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Crossed eyes
I'm still thinking about my neighbor's new adoptee that she rescued
from death row. Her eyes are crossed. Does this mean she sees the way I do if I cross my eyes? Anyone else with cross-eyed cats? My neighbor is willing to have them fixed if she can, if the vet says the cat will be happier. I have to say, though, they make this big, creamy, fluffy and floppy blue-eyed girl look even cuter! |
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"Mary" wrote in message om... I'm still thinking about my neighbor's new adoptee that she rescued from death row. Her eyes are crossed. Does this mean she sees the way I do if I cross my eyes? Anyone else with cross-eyed cats? My neighbor is willing to have them fixed if she can, if the vet says the cat will be happier. I have to say, though, they make this big, creamy, fluffy and floppy blue-eyed girl look even cuter! Hi Mary , Has you neighbour discussed this with the vet ? Would they be able to do something like this ? This is my take on it . A cats vision is like ours , except the colours are muted and reds and greens look the same. So I guess he would see the same as you when you cross your eyes. How ever, the cat has seen like this from birth and his brain will be wired to see cross-eyed. If his eyes were straightened, he would have to adjust and relearn things . Experiments on kittens vision in the 60's (euw!) showed that when they took off eyepatches with slits after several weeks,(which had been on since they opened their eyes) , the kittens couldn't see things like chair legs and would walk into them . Alison |
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"Mary" wrote in message om... I'm still thinking about my neighbor's new adoptee that she rescued from death row. Her eyes are crossed. Does this mean she sees the way I do if I cross my eyes? Anyone else with cross-eyed cats? My neighbor is willing to have them fixed if she can, if the vet says the cat will be happier. I have to say, though, they make this big, creamy, fluffy and floppy blue-eyed girl look even cuter! Hi Mary , Has you neighbour discussed this with the vet ? Would they be able to do something like this ? This is my take on it . A cats vision is like ours , except the colours are muted and reds and greens look the same. So I guess he would see the same as you when you cross your eyes. How ever, the cat has seen like this from birth and his brain will be wired to see cross-eyed. If his eyes were straightened, he would have to adjust and relearn things . Experiments on kittens vision in the 60's (euw!) showed that when they took off eyepatches with slits after several weeks,(which had been on since they opened their eyes) , the kittens couldn't see things like chair legs and would walk into them . Alison |
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"Alison" wrote in message ... Hi Mary , Has you neighbour discussed this with the vet ? Would they be able to do something like this ? They went to the vet yesterday afternoon but I haven't been able to catch up with them since. I'll try again tomorrow. I'm anxious to know what the vet had to say about the cat because she is a pound cat, not a shelter cat. This is my take on it . A cats vision is like ours , except the colours are muted and reds and greens look the same. So I guess he would see the same as you when you cross your eyes. How ever, the cat has seen like this from birth and his brain will be wired to see cross-eyed. If his eyes were straightened, he would have to adjust and relearn things . So he can see correctly, then? Experiments on kittens vision in the 60's (euw!) showed that when they took off eyepatches with slits after several weeks,(which had been on since they opened their eyes) , the kittens couldn't see things like chair legs and would walk into them . Alison, this research sounds very creepy. What was the point? Alison |
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"Alison" wrote in message ... Hi Mary , Has you neighbour discussed this with the vet ? Would they be able to do something like this ? They went to the vet yesterday afternoon but I haven't been able to catch up with them since. I'll try again tomorrow. I'm anxious to know what the vet had to say about the cat because she is a pound cat, not a shelter cat. This is my take on it . A cats vision is like ours , except the colours are muted and reds and greens look the same. So I guess he would see the same as you when you cross your eyes. How ever, the cat has seen like this from birth and his brain will be wired to see cross-eyed. If his eyes were straightened, he would have to adjust and relearn things . So he can see correctly, then? Experiments on kittens vision in the 60's (euw!) showed that when they took off eyepatches with slits after several weeks,(which had been on since they opened their eyes) , the kittens couldn't see things like chair legs and would walk into them . Alison, this research sounds very creepy. What was the point? Alison |
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"Mary" wrote in news:zLvzb.52452$Vu5.3598276
@twister.southeast.rr.com: "Alison" wrote in message ... Experiments on kittens vision in the 60's (euw!) showed that when they took off eyepatches with slits after several weeks,(which had been on since they opened their eyes) , the kittens couldn't see things like chair legs and would walk into them . Alison, this research sounds very creepy. What was the point? I'm not familiar with the experiments (nor am I Alison), but I would guess that someone wanted to study brain and vision development in mammals. |
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"Mary" wrote in news:zLvzb.52452$Vu5.3598276
@twister.southeast.rr.com: "Alison" wrote in message ... Experiments on kittens vision in the 60's (euw!) showed that when they took off eyepatches with slits after several weeks,(which had been on since they opened their eyes) , the kittens couldn't see things like chair legs and would walk into them . Alison, this research sounds very creepy. What was the point? I'm not familiar with the experiments (nor am I Alison), but I would guess that someone wanted to study brain and vision development in mammals. |
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On 2003-12-02, Mary wrote:
Her eyes are crossed. Does this mean she sees the way I do if I cross my eyes? Anyone else with cross-eyed cats? My neighbor is willing to have them fixed if she can, if the vet says the cat will be happier. I have to say, though, they make this big, creamy, fluffy and floppy blue-eyed girl look even cuter! There's no treatment for cross-eyed cats. Crossed eyes are common in Siamese and Himalayan cats. As far as I know they don't see double or have amblyopia. |
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On 2003-12-02, Mary wrote:
Her eyes are crossed. Does this mean she sees the way I do if I cross my eyes? Anyone else with cross-eyed cats? My neighbor is willing to have them fixed if she can, if the vet says the cat will be happier. I have to say, though, they make this big, creamy, fluffy and floppy blue-eyed girl look even cuter! There's no treatment for cross-eyed cats. Crossed eyes are common in Siamese and Himalayan cats. As far as I know they don't see double or have amblyopia. |
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On 2003-12-02, Mary wrote:
Her eyes are crossed. Does this mean she sees the way I do if I cross my eyes? Anyone else with cross-eyed cats? My neighbor is willing to have them fixed if she can, if the vet says the cat will be happier. I have to say, though, they make this big, creamy, fluffy and floppy blue-eyed girl look even cuter! There's no treatment for cross-eyed cats. Crossed eyes are common in Siamese and Himalayan cats. As far as I know they don't see double or have amblyopia. I've seen lots of cross-eyed cats come through the shelter, and had one cross-eyed Siamese as a child. As far as I know, the cat could see just fine. Either that or he compensated, because he was quite a hunter. Sherry |
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