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I recently adopted a cat from a rescue group. She had an eye removed 10+ months ago. After a couple of weeks, the cat began vomiting in the early morning hours. The first night it was just a hairball but it continued so I took her to my vet. The vet thought there was an abscess in the empty socket, as it had some swelling. It was drained but turned out to be clear fluid, which was unexpected and meant it wasn't an abscess. The vet and the other doctor in practice feel there may be fluid leaking from the optic nerve. First though, we put my kitty on antibiotics (to total 21 days). The area became swollen again within 2 days but the vomiting stopped. About day 14, the vomiting started again. Back to the vet, some meds for nausea/vomiting and a request to follow up in a few days - possibly including a surgery to go back in and check for any leakage and repair.

Meanwhile the animal welfare group requested I take the cat to see their vet who did the surgery, just so he could have a look.

Complete opposite opinion. The rescue vet says there's nothing wrong with the eye, the vomiting is a separate problem. Overall I was told the eye was bothering ME, not the cat (I wasn't even aware of an eye issue, first one eyed cat I've had, I went in for the vomiting). There was also a hinting that the only thing I'm doing right is feeding the cat good food.

My vet had talked about consulting with another vet who specializes in opthalmology, so I would prefer THAT specialist render an opinion on the fluid/eye situation and I will follow that advice.

I'm just curious about other one eyed cats and any complications. What is normal and what is not?

Has anyone ever had a one eyed cat, and if so, should this empty area of the eye be somewhat swollen and/or have liquid? To me this would be uncomfortable and create pressure and problems but I am no professional. I trust my vet a lot more than I trust someone else's vet but I feel stuck between two opposing opinions. I certainly would like to avoid the trauma of surgery again if at all possible.

Aside from vomiting, kitty plays, eats, drinks, and seems to otherwise be doing well. Has put on only a small amount of weight since adoption, but a stress related skin problem cleared completely up since coming here.