Eye trauma from a cat scratch with retention of the claw in the anterior chamber in a dog.

Background: Cat scratches and ocular foreign bodies are frequent reasons for consultation in veterinary ophthalmology.

Case Description: We here present an unusual case combining trauma to the cornea and lens by a cat scratch with retention of the claw in the anterior chamber. Management consisted of the removal of the claw, reconstruction of the cornea, and mechanized ablation of the lens by phacoemulsification with implantation of an artificial lens.

Multidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition in the treatment of large keratomalacia in 7 dogs and 5 cats.

Objective: To describe the use of multidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition (CCT) as a surgical treatment for large keratomalacia.

Method: A prospective study including dogs and cats initially presenting with keratomalacia larger than 6 × 6 mm and affecting more than half of the corneal thickness. Signalment, concurrent eye diseases, ulcer size, bacterial culture and susceptibility testing results, follow-up, and outcome were recorded.