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Hello all. My cat was diagnosed with glaucoma last month. He is 11. He literally went from perfectly fine to "something is wrong" in mere hours. We noticed he was spooked looking at things on the floor, crying and then we noticed that one of his pupils was much larger than the other. We were able to have him seen by an opthamologist the following night who confirmed his eye pressure was 71 (normal is 15-25). He was in a lot of pain and good thing we did not wait any longer as his retina were in jeopardy. Within 5 days of 3x daily eye drops, his pressure was normal and he was in much better spirits but not entirely his 100% self. We recently had a follow up with another opthamologist who did a very thorough exam and changed his meds to a 2x daily eye drop. His pressure is almost too low, but the Dr did not seem overly concerned. This new med caused his pupil to be very contracted compared to good eye. I guess that is normal, but waiting for a call back from the Dr today .
I was hoping others who have cats with glaucoma could share experiences with treatment and long term prognosis. I know glaucoma can't be cured but would like to know how long he can be treated with drops. Thanks.
I was hoping others who have cats with glaucoma could share experiences with treatment and long term prognosis. I know glaucoma can't be cured but would like to know how long he can be treated with drops. Thanks.