Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
I have 2-3 methods I use 1) I started out giving a depomedrol injection periodically (once every 4-6 weeks or as needed). Seems like it's 1/2 cc depo. 2) Then someone suggested oral dexamethasone - so I give about 1/2 cc Dex orally, and it lasts a few days. Sometimes though they're quite resistant to having something squirted in the mouth. 3) the most recent option Ive tried is Zyrtec. I buy Zyrtec at the grocery store or pharmacy. Also got a pill cutter and cut the Zyrtec in half. I put the half zyrtec in wet food once a day. You may need to crush it at first. I've started doing the last two together in some cases. Have found the Zyrtec very helpful for some runny noses too. But to start out, with a difficult cat, I do Depo for about a month and see how that works and if I can switch to Dex. If you google these options you can find out more, of course. Gloria On Dec 21, 2013, at 12:29 AM, Jennifer Lewis wrote: > Hi all, > > Off topic or a new one. > My poor Bryyn is having an awful time. Does anyone have experience with > severe mouth pain? I've been told by vets that she's too young for > stomatitis, but she's having a horrific time. > > My vet prescribed prednisone, but not only does it not seem to help, we're > leery of it for the long term and honestly can't afford it. > > It seemed to be mostly jaw/lymph related as she would freak when yawning, but > it's getting worse and I'm beside myself. She also has awful breath which > makes me think as well it may be stomatitis. > > Please help! > Jen > > > On Dec 20, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Lorrie wrote: > >> One of my cats has uneven pupils, but he is not FelV positive. >> He was hit on the head by some low life bastard before I rescued him. >> >> Lorrie >> >> On 12-20, gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: >>> The only ones I've had with uneven pupils are Felv cats, and then only >>> a couple. >>> >> >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
I HATE PEOPLE WHO HIT ANIMALS. I ONCE HAD A BEAUTIFUL CHAMPAGNE COLORED PERSIAN THAT SHOWED UP ONE DAY. HE NEVER WOULD LET YOU TOUCH HIS REAR END. HE HAD A REOCCURRING URINARY TRACK PROBLEM WHICH USUALLY REQUIRED MED'S AND LAST ONE, VET HAD TO RELIEVE HIS BLADDER FOR HIM. HE WENT TO BED AROUND 11:30 BECAUSE HE SEEMED TO BE OKAY. NEXT MORNING HE WAS DEAD. HE DID AUTOPSY TO SEE WHAT WENT WRONG - ADHESIONS ALL OVER INSIDE. HE SAID FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, SOMEONE REPEATEDLY KICKED HIM VERY HARD, LIKE BOUNCING HIM OFF A WALL. HE HAD ONE YEAR WITH US AND MANY SNACKS OF DANISH WITH MY FATHER. HE THOUGHT IT WAS CUTE BECAUSE HE WOULD MEOW ONCE OR TWICE AND THEN SWAT HIM ON THE LEG TO GET HIS TREAT. Lorrie wrote: > One of my cats has uneven pupils, but he is not FelV positive. > He was hit on the head by some low life bastard before I rescued him. > > Lorrie > > On 12-20, gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: > >The only ones I've had with uneven pupils are Felv cats, and then only > >a couple. > > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
Hi all, Off topic or a new one. My poor Bryyn is having an awful time. Does anyone have experience with severe mouth pain? I've been told by vets that she's too young for stomatitis, but she's having a horrific time. My vet prescribed prednisone, but not only does it not seem to help, we're leery of it for the long term and honestly can't afford it. It seemed to be mostly jaw/lymph related as she would freak when yawning, but it's getting worse and I'm beside myself. She also has awful breath which makes me think as well it may be stomatitis. Please help! Jen On Dec 20, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Lorrie wrote: > One of my cats has uneven pupils, but he is not FelV positive. > He was hit on the head by some low life bastard before I rescued him. > > Lorrie > > On 12-20, gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: >> The only ones I've had with uneven pupils are Felv cats, and then only >> a couple. >> > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
One of my cats has uneven pupils, but he is not FelV positive. He was hit on the head by some low life bastard before I rescued him. Lorrie On 12-20, gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: >The only ones I've had with uneven pupils are Felv cats, and then only >a couple. > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
Anisocoria can be an indicator of FeLV presence, though I don’t think it indicates progression of the disease in any way that we know about. Ember developed anisocoria almost five years ago, when she was seven. I haven’t taken her to a specialist, but we ruled out toxo. At times, the vet has thought that the pupil has gotten a bit smaller, but I’ve never seen a real change. Lance On Dec 20, 2013, at 9:44 AM, Katherine K. wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just noticed my 10 year old FeLV cat, Krammer, has uneven pupils. He had a > winky/weepy eye a couple of weeks ago for a few days, where he had some > drainage and one eye was squinty with a smaller pupil. It cleared up on it's > own after a few days (I give him lysine). A day or two ago it came back, this > time the other eye (if I recall correctly). The affected eye is squinty, > third eyelid shows a little, and one pupil is small while the other pupil > looks normal. I'm not sure if this is just a herpes flare up, or something > else. He first tested positive about 6 months ago. I found the term > anisocoria while searching this list archives. Gonna research a little more. > > Second question: > One of my 8 month old FeLV kittens, Shmoo, began having what I would call > labored or heavy breathing 2 days ago. I can see his sides and nose moving as > he breathes. He is a little less active, and last night he coughed/wheezed a > little and his paw pads, usually pink (he's a white cat), looked slightly > purple, like he's not getting enough oxygen. He looked pink again this > morning. Gonna take him in, but wanted to mention it here too in case anyone > has input. > > Thanks, > Katherine > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
The only ones I've had with uneven pupils are Felv cats, and then only a couple. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Heather wrote: > > I think there can be a variety of causes. Some of the ones of concern, I > think, are high blood pressure, tumor, and toxoplasmosis possibly. We had a > 14 year old feral FIV+ kitty who had an eye issue like this and my vet felt > it was a tumor, we then found out she had CRF and toxoplasmosis (vet didn't > feel eye related to toxo) and she was treated for just under a year, > sucessfully, for all until a urinary issue took her quality of life. At > first I'd been so scared of an eye tumor, but the eye was never a problem > again. I've had other feral cats with uneven pupils where it never seemed to > be a problem. > > Good luck > > >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Marcia wrote: >> I can tell you from experience that sometimes an uneven pupil can be caused >> by an ear infection. Good luck with your babies(-: >> >> Sent from my absolutely outstanding iphone(: >> >> >>> On Dec 20, 2013, at 9:46 AM, "Katherine K." wrote: >>> >>> Forgot to say - Krammer has an appointment for Monday morning with his >>> usual vet, but I could take him tomorrow if needed. I am not sure how >>> urgent it is. >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Katherine K. wrote: Hi everyone, I just noticed my 10 year old FeLV cat, Krammer, has uneven pupils. He had a winky/weepy eye a couple of weeks ago for a few days, where he had some drainage and one eye was squinty with a smaller pupil. It cleared up on it's own after a few days (I give him lysine). A day or two ago it came back, this time the other eye (if I recall correctly). The affected eye is squinty, third eyelid shows a little, and one pupil is small while the other pupil looks normal. I'm not sure if this is just a herpes flare up, or something else. He first tested positive about 6 months ago. I found the term anisocoria while searching this list archives. Gonna research a little more. Second question: One of my 8 month old FeLV kittens, Shmoo, began having what I would call labored or heavy breathing 2 days ago. I can see his sides and nose moving as he breathes. He is a little less active, and last night he coughed/wheezed a little and his paw pads, usually pink (he's a white cat), looked slightly purple, like he's not getting enough oxygen. He looked pink again this morning. Gonna take him in, but wanted to mention it here too in case anyone has input. Thanks, Katherine >>> >>> ___ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
I think there can be a variety of causes. Some of the ones of concern, I think, are high blood pressure, tumor, and toxoplasmosis possibly. We had a 14 year old feral FIV+ kitty who had an eye issue like this and my vet felt it was a tumor, we then found out she had CRF and toxoplasmosis (vet didn't feel eye related to toxo) and she was treated for just under a year, sucessfully, for all until a urinary issue took her quality of life. At first I'd been so scared of an eye tumor, but the eye was never a problem again. I've had other feral cats with uneven pupils where it never seemed to be a problem. Good luck On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Marcia wrote: > I can tell you from experience that sometimes an uneven pupil can be > caused by an ear infection. Good luck with your babies(-: > > Sent from my absolutely outstanding iphone(: > > > On Dec 20, 2013, at 9:46 AM, "Katherine K." wrote: > > Forgot to say - Krammer has an appointment for Monday morning with his > usual vet, but I could take him tomorrow if needed. I am not sure how > urgent it is. > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Katherine K. wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I just noticed my 10 year old FeLV cat, Krammer, has uneven pupils. He >> had a winky/weepy eye a couple of weeks ago for a few days, where he had >> some drainage and one eye was squinty with a smaller pupil. It cleared up >> on it's own after a few days (I give him lysine). A day or two ago it came >> back, this time the other eye (if I recall correctly). The affected eye is >> squinty, third eyelid shows a little, and one pupil is small while the >> other pupil looks normal. I'm not sure if this is just a herpes flare up, >> or something else. He first tested positive about 6 months ago. I found the >> term anisocoria while searching this list archives. Gonna research a >> little more. >> >> Second question: >> One of my 8 month old FeLV kittens, Shmoo, began having what I would call >> labored or heavy breathing 2 days ago. I can see his sides and nose moving >> as he breathes. He is a little less active, and last night he >> coughed/wheezed a little and his paw pads, usually pink (he's a white cat), >> looked slightly purple, like he's not getting enough oxygen. He looked pink >> again this morning. Gonna take him in, but wanted to mention it here too in >> case anyone has input. >> >> Thanks, >> Katherine >> > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
I can tell you from experience that sometimes an uneven pupil can be caused by an ear infection. Good luck with your babies(-: Sent from my absolutely outstanding iphone(: > On Dec 20, 2013, at 9:46 AM, "Katherine K." wrote: > > Forgot to say - Krammer has an appointment for Monday morning with his usual > vet, but I could take him tomorrow if needed. I am not sure how urgent it is. > > >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Katherine K. wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I just noticed my 10 year old FeLV cat, Krammer, has uneven pupils. He had a >> winky/weepy eye a couple of weeks ago for a few days, where he had some >> drainage and one eye was squinty with a smaller pupil. It cleared up on it's >> own after a few days (I give him lysine). A day or two ago it came back, >> this time the other eye (if I recall correctly). The affected eye is >> squinty, third eyelid shows a little, and one pupil is small while the other >> pupil looks normal. I'm not sure if this is just a herpes flare up, or >> something else. He first tested positive about 6 months ago. I found the >> term anisocoria while searching this list archives. Gonna research a little >> more. >> >> Second question: >> One of my 8 month old FeLV kittens, Shmoo, began having what I would call >> labored or heavy breathing 2 days ago. I can see his sides and nose moving >> as he breathes. He is a little less active, and last night he >> coughed/wheezed a little and his paw pads, usually pink (he's a white cat), >> looked slightly purple, like he's not getting enough oxygen. He looked pink >> again this morning. Gonna take him in, but wanted to mention it here too in >> case anyone has input. >> >> Thanks, >> Katherine > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
Forgot to say - Krammer has an appointment for Monday morning with his usual vet, but I could take him tomorrow if needed. I am not sure how urgent it is. On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Katherine K. wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just noticed my 10 year old FeLV cat, Krammer, has uneven pupils. He had > a winky/weepy eye a couple of weeks ago for a few days, where he had some > drainage and one eye was squinty with a smaller pupil. It cleared up on > it's own after a few days (I give him lysine). A day or two ago it came > back, this time the other eye (if I recall correctly). The affected eye is > squinty, third eyelid shows a little, and one pupil is small while the > other pupil looks normal. I'm not sure if this is just a herpes flare up, > or something else. He first tested positive about 6 months ago. I found the > term anisocoria while searching this list archives. Gonna research a > little more. > > Second question: > One of my 8 month old FeLV kittens, Shmoo, began having what I would call > labored or heavy breathing 2 days ago. I can see his sides and nose moving > as he breathes. He is a little less active, and last night he > coughed/wheezed a little and his paw pads, usually pink (he's a white cat), > looked slightly purple, like he's not getting enough oxygen. He looked pink > again this morning. Gonna take him in, but wanted to mention it here too in > case anyone has input. > > Thanks, > Katherine > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Uneven pupils
Hi everyone, I just noticed my 10 year old FeLV cat, Krammer, has uneven pupils. He had a winky/weepy eye a couple of weeks ago for a few days, where he had some drainage and one eye was squinty with a smaller pupil. It cleared up on it's own after a few days (I give him lysine). A day or two ago it came back, this time the other eye (if I recall correctly). The affected eye is squinty, third eyelid shows a little, and one pupil is small while the other pupil looks normal. I'm not sure if this is just a herpes flare up, or something else. He first tested positive about 6 months ago. I found the term anisocoria while searching this list archives. Gonna research a little more. Second question: One of my 8 month old FeLV kittens, Shmoo, began having what I would call labored or heavy breathing 2 days ago. I can see his sides and nose moving as he breathes. He is a little less active, and last night he coughed/wheezed a little and his paw pads, usually pink (he's a white cat), looked slightly purple, like he's not getting enough oxygen. He looked pink again this morning. Gonna take him in, but wanted to mention it here too in case anyone has input. Thanks, Katherine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
