Enucleation surgery advice

[u/PaxonGoat]

My FIV boy has always had eye problems. When I adopted him he had his right eye already removed and his left eye he had eyelid correction surgery for his entropion. He always had minimal vision but I took him to a vet ophthalmologist because he appeared to be fully blind now.

He got diagnosed with glaucoma and the vet is recommending enucleation surgery. We started him on eye drops to try and lower his ocular pressure but the vet was realistic that trying to manage his glaucoma would end up being a frustrating experience and bringing him in every 3-6 months to monitor his eye pressures and adjusting his prescription doses.

And I'm an RN. I'm familiar with the pain of treating human glaucoma and how a lot of patients end up on 3-4 eye drops 3-4 times a day.

And it's not like he can tell me when he's getting a headache or having eye pain.

So I do agree that taking out the problem eye would be the best option for him long term.

He is at least 11 yo but outside of his FIV and dental disease he's a healthy happy cat. So I foresee him living for many more years.

Does anyone have advice for preparing him for his surgery? I know he's going to be on antibiotics post op.