Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-30 Thread Roxane Baldwin
Ty is very much an individual, guess that is why fell for him the moment I found him on our patio, trying to hide from me.  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL Roxane, Now that's determination on his part. I can just hear him: "I'm NOT going to lick myself, and YOU can't make me! So THERE!" Ph

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-29 Thread felv
LOL Roxane, Now that's determination on his part. I can just hear him: "I'm NOT going to lick myself, and YOU can't make me! So THERE!" Phaewryn   Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost Spay&Neuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assista

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-29 Thread Roxane Baldwin
Thanks Nina, I'll try the warm wash cloth.  His coat needs it!   RoxaneNina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When my Grace's eye's were unevenly dilated I panicked.  Many people told me, (including a trusted vet), that it is something that occurs in felv kitties and doesn't seem to cause any problems

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-29 Thread Nina
When my Grace's eye's were unevenly dilated I panicked.  Many people told me, (including a trusted vet), that it is something that occurs in felv kitties and doesn't seem to cause any problems.  Knocking himself silly is another story though.  I'd be very interested to hear what else you come u

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-29 Thread Roxane Baldwin
I'll check that this afternoon when I get home.  I was afraid the way he runs around, he hit his head and knocked himself silly.  This is the first cat I've ever cared for that doesn't clean himself at all.  I've even put water on him trying to get him to clean and he just lets himself air dry.

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-28 Thread felv
Has he been checked for earmites, and had his ears cleaned recently? Could be that simple. Phaewryn   Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost Spay&Neuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners:http://ucat.us/VermontLow

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
i don't have real answers, but i know that one of my older girls had an eye-dilation problem that was gone by the time the vet got here--she had no signs or symptoms of anything else, and there hasn't been a recurrence. arh.     On 8/28/06, Roxane Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-28 Thread Roxane Baldwin
I have him back on commerical CF.  He seems really normal but his eye has been normal since that one day.  When he eye was dilated, he did a lot of head shaking but I thought he as having trouble focusing.   Roxane[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is he getting a commercial cat food, or a Taurine

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-27 Thread felv
Yep, we've all been there at one point. You take it as a lesson in life, and you try to move on, it's all you can do. Phaewryn   Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost Spay&Neuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owner

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-27 Thread Lernermichelle
That sounds like a neurological symptom to me. Michelle   In a message dated 8/27/2006 1:47:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Phaewryn, What does that mean when the one eye is dilated and the head is always tilted. That happened to a felv positve once and my vet

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-27 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
my vet said toxo but he was guessing said he didn't think doing blood work was worth it to put him down its one of those mistakes you make when your new I  don't use that vet anymore

RE: Dilated left eye

2006-08-27 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:34 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Dilated left eye   A head tilt and eye dilation means there's some kind of neurological problem, usually, though it CAN happen with severe untreated ear infections as well (more common in

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-26 Thread felv
A head tilt and eye dilation means there's some kind of neurological problem, usually, though it CAN happen with severe untreated ear infections as well (more common in dogs than cats), and a few very rare conditions I'd have to do a search for. You'd want to do a full neurological exam to f

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-26 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
Phaewryn, What does that mean when the one eye is dilated and the head is always tilted. That happened to a felv positve once and my vet euthanized him this is when I was new and didn't think to ask questions.  

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-26 Thread felv
Is he getting a commercial cat food, or a Taurine supplement if fed home made? If you shine a light into that eye now, does it react normally? Is he holding his head to the side, or falling over, or walking in any circles? It could be several things, or nothing. Phaewryn   Please adopt a cat

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-23 Thread Roxane Baldwin
Thank you Barb & Susan!  I was kind of worried he had hit his head or some, he just runs around like a mad man most of the time, he is so funny.  I was glad this morning his eyes were normal.   Thanks again for your replys   Roxane Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone call

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-23 Thread Susan Loesch
I've had two feleuk babies with this problem.  Scared me to death the first time I saw it!  My vet says that it is a very common occurrence in cats with feleuk and also FIV.Barb Moermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I wouldn't be overly worried about it, FeLV+ kitties will sometimes have very strang

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-23 Thread Barb Moermond
I wouldn't be overly worried about it, FeLV+ kitties will sometimes have very strange pupillary behavior for no definitive reason.  I think it's a good idea to have his ocular pressure checked at his next appointment because uveitis can cause high pressure.  My Ninja had strange and uneven dilation