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Sootyca

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Does anyone know anything about why Sky may have dilated pupils? Been at least 24 hours now and just wondering why it may be.

She is a little quiet but it is hard to tell as she is normally a lazy cat. She is eating okay and her numbers seem fine.

I don't want to subject her to a vet trip particularly as all i could say was she has dilated pupils!
 
Sootyca said:
Does anyone know anything about why Sky may have dilated pupils? Been at least 24 hours now and just wondering why it may be.

She is a little quiet but it is hard to tell as she is normally a lazy cat. She is eating okay and her numbers seem fine.

I don't want to subject her to a vet trip particularly as all i could say was she has dilated pupils!
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Have you tried shining a light in her eyes to see if her pupils constrict as they should?
 
For safety I suggest you get Sky to a vet ASAP to get her eyes checked. Dilated pupils can be related to quite serious issues such as high blood pressure which can cause retinal detachment. Timely veterinary input can protect sight. If your vet has an out of hours service I think it would be a good idea to ring them this evening for advice; they may well suggest an emergency visit.


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Critter Mom said:
For safety I suggest you get Sky to a vet ASAP to get her eyes checked. Dilated pupils can be related to quite serious issues such as high blood pressure which can cause retinal detachment. Timely veterinary input can protect sight. If your vet has an out of hours service I think it would be a good idea to ring them this evening for advice; they may well suggest an emergency visit.


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Glad my vet took this concern of mine seriously when I asked about it over the phone. (I've noticed this happening in Gordy too!) *seethes*
 
Emergency vet said to contact my own vet tomorrow - they could take her but it would be an expensive trip and on all her symptoms it doesn't seem an emergency. Her eyes did respond to the light being shone towards her (didn't shine them right into her eyes!) but they didn't reduce as much as I would have thought and she can still see. She hasn't eaten much for supper (well, in comparison to what she would normally eat) but that could be down to having a better quality food now. She was very bright and wanted attention so it's all a little strange. All that is seemingly wrong is her dilated pupils.

I'm sure she will end up having to go in for more tests.

Thanks :)
 
I'm glad to hear that you've had a word with a vet this evening. Be sure to post an update to let us know how Sky gets on tomorrow.

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Not to scare you but same thing happen to my cat. It slowly progressed over time. My Vet checked for high blood pressure as well and it was fine. He had a spell back in 2012 or so where he did not eat for a week and it took awhile to get him better. It started then and I believe that the diabetes made it worse. He is now blind. He has his smell on the furniture and items around the house so he has a path he walks... he does run into things sometimes.

You do need to see the vet soon to get it checked out.

The Vet always mentions it to me on checkups not sure why they will not put down he is blind.
 
Vets aren't sure what has caused it - her eyes were working when really bright light shone but under normal conditions they were very dilated. She has improved this afternoon. They think there is either cataracts or she has had a hypo episode (with no other symptoms) that she is recovering from.

Based on her numbers though they have suggested we stop injecting. Whilst the numbers aren't very low it's possible her reacting to insulin and her response to the food she is on is putting her hypo more than we know. So, no more insulin injections for the time being and a curve over the weekend on no insulin and food control. Typically she isn't thrilled with the food any more! Tough. May have to restart the insulin so not celebrating just yet......
 
Sootyca said:
They think there is either cataracts
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Cataracts are readily visible and vet should be able to determine if that is the cause.
I have an 9 year old civi who has had cataracts since at least 8 weeks old. Right not the vet really can't see anything in the eye with an ophthalmoscope. She can see enough to get around fine and her pupils react to light fine but are of unequal aperture, like they always have been
 
Sootyca said:
Vets aren't sure what has caused it - her eyes were working when really bright light shone but under normal conditions they were very dilated. She has improved this afternoon. They think there is either cataracts or she has had a hypo episode (with no other symptoms) that she is recovering from.
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Did they check Sky's intraocular pressure? Did they examine the retinas?

It might be advisable to get an early referral to a feline opthalmology specialist. (If you're in southern UK I can recommend a terrific veterinary opthalmologist. Drop me a PM if you want further info.)


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She had a really thorough exam - not sure on the exact tests but there were several pieces of equipment used (at least one looked to the back of the eye). I'm keeping an eye on her - there is definitely nothing wrong with her vision at the moment as she's been chasing her red dot around!
 
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She had a really thorough exam - not sure on the exact tests but there were several pieces of equipment used (at least one looked to the back of the eye).
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I suggest double-checking whether intraocular pressure was measured (very important to do so for diabetics and not all vets have the equipment for this - I had to get it done by the specialist).

Good to hear that Sky is having fun with her laser toy.


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Thanks for asking :) She is okay if she is in very bright daylight - when she is inside, in normal house light they are large. She has normal blood pressure and just waiting for another set of blood tests to come back - if they are okay she will be moved to Prozinc when I am back from my holiday. My nephew is going to be injecting and testing - she is quite high at the moment and I'm keeping her on a low dose so she should hopefully be okay for a week. Would hate for anything to happen whilst he is looking after her (he is very responsible and would be devastated!)
 
Good to hear that Sky's BP is normal. Did you find out whether the vet measured her intraocular pressure?


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