Orphan Kittens: We Enter a World of Cute (Week 3)

Kittens look really weird while their eyes are in the process of opening. Not really cute at all. Kinda like aliens. But, when they do finally open all the way, hold onto your hats and glasses, because they are the cutest ride in the wilderness. All of their eyes opened this week. This is a decidedly goopy process. At first we thought they all had an infection, but I think it's just a little crusty the first few days. We even canceled a vet appointment when they looked better.

Still a little weird looking there, Gandalf

Oh yes, he's very cute. Except for when his eye is all infected and swollen and gross. Pobrecito. Of course it wasn't until Friday evening that it started to look really bad. And on Sunday (before Memorial Day) it oozed pus when we wiped it with a damp cotton ball. It's absolutely impossible for it to happen when our vet (the incomparable Kensington Veterinary Hospital if you're in San Diego) was open. So we went to the VCA Emergency animal hospital in Mission Valley. DUMB! They were very nice and all, but it took 3 hours and almost $100 to get a tube of opthalmic antibiotic ointment. Seriously the most expensive tube of neosporin I've ever bought. And the veterinarian asked me if chlamydia was viral or bacterial. So help me god, I am never going back unless my cat is choking to death or ate poison or SOMETHING.

Monkey eats prior to eye infection