It's been a very very long time since I've posted here.
I'm currently seperated from my cats; we're in the middle of a move -- I live with my parents and my boyfriend is living with the cats (my dad is allergic and won't let them stay here). They're across the country right now.
My boyfriend has been reporting strange behaviour from our cat, Willow. Willow is a year and three months old. The very first time I posted here was because I was concerned about her "eye goobers" (brownish crusties in the corners of her eyes). This was when she was around 12 weeks old. These have pretty much always been present. I was told by two different vets (and the second vet specialized in cats) that it was normal.
They went away for awhile, but now they're coming back. We've been passing this off as normal, as the vets told us they were...
Now... we got a new kitten (Vaughn) in January, so we've been comparing his behaviour to Willow's. My boyfriend has said that Vaughn is much better at, for example, following a laser pointer than Willow is. Willow tends to follow it, then lose track of it, and then only pick it up every now and then. She doesn't seem to be able to see things from a distance.
I'm not sure if we're just being overly concerned for her or if she's actually losing some vision. Her annual check-up should be coming up soon, so as soon as they've moved here, we plan on having her checked out by a vet, but for now... is there anything specific we might be able to notice if she is having trouble seeing?
I'm currently seperated from my cats; we're in the middle of a move -- I live with my parents and my boyfriend is living with the cats (my dad is allergic and won't let them stay here). They're across the country right now.
My boyfriend has been reporting strange behaviour from our cat, Willow. Willow is a year and three months old. The very first time I posted here was because I was concerned about her "eye goobers" (brownish crusties in the corners of her eyes). This was when she was around 12 weeks old. These have pretty much always been present. I was told by two different vets (and the second vet specialized in cats) that it was normal.
They went away for awhile, but now they're coming back. We've been passing this off as normal, as the vets told us they were...
Now... we got a new kitten (Vaughn) in January, so we've been comparing his behaviour to Willow's. My boyfriend has said that Vaughn is much better at, for example, following a laser pointer than Willow is. Willow tends to follow it, then lose track of it, and then only pick it up every now and then. She doesn't seem to be able to see things from a distance.
I'm not sure if we're just being overly concerned for her or if she's actually losing some vision. Her annual check-up should be coming up soon, so as soon as they've moved here, we plan on having her checked out by a vet, but for now... is there anything specific we might be able to notice if she is having trouble seeing?