My kitty Miki's third eyelids have been showing since around Friday morning. (This is the nictitating membrane) I have read that when it is so visible it can be a sign of illness and spoke to the vet, who suggested I bring him in right away. That was yesterday, and the doc checked him out and found nothing wrong with him (other than the eyelids being so visible). The eyelids go from covering about 20% of his eye to almost normal although the eyeballs themselves seem glassy and perhaps a bit shrunken in.
His temp was 102, which the doc called "normal-high." His heartrate was around 110 I think, but they said that he was agitated so it was not unusual. They did say that his heartbeat is on the faint side, but that could be due to girth (he's a fatty) or normal physiology. The doc said it did not appear to be conjunctivitis/herpes, nor upper respiratory infection nor a physical injury like a scratch since it is in both eyes. He offered a CBC/Chem and an xray but I only took the bloodwork, which was 100% normal. He did extra testing for leukemia and FIV and those were neg.
Miki is acting 100% normal. If not for his eyes I would never suspect anything wrong. The other two household cats' eyes are normal. Miki is eating, drinking and pooping/peeing. Right now he is separated from the two others so I can monitor this. He peed yesterday in the carrier after the vet visit, and this morning there was poop in the litter box. I have been feeding him some wet food to be able to tell easier if he's eating and for him to get water, and his poop was pretty much normal but on the soft side. Did not look like diarrhea. Has not peed again since yesterday evening but I can't tell you what his normal pattern is.
Am I worrying now for nothing? Doc said if things change to take him to the emergency vet again (esp. breathing problems). If nothing changes, take him in to regular vet in 2-3 days.
He is indoor only (as all of my cats are) but goes on our balcony, supervised, on occasion. No contact at all with strange cats or animals.
Any one have experience with this problem? Thank you for any help. I am very worried.
His temp was 102, which the doc called "normal-high." His heartrate was around 110 I think, but they said that he was agitated so it was not unusual. They did say that his heartbeat is on the faint side, but that could be due to girth (he's a fatty) or normal physiology. The doc said it did not appear to be conjunctivitis/herpes, nor upper respiratory infection nor a physical injury like a scratch since it is in both eyes. He offered a CBC/Chem and an xray but I only took the bloodwork, which was 100% normal. He did extra testing for leukemia and FIV and those were neg.
Miki is acting 100% normal. If not for his eyes I would never suspect anything wrong. The other two household cats' eyes are normal. Miki is eating, drinking and pooping/peeing. Right now he is separated from the two others so I can monitor this. He peed yesterday in the carrier after the vet visit, and this morning there was poop in the litter box. I have been feeding him some wet food to be able to tell easier if he's eating and for him to get water, and his poop was pretty much normal but on the soft side. Did not look like diarrhea. Has not peed again since yesterday evening but I can't tell you what his normal pattern is.
Am I worrying now for nothing? Doc said if things change to take him to the emergency vet again (esp. breathing problems). If nothing changes, take him in to regular vet in 2-3 days.
He is indoor only (as all of my cats are) but goes on our balcony, supervised, on occasion. No contact at all with strange cats or animals.
Any one have experience with this problem? Thank you for any help. I am very worried.
