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Cloudy Cornea
My beautiful 16 pound Siamese marked longhair, overnight developed a mildly clouded cornea. The left eye is bright blue and clear, but the right eye is mildy cloudy. The pupil reacts to light, the eye does not seem irritated or running, and it does not seem to bother him. The right eye looks gray because of the clouding and the pupil not as black as the left eye. I can't get him to his regular vet before Tuesday, and don't want to take him to the emergency vet who is miles away. Has anyine ever heard of a condition like this? I'm almost positive it not a catariac, since it happened overnight. Any info please advise. I am very worried. The cat seems normal in every other way. Thank you for any help. Medea |
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On Sun, 30 May 2010 14:58:23 -0400, Medea wrote:
My beautiful 16 pound Siamese marked longhair, overnight developed a mildly clouded cornea. The left eye is bright blue and clear, but the right eye is mildy cloudy. The pupil reacts to light, the eye does not seem irritated or running, and it does not seem to bother him. The right eye looks gray because of the clouding and the pupil not as black as the left eye. I can't get him to his regular vet before Tuesday, and don't want to take him to the emergency vet who is miles away. Has anyine ever heard of a condition like this? I'm almost positive it not a catariac, since it happened overnight. Any info please advise. I am very worried. The cat seems normal in every other way. Thank you for any help. Medea Since it happened overnight, it is most likely an infection of some kind. *Probably* a bacterial infection, since viral infections are usually slower 'growing'. Emergency vets are VERY expensive, but if it IS a bacterial infection, taking him in ASAP could mean the difference between the eye making a complete recovery, and perhaps having permanent damage, and even blindness, due to delay. Eye infection are particularly bad because the body's immune system is not active, at ALL, in the anterior portion of the eye: where the lens is. If you can afford the emergency vet, I would get him there ASAP! Good luck, and keep us posted, please! --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100530-1, 05/30/2010 Tested on: 5/30/2010 3:20:21 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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"Medea" wrote in message ... My beautiful 16 pound Siamese marked longhair, overnight developed a mildly clouded cornea. The left eye is bright blue and clear, but the right eye is mildy cloudy. The pupil reacts to light, the eye does not seem irritated or running, and it does not seem to bother him. The right eye looks gray because of the clouding and the pupil not as black as the left eye. I can't get him to his regular vet before Tuesday, and don't want to take him to the emergency vet who is miles away. Has anyine ever heard of a condition like this? I'm almost positive it not a catariac, since it happened overnight. Any info please advise. I am very worried. The cat seems normal in every other way. Thank you for any help. Medea Do not delay! This decision could be the difference between blindness and saving his sight. I would try to call his regular vet and see if a vet is on call even if your regular vet does not answer. Otherwise, it is worth the drive to get to an emergency vet. Good luck with this, but *please* do not put it off. MaryL |
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On May 30, 4:09�pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote: "Medea" wrote in message ... � �My beautiful 16 pound Siamese marked longhair, overnight developed a mildly clouded cornea. The left eye is bright blue and clear, but the right eye is mildy cloudy. The pupil reacts to light, the eye does not seem irritated or running, and it does not seem to bother him. The right eye looks gray because of the clouding and the pupil not as black as the left eye. I can't get him to his regular vet before Tuesday, and don't want to take him to the emergency vet who is miles away. Has anyine ever heard of a condition like this? I'm almost positive it not a catariac, since it happened overnight. Any info please advise. I am very worried. The cat seems normal in every other way. �Thank you for any help. Medea Do not delay! �This decision could be the difference between blindness and saving his sight. �I would try to call his regular vet and see if a vet is on call even if your regular vet does not answer. �Otherwise, it is worth the drive to get to an emergency vet. Good luck with this, but *please* do not put it off. MaryL- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I agree with MaryL, if you haven't already done so. Try to call your regular vet and see if someone is on call or just go to the emergency vet. Having a cat with eye problems, things can change quickly and possibly for the worse. Good luck. |
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"Rene S." wrote : Having a cat with eye problems, things can change quickly and possibly for the worse. Good luck. I am just trying to imagine finding my cat with a cloudy eye and not packing her up immediately and finding any vet that is open, however far away. |
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Suddenly, without warning, cybercat exclaimed (5/30/2010 8:25 PM):
"Rene S." wrote : Having a cat with eye problems, things can change quickly and possibly for the worse. Good luck. I am just trying to imagine finding my cat with a cloudy eye and not packing her up immediately and finding any vet that is open, however far away. Well, not everyone realizes it could be an emergency, that's why people post here.... why stress your cat out for something that might be nothing at all, or spend money going to the emergency vet for something minor, when that money would be better spent for a true emergency (especially if one is short on cash)? Now, you and I would realize that a cloudy eye is likely not "nothing" - my experience comes from horses but the problems are similar - but not everyone knows that. So now he has the information he needed, hopefully the cat's been taken off to the vet, or at the very least, a phone call made. Oh, and while we're on the subject of eyes, an important point: If you have an eye ointment for some specific problem your pet has had, if they have a new and different problem, DO NOT use that ointment unless told by the vet that it's safe - some that are safe for one kind of eye problem can really damage the eye when used for something else! jmc |
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"cybercat" wrote in message ... "Rene S." wrote : Having a cat with eye problems, things can change quickly and possibly for the worse. Good luck. I am just trying to imagine finding my cat with a cloudy eye and not packing her up immediately and finding any vet that is open, however far away. It is painful for me to even think about some of the possibilities. As you know, Duffy is blind. He was born blind, and he was several years old when I adopted him--but to envision something like that happening that possibly could have been prevented is hard to even consider. MaryL |
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On May 30, 5:25*pm, "cybercat" wrote:
"Rene S." wrote : Having a cat with eye problems, things can change quickly and possibly for the worse. Good luck. I am just trying to imagine finding my cat with a cloudy eye and not packing her up immediately and finding any vet that is open, however far away. Or calling a 24 hour vet, even if it isn't local. Lots of cities have emergency vets, so there would be somebody there who could tell you if you have a real emergency or not. Years ago, before we had a local (45 minutes away) emergency vet, there was an all-night vet's number listed on the regular vet's outgoing answering machine. I thought I had an emergency, and they were able to help me over the phone with a solution. Had it been more serious, I'm sure they could have given me a list where to I could go for immediate treatment. |
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On May 30, 7:27*pm, jmc wrote:
Suddenly, without warning, cybercat exclaimed (5/30/2010 8:25 PM): Well, not everyone realizes it could be an emergency, that's why people post here.... why stress your cat out for something that might be nothing at all, or spend money going to the emergency vet for something minor, when that money would be better spent for a true emergency (especially if one is short on cash)? Now, you and I would realize that a cloudy eye is likely not "nothing" - my experience comes from horses but the problems are similar - but not everyone knows that. That's why there are phones. Why would somebody post a question to a bunch of strangers who are not vets, when they could simply call a vet (even if it isn't local) and ask the same question? Then they would know if it was an emergency, and most vets will be happy to listen to the situation and tell you if they think it rates an immediate visit or not, without charging a fee. There is simply no reason NOT to call. |
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