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Pupil Dilation
I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated
pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? |
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jenicajones79 u33906@uwe wrote:
I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? Maybe she's still adjusting to her new surroundings, and is a bit nervous about it. Dilated pupils can be a sign of kitty anxiety. I'm not saying it can't be something else, but I have a nervous kitty myself, and when I first got him, his eyes were almost always big and black, to the point where I wasn't sure what color his irises were (they're copperish, btw). Now that he's somewhat calmed down, I get to see more copper and less black. Joyce |
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jenicajones79 wrote: I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? What kind of lighting does her environment have? Like humans, cats' pupils dilate in shadow to allow more light to enter the eye. |
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It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the
dim bedroom. EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? What kind of lighting does her environment have? Like humans, cats' pupils dilate in shadow to allow more light to enter the eye. |
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jenicajones79 u33906@uwe wrote:
It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the dim bedroom. Hmm. I wonder if she has a visual impairment, then? Maybe her pupils have to stay dilated so she can see at all. Especially if her eyes don't respond to light, I'd be concerned about her vision. Joyce |
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I checked a few sites and the information that I found either points to
blindness or hypertension/kidney failure. She's going in tomorrow to get checked, so thank you for your thoughts. wrote: It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the dim bedroom. Hmm. I wonder if she has a visual impairment, then? Maybe her pupils have to stay dilated so she can see at all. Especially if her eyes don't respond to light, I'd be concerned about her vision. Joyce |
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On May 3, 2:49 pm, "jenicajones79" u33906@uwe wrote:
I checked a few sites and the information that I found either points to blindness or hypertension/kidney failure. She's going in tomorrow to get checked, so thank you for your thoughts. Good luck to her and to you. I hope you won't be too upset if she has impaired vision. Even blind cats can be ok if they are well cared for and you sound like you intend to care for her. Sunrise says "but then she can't see how PRETTY I am" but we will ignore that for now. Will in New Haven -- wrote: It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the dim bedroom. Hmm. I wonder if she has a visual impairment, then? Maybe her pupils have to stay dilated so she can see at all. Especially if her eyes don't respond to light, I'd be concerned about her vision. Joyce- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Thank you. I am hoping for blindness rather than the other possibility. And
yes she will be very well cared for, she's only been with us for 2 1/2 months but she's already a huge part of our family. Thank you again for your well wishes. Will in New Haven wrote: I checked a few sites and the information that I found either points to blindness or hypertension/kidney failure. She's going in tomorrow to get checked, so thank you for your thoughts. Good luck to her and to you. I hope you won't be too upset if she has impaired vision. Even blind cats can be ok if they are well cared for and you sound like you intend to care for her. Sunrise says "but then she can't see how PRETTY I am" but we will ignore that for now. Will in New Haven -- wrote: It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] - Show quoted text - |
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On Thu, 03 May 2007 20:20:30 +0000, jenicajones79 wrote:
Thank you. I am hoping for blindness rather than the other possibility. And yes she will be very well cared for, she's only been with us for 2 1/2 months but she's already a huge part of our family. Thank you again for your well wishes. Please let us know what you learn. We'll keep our fingers crossed, and our kitties will be sending "good health" purrs. Dan |
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"jenicajones79" u33906@uwe wrote:
I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? I doubt that it's a Burmese thing, although if Lois is lurking here, she's a Burmese breeder, so she'd definitely know. |
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