Crossed eyes

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

"William Hamblen" wrote in message
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On 2003-12-02, Mary wrote:

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.


Hmmm. I am having a hard time figuring out how any creature with
crossed eyes could see properly. At any rate, I just saw my neighbor
and the vet said that this cat has both crossed eyes and a condition
in which the eyes wander--a double whammy.

"William Hamblen" wrote in message
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On 2003-12-02, Mary wrote:

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.


Hmmm. I am having a hard time figuring out how any creature with
crossed eyes could see properly. At any rate, I just saw my neighbor
and the vet said that this cat has both crossed eyes and a condition
in which the eyes wander--a double whammy.