Suzie cat one Pupil in the eys bigger then the other

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I just wanted to ask if anyone has ever had this. Suzie's one pupil is smaller then the other one for quite a while after she wakes up. I am taking her to a new vet in Thursday with Venetia who has so graciously offer to take her time and help her out. i was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this with their cat. If is is something to do with the diabetes are something else. It is kind of scary. Suzie with all her problems keeps trooping on. She was trying to chase a bug today.

I talked to Dr Fry today. The vet Venetia and I are going to on Thursday. She said it could be the kidneys but it could be some other things. It could also be a tumor. Could be a number of things. . .

just wondering if any one else has ever dealth with this.
 
Take a flashlight and shine it on each eye. Do they both constrict to the light, or is one non-reactive? If they both react well, I wouldn't worry too much. And if it's just like when waking but is fine afterwards, it's unlikely to be tumour or kidneys. I'd be more likely to suspect Horner's Syndrome before anything else - which is benign and non-painful- but in all likelihood, it's probably nothing at all.
 
The one gets real small very quickly. The other one does not react at all. I hope you are right and it is nothing. i thought the left eye was the problem because the pupil is so small and them bigger but the right one never changes so I guess that is the one that is having a problem?
 
Dr FRy will. We were going over some stuff yesterday on the phone for the Fairchild foundation and I told her about it. I did some research. Suzie has high blood pressure. She is on medication for it but since the diabetes it does not seem very well controled. One of the things I am hoping Dr Fry can help with. I think it may be a torn Retina. Some cats that have high blood pressure get that.
At least I know a little about that. I have one that they believe has a slight tear but I can't do anything about it. I have lost part of my vision. it would require surgery and that just isn't in my budget for Suzie or Me. Mine started about 6 months ago.
Of all the other things it could be as bad as this is it is better then what it could be. Guess I won't know until thursday. If anyone else has any ideas. . .

What really ticks me off is the vet I have now. For 13 years. I have spent lots of money on Suzie there and they have done nothing really. Dr Jones used to be very good top of her game etc. Her pratice got big and well I think it is to much for her to handle. They kept doing tests and suzie but not a lot easy here of late. I can't wait to get her off the humlin.
 
Ahhhhhhh! She has high blood pressure? That's a really important clue, and yes, could be behind this. Sometimes cats will develop a detached retina (not usually a tear) from increased blood pressure. It can often heal itself (my cat detached both retinae, and they reattached. Wish humans could do that...). However, that is *usually* a bilateral condition - although I suppose there's no hard and fast rule about that.

The vast majority of cases of anisocoria (unequal pupils) have unknown causes. I hope Dr. Fry gets to the bottom of this.

In the meantime, controlling her blood pressure is really important, since it can cause tremendous strain on the kidneys.

Best of luck!
 
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