her into the back. I'm standing there and a highway patrolman pulls up and asks if we are having problems. Hubby becomes mute at this point. I turned to the officer, smiled, and said, "No, officer, my cat just had to use her litterbox." And then I broke out laughing. He just smiled back and said goodbye. The one and only time I've ever had a highway patrolman ask if I needed assistance and I have to tell him my cat is in the litterbox.

Aw, dear sweet Maggie. I love that blood vessels are growing toward the ulcer to help heal it.
Re: Patrol Officer.... I bet that was a first for him too.

Well I am so glad you were able to give that officer something to talk about on slow days

We have chatted about Maggie and what is going on, I am glad you took her to the eye doc, now you have someone to fall back on if she has major problems. Sparky also has the white spot on her eye, it is the scarring from the ulcer. I wish your sweet Maggie would just heal up and finally start to have the life she deserves, it is about time.

My Vet won't usually even see Sparky for anything with her eyes, she knows the specialist makes a big difference and so now that is who I go to for the eye issues.

Good luck

What a funny story!

Maggie is so lucky to have you!

That's my biggest wish -- to have Maggie all healthy so I can spoil her rotten for her remaining years!

I am glad we went if only to know for certain we had been doing the right thing. The big problem is the eye vet is 100 miles away, which is also why most vets in this area won't recommend a specialist -- people just won't go. The one really nice thing is to know that my vet did a good job on the meds!

As for the patrol officer -- I don't want to think what he told the officers about his day!

I am confused ...I thought her eye was removed in the surgery...? Am I wrong or does she now have a problem with her other eye?

You're right. (My fault for not writing clearly.) Maggie had her right eye removed when it ruptured. Her left eye also has problems and may rupture, but I have everything I can crossed that that won't happen.

Speedy healing dear Maggie. She deserves to be spoiled the rest of her life.

Oh no I have everything possible crossed over here too

Poor little Maggie, I hope her eye heals ok, she's had enough problems