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Posted: 5/7/2020 6:11:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tcfla: Sorry to hear that.  Bigger question, what's the reason for the high BP?I asked this. No idea until they get the bloodwork back. |
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Posted: 5/7/2020 6:12:41 PM EDT
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Poor kitty. Good luck.
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Posted: 5/7/2020 6:15:45 PM EDT
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Take cat to vet.
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Posted: 5/7/2020 6:20:30 PM EDT
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I'm sorry hear to that, OP. I hope Lauren makes a full recovery. Glad she has a loving family.
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Posted: 5/7/2020 6:54:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Detached retinas from high blood pressure. Shes fucking blind Poor kitty cat...
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Posted: 5/8/2020 6:46:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Detached retinas from high blood pressure. Shes fucking blind
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:03:59 AM EDT
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Cats can adapt well to being blind. My Father has a cat that has glaucoma. He has no trouble finding his food, or litter box. Water is hard for him though. He can find it, but because he is blind as a bat. He has to feel for it with his paw. He's forever walking around with one wet foot.
He can't see more than light and shadow, but it's not held him back any. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:15:00 AM EDT
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OP, ever use essential oils in the house? I've read they can have adverse effects on cats.
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:32:57 AM EDT
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Poor kitteh
. My family's cat we had when I was a little kid was blind, I remember her being able to get around and do stuff just fine. I don't know how old she was when she went blind, but she lived to the ripe old age of 17.
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:40:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Detached retinas from high blood pressure. Shes fucking blind Sucks to hear that, but blind cats can live kick ass lives. My aunt had a cat that had to have his eyes removed when he was 2 or 3. He had to be put down at 18 years old. Fucker used up his 9 lives plus a few extra. He faired well outside, would even catch a bird every so often. He'd disappear for a week or 2 but always found his way back. His whiskers were long as fuck, I'm assuming to help him feel around. he knew his way around the house just fine, until my aunt wanted to rearrange the furniture. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:43:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DegralDan: Sucks to hear that, but blind cats can live kick ass lives. My aunt had a cat that had to have his eyes removed when he was 2 or 3. He had to be put down at 18 years old. Fucker used up his 9 lives plus a few extra. He faired well outside, would even catch a bird every so often. He'd disappear for a week or 2 but always found his way back. His whiskers were long as fuck, I'm assuming to help him feel around. he knew his way around the house just fine, until my aunt wanted to rearrange the furniture. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DegralDan: Sucks to hear that, but blind cats can live kick ass lives. My aunt had a cat that had to have his eyes removed when he was 2 or 3. He had to be put down at 18 years old. Fucker used up his 9 lives plus a few extra. He faired well outside, would even catch a bird every so often. He'd disappear for a week or 2 but always found his way back. His whiskers were long as fuck, I'm assuming to help him feel around. he knew his way around the house just fine, until my aunt wanted to rearrange the furniture. Quoted: Poor kitteh . My family's cat we had when I was a little kid was blind, I remember her being able to get around and do stuff just fine. I don't know how old she was when she went blind, but she lived to the ripe old age of 17.I'm convinced cats have a much stronger threshold for pain than humans, maybe less nerves or something. They are also uber tough....9 lives is a term for a reason. Really pulling for OP's kitty, few things like a good kitty! Sadly you can't just buy them either. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 3:11:18 AM EDT
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Dangit. Hope it turns around. I'm seeing so much more stuff online about peoples' young cats getting sick. Worst case scenario she's blind but damn do I see the same amount of blind cats on Instagram living the life. Good luck, homie.
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Posted: 5/9/2020 5:44:24 AM EDT
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Apples and oranges, I know but we had a dog get SARDS (Sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome and was permanently blind. Happened suddenly, no warning or treatment.
She was only about 7 years old when it happened and she adapted really well, lived to be about 14 years old. For the most part could hardly ever tell she was blind, had kind of a sixth sense. Fixed |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 5:58:24 AM EDT
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Hoping the best for OP's cat.
If you all want to read a cool book, check this one out. It's about a cat that was born with no eyes and some of the things he was able to do are amazing: Homers Odyssey 
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Posted: 5/9/2020 6:38:14 AM EDT
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Hopefully the cat's sight will return but blind cats can do just fine as house cats.
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Posted: 5/9/2020 6:56:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SDVtech: OP, ever use essential oils in the house? I've read they can have adverse effects on cats. Nope. Shes doing ok, shes just very timid right now. I imagine it will only get better from here whether her sight returns or not. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 7:02:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Nope. Shes doing ok, shes just very timid right now. I imagine it will only get better from here whether her sight returns or not. Are they treating her BP? |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 7:06:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AirRaceFan: Are they treating her BP? Yes I give her pills twice a day |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 7:17:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Yes I give her pills twice a day Did they give a prognosis about her vision returning as mentioned earlier? I hope she continues to do well. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 7:19:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AirRaceFan: Did they give a prognosis about her vision returning as mentioned earlier? I hope she continues to do well. It's a maybe maybe not kind of thing. Her eye pressure was good. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 9:29:38 AM EDT
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I fed a feral where I used to live that this happened to. One day I came home and he was in the driveway, but didn’t run as soon as I got out like usual. I noticed his eyes were all black but had no idea what it was, maybe bleeding into the eyeballs? His food bowl on my porch was empty and when I brought it back out he was on the porch but just moseyed down the stairs instead of running. I watched him as he walked across the driveway and BONK! face-first right into my truck tire. Jethro was blind! I tried catching him with a blanket so I could bring him to the vet (for neutering and shots as well), he was under my porch wedged under the bottom step and absolutely calm as I got into position. My plan was to use the blanket like a net in my right hand and touch him with my left hand so he’d run into the blanket. As soon as I touched him he exploded, ripped the blanket right out of my hand, and was gone. (I’d tried live-trapping him for years but he was too smart for that.) it was a week before I saw him again and his eyes were back to normal. I didn’t see him many times after that, but he was an old cat for a feral - I fed him for at least 3 or 4 years and he was a beat-up adult when I first saw him. He got along well with my cats, too.
 
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Posted: 5/9/2020 10:24:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That could definitely be a factor. Cats are pretty sensitive to insecticides, especially permethrin based ones. ETA: I just looked up the combat roach stuff. Cypermethrin is a main ingredient. I'd mention that to the vet first thing. Hopefully it's just a mild case of poisoning (fwiw, if it were bad, she wouldn't be functional 2 days in but I'd keep a very close eye on her and get vet opinion ASAP.) |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 10:26:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That does seem strange but sometimes cats are odd as fuck. I'd certainly have kitty checked out by the vet tho. My female cat will sometimes get really excited and wide eyed and begin frantically looking around the room like she is watching things fly through walls and the ceiling. I was concerned that it was some kind of seizure behavior, it happens randomly a few times a year that I've witnessed ...but the vets say she fine lol. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cat+zoomies Their daily hormones set them off in play/fight/display mode. Only doing it once a month is abnormal. Most do it a couple times a day. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 10:31:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RR_Broccoli: Yeah probably this is what's going on. Though I would get the cat some blood work done to test liver and kidney function. Cats tend to fight through it and then go down hard and fast when their stubborn streak reaches it's limits. She had bloodwork. Nothing to do with roach spray. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 12:31:56 PM EDT
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Caturday update.
I dont want to get my hopes up...but I think the medicine is working. She jumped up on her cat tree today with 0 hesitation. Keep those prayers up brothers. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:11:43 PM EDT
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good to hear op
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:19:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Caturday update. I dont want to get my hopes up...but I think the medicine is working. She jumped up on her cat tree today with 0 hesitation. Keep those prayers up brothers. What is normal BP for a cat? |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:27:01 PM EDT
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Are you having to take her to the vet for BP checks? Will they change her med dosage based on that?
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:30:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DrFrige: You bet man!! What kind of medicine are they giving her for the BP? and I am just curious, How do they test a cat for blood pressure? What is normal BP for a cat? Blood pressure is often measured in pets in the same manner as in humans. An inflatable cuff will be placed on the cat's paw or tail, and standard blood pressure measuring instruments will check the pressure. It is important to keep the cat still long enough to get an accurate reading. And In general, normal BP in cats ranges from 120 to 140 mm Hg systolic and 70 to 90 mm Hg diastolic, with a mean of about 110 mm Hg. Awesome news about your cat Op hope the improvements keep coming. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:46:55 PM EDT
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They prescribed her Amlodipine. Her BP when we took her in was 240 or something like that.
She has a followup on monday to make sure its going well. I hope these awesome vets just saved my kitties eyes. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 2:52:10 PM EDT
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Good vibes sent for kitteh. Glad to hear things seem to be helping
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Posted: 5/9/2020 8:40:51 PM EDT
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Maybe you caught it soon enough to prevent full blindness. Sounds like kitteh is doing better!
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Posted: 5/9/2020 8:44:49 PM EDT
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Good to hear she seems to be getting better.
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Posted: 5/9/2020 8:47:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Caturday update. I dont want to get my hopes up...but I think the medicine is working. She jumped up on her cat tree today with 0 hesitation. Keep those prayers up brothers. That's excellent news, continued prayers! |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 9:13:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GreasyEasy: That's excellent news, continued prayers! |
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Posted: 5/10/2020 7:26:24 AM EDT
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More prayers for Lauren.
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Posted: 5/10/2020 7:30:09 AM EDT
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Keep those prayers coming brothers.
This morning she jumped up to the bathroom sink for her favorite morning activity. Drinking from the faucet! 
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Posted: 5/10/2020 7:38:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Caturday update. I dont want to get my hopes up...but I think the medicine is working. She jumped up on her cat tree today with 0 hesitation. Keep those prayers up brothers. That is a good sign, how does kitty do walking/sitting on a bannister or 2x4? |
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Posted: 5/10/2020 7:43:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shinji_Ikari: That is a good sign, how does kitty do walking/sitting on a bannister or 2x4? Good question. I live in an apartment lol |
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Posted: 5/10/2020 8:00:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Keep those prayers coming brothers. This morning she jumped up to the bathroom sink for her favorite morning activity. Drinking from the faucet! Great news! |
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Posted: 5/10/2020 10:12:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Blood pressure is often measured in pets in the same manner as in humans. An inflatable cuff will be placed on the cat's paw or tail, and standard blood pressure measuring instruments will check the pressure. It is important to keep the cat still long enough to get an accurate reading. And In general, normal BP in cats ranges from 120 to 140 mm Hg systolic and 70 to 90 mm Hg diastolic, with a mean of about 110 mm Hg. Awesome news about your cat Op hope the improvements keep coming. @Godzilla705 Thanks man! I had no idea it was the same as humans. Yeah my cat wont sit still for that. But it is close to human BP |
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Posted: 5/10/2020 10:31:43 PM EDT
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Prayers for Lauren’s full recovery. I take amlodipine myself, works well with no real side effects for me.
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Posted: 5/10/2020 10:31:59 PM EDT
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Glad to hear kitty is doing better. That would have had me pretty upset.
Cat (who was helped here on Arfcom last year and was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease) sends cat thoughts to Lauren.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/10/2020 10:40:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: Waiting for an email response from out vet. Maybe 2 days ago I noticed our kitty has had her eyes dialated most of the time and they are very reflective. Didnt really think anything of it as she has been acting and eating normally. Today she missed a few jumps to her cat tree and the sink. Anyone seen this before? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/371724/received_1095795247480485_jpeg-1404411.JPG |
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Posted: 5/10/2020 11:27:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DrFrige: @Godzilla705 Thanks man! I had no idea it was the same as humans. Yeah my cat wont sit still for that. But it is close to human BP No problem and same here my cats would not stand for that . |
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Posted: 5/11/2020 5:08:21 PM EDT
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Somebody had her followup trip to the vet today and she is PURRFECT.
I'm still baffled how high blood pressure can do that so quickly, but as of this morning she is acting like it never happened. Thank you for the prayers brothers. She needs to recheck pressure and blood work in a week, as of today they said her pressure was perfect.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/11/2020 5:11:06 PM EDT
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Glad you noticed and acted so quickly.
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Posted: 5/11/2020 5:14:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Drinking from the faucet! 
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Posted: 5/11/2020 5:14:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Somebody had her followup trip to the vet today and she is PURRFECT. I'm still baffled how high blood pressure can do that so quickly, but as of this morning she is acting like it never happened. Thank you for the prayers brothers. She needs to recheck pressure and blood work in a week, as of today they said her pressure was perfect. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/371724/20200511_170545_jpg-1411421.JPG Kitties are Teflon, and Lauren is no exception. Thank God!!!! |
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Posted: 5/11/2020 5:21:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Somebody had her followup trip to the vet today and she is PURRFECT. I'm still baffled how high blood pressure can do that so quickly, but as of this morning she is acting like it never happened. Thank you for the prayers brothers. She needs to recheck pressure and blood work in a week, as of today they said her pressure was perfect. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/371724/20200511_170545_jpg-1411421.JPG Awesome man. Good work getting her in to the vet so quick. That definitely helped her prognosis. Same thing happened with my childhood cat. Dilated pupils and blindness. High BP hyperthyroidism and her retinas detached but we got her in quick enough where the meds turned things around and her vision came back to normal. Glad the little shit muffin is better. |
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