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Followup ... cat didn't ingest bug spray
I'm posting this in a different thread than the one I started because I
posted to that under two different IDs and I want to try to avoid confusion .... just talked to the vet, our regular vet who sees our cat more than any of the others (we got the guy on call yesterday, who is an excellent vet but had never seen our cat before), and that vet thinks that we are NOT dealing with a bug spray situation. Which is good in one sense because it gets me off the hook as far as flagellating myself about causing injury to our cat, the bug spray thing was just the first thing that popped into my mind because I knew that had happened and I knew some of the symptoms he was showing might be consistent with that (I'm still going to be more careful from now on, even if it's not that, the thought of it has put the fear of God into me about it). Our vet is now thinking our cat might have had a bad hypertensive incident which might have affected the cat's eyes, how much remains to be seen. They are going to run a couple more tests to check on some things. The cat is stable and seems to be physically fine now, only his eyes still dilated and he's very skittish, possibly because of some vision impairment according to the vet, and we probably still will get to bring him home today. I will follow up again with any further news. And thanks for the input on dealing with ants in the other thread. |
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Followup ... cat didn't ingest bug spray
Thanks for posting an update. I do hope your kitty makes a full
recovery, but even if he doesn't regain full sight, cats can do remarkably well with impaired (or no) vision. MaryL, a regular on this group, has a blind cat, and one of my cats has sight out of only one eye. Best wishes. . . |
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Followup 2 ... glaucoma, not hypertension
Vet checked his blood pressure out, it was normal ... checked his eye
pressure and it was way high. So it's likely we have either a developing glaucoma or retinal problem. In other words, it's an eye problem. Again, I'm glad it wasn't poison ... vet said no toxin could cause this ... but I'm very concerned about our cat. We're going to be seeing a veterinary opthomologist to check further on this. I appreciate all the good wishes and I will continue to follow up. |
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Followup 2 ... glaucoma, not hypertension
On May 27, 2:52*pm, "Greg Bailey" wrote:
Vet checked his blood pressure out, it was normal ... checked his eye pressure and it was way high. So it's likely we have either a developing glaucoma or retinal problem. In other words, it's an eye problem. Again, I'm glad it wasn't poison ... vet said no toxin could cause this ... but I'm very concerned about our cat. We're going to be seeing a veterinary opthomologist to check further on this. I appreciate all the good wishes and I will continue to follow up. Greg, Do you know what his pressure was? One of my cats has glaucoma and sees an ophlamologist also. Please email me for more information. Rene |
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Followup ... cat didn't ingest bug spray
Thanks for the update Greg and glad to help with the ant population
reduction ;-) Hope what seems to be glaucoma is worked out. |
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Followup ... cat didn't ingest bug spray
"Greg Bailey" wrote in message . .. I'm posting this in a different thread than the one I started because I posted to that under two different IDs and I want to try to avoid confusion ... just talked to the vet, our regular vet who sees our cat more than any of the others (we got the guy on call yesterday, who is an excellent vet but had never seen our cat before), and that vet thinks that we are NOT dealing with a bug spray situation. Which is good in one sense because it gets me off the hook as far as flagellating myself about causing injury to our cat, the bug spray thing was just the first thing that popped into my mind because I knew that had happened and I knew some of the symptoms he was showing might be consistent with that (I'm still going to be more careful from now on, even if it's not that, the thought of it has put the fear of God into me about it). Our vet is now thinking our cat might have had a bad hypertensive incident which might have affected the cat's eyes, how much remains to be seen. They are going to run a couple more tests to check on some things. The cat is stable and seems to be physically fine now, only his eyes still dilated and he's very skittish, possibly because of some vision impairment according to the vet, and we probably still will get to bring him home today. I will follow up again with any further news. And thanks for the input on dealing with ants in the other thread. I hope your cat does not have permanently impaired vision, and I would like to encourage you to take him for an evaluation by a feline ophthalmologist. That specialty is often difficult to locate, but you would be able to locate one at a college of veterinary medicine. I was pleasantly surprised when I took Duffy to Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine to find that the cost was very reasonable, and the doctors and technicians were very caring. Duffy is blind, and he is a delight. That is the other reason I am writing. Duffy is living proof that a blind cat can be happy, active, and can do almost anything that a sighted can can do. I have had visitors who have watched him for 15 or 20 minutes before they realized he is blind. His favorite toy is that round toy that has a fixed track around the outer edge and corrugated cardboard scratching surface inside. He plays with it almost every day, and this has continued for the five years since I adopted him. I think one reason he likes it so well is that he can hear the ball rolling and always knows exactly where it is. He will leap back and forth across the circle and is even ambidextrous in batting the ball first one way and then the other. Please feel free to email me if you would like to ask any questions. The email attached to this message is valid except that you first need to "take-out-the-litter." Please keep us updated! MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o' Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e |
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Followup 2 ... glaucoma, not hypertension
"Greg Bailey" wrote in message news Vet checked his blood pressure out, it was normal ... checked his eye pressure and it was way high. So it's likely we have either a developing glaucoma or retinal problem. In other words, it's an eye problem. Again, I'm glad it wasn't poison ... vet said no toxin could cause this ... but I'm very concerned about our cat. We're going to be seeing a veterinary opthomologist to check further on this. I appreciate all the good wishes and I will continue to follow up. I just posted a message to you and recommended that you see a veterinary ophthalomologist. I had overlooked this message when you said that is exactly what you intend to do. Thank you! That is an excellent decision. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o' Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e |
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Followup 2 ... glaucoma, not hypertension
How did the appointment go (it's coming up soon, if I remember
correctly)? Please let us know. |
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