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Our cat scratched my wife's eye. what should we do? it's 1am, so should she wait to see an eye doctor tomorrow or go to the er?
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Go to hospital now: Don't wait for infection to set in. Need to get eye examined now & irrigated to flush out as much nasty stuff as possible. If she needs to see an eye doctor now, er doc will call one in. Good luck!
Answered 9/7/2013
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Cat: She may have a corneal abrasion. It may also lead to infection. Call your eye doctor first....If not available then go to the er...
Answered 11/21/2014
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