8 yr. old Siamese mix, is she getting blind or just older?

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Hi, I have a 8yr old Siamese domestic mix named Lulu.She' s always been crosseyed and slept a lot.Lately though I noticed she is getting slightly skinnier because she wont eat as much.She sleeps almost all day and night.Again shes always been a very sedate cat but I was wondering if her sleeping soo much is just a natural process of ageing.I m not sure how good her eye-sight is either.I used to be able to pet her and she saw my hand coming, now i move my hand slower and pet her ans she gets spooked because she doesnt seem to see it coming.I think she can see shapes but I m not sure if shes able to differenciate between far and near.She is avoiding high places, like the kitchencounter.I guess its too high but she still manages to get up on my bed( which is very tall) and the couch.She used to play a little with toys or my other cats but now shes just happy to isolate herself from me and any cats in the house.She looks healthy though.So I guess I m just worried I lose her because shes aging.Is all of this behaviour normal when cats get older? Am I worried for no reason? I even check her for lumps, since shes mostly white and I read that white animals are more prone to lympnode cancer and Leukemia.Everything on her feels normal and touching her doesnt seem to hurt her she just dont like being petted.
 

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She should see a vet. She's not old enough that she should be dramatically slowing down at this point.
 

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I agree with TalkingPeanut; your cat needs to see a Vet for an evaluation. She is too young to slow down that much.

good Luck..
 
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Thanks for your advice and taking the time to read this long post..Im really worried about my Girl.Her pupils seem dialated too and I m terrified when i take her about getting a bad prognosis because I almost lost Lulu.There was a big apartmentfire where we used to live and i couldnt find her so i left the balcony and door wide .We got our second cat back on the second day after begging the maintanance guy to search our place for both of them.We looked for Lulu at the animal intake every two days, had flyers with her pictures out and came back to the ruins of that apartmentbuilding for two months!I was convinced she had died horribly and I was inconsolable until one da the owner of the property next to the building called us and told us she came to him and he started feeding her and she kept coming back to the old burnt. Building.We drove there asap and i saw her behind the fence.I never forget that day.I was so relieved that she was still alive and estatic that i finally got her back.o you see why I m nervous about bad news from the vet but when i get my next paycheck i ll take her there regardless.We have a catclinic that exclusively only treats cats
 
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I have some good news about Lulu.It is not any life threathening illness.The Vet had to give her a steroid shot but she said she suffers from seasonal allergies.Other than that she is okay
 
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