meagle
10-28-2005, 04:57 PM
Wednesday morning, I noticed that my cat's third eyelid (or "haw") in her left eye was visible. It was only visible in the left eye, though, not both eyes. When I got home, I noticed she also had a droopy upper eyelid, her eye looked sunken, and the pupil of that eye was smaller. It looked like this: http://www.purinaone.com/images/articles/ill_cat_horners.jpg (Picture from PurinaONE page)
I did some internet research and discovered Horner's Syndrome (which my mom's cat actually has). My cat had slammed hard into the door frame of our office the night before so I figured it was just a nerve issue but decided I'd make an appointment for the vet first thing on Thursday. Well, when I got up Thursday morning, her eye was fine, so I didn't call the vet. Thursday night it was still fine, except it seemed to have a slight film on it so the light reflected a bit weird until she'd blink the film away.
Today (Friday) it is perfectly normal. Any thoughts on what could have caused the symptoms and why they disappeared so quickly? Everything I read about Horner's Syndrome indicated that it's duration is usually at least 4-6 weeks. I mean, I'm glad it's better, but I'm a little befuddled and worried. Should I still take her to the vet or just wait and see? She does have feline herpes which I know can show eye symptoms when the virus is active and she has been under some stress lately with many guests and my longer work hours.
I did some internet research and discovered Horner's Syndrome (which my mom's cat actually has). My cat had slammed hard into the door frame of our office the night before so I figured it was just a nerve issue but decided I'd make an appointment for the vet first thing on Thursday. Well, when I got up Thursday morning, her eye was fine, so I didn't call the vet. Thursday night it was still fine, except it seemed to have a slight film on it so the light reflected a bit weird until she'd blink the film away.
Today (Friday) it is perfectly normal. Any thoughts on what could have caused the symptoms and why they disappeared so quickly? Everything I read about Horner's Syndrome indicated that it's duration is usually at least 4-6 weeks. I mean, I'm glad it's better, but I'm a little befuddled and worried. Should I still take her to the vet or just wait and see? She does have feline herpes which I know can show eye symptoms when the virus is active and she has been under some stress lately with many guests and my longer work hours.