Awhile ago I posted about Sylvester having what the vet called Uveitis and a blood clot in his left eye, ran tons of bloodwork which was fine, gave him an antibiotic shot and we had to give him steroid drops for almost a month, and on April 20th when he was sedated for his grooming they looked closely at it and said it looked "amazing" and we could stop the drops and also they had recommended us take him to a cat opthamoligist but they can't see him until mid July, but they said it was up to us if we wanted to keep that appointment or not, but I did. His eye at that time of his grooming looked better but not the same as the other one which is gold, this one looks a bit more brown, a bit darker, and also has a "glow" to it almost like a cataract but they said it isn't and I'm sure they would have been able to tell that when they closely examined it on April 20th, it looks "cloudy". Last night, the lighting in the kitchen was "different", I guess with the change of the seasons and the daylight being longer, but I looked at him and could really tell the color difference, asked Deb if she saw it and she said she could too, he doesn't have any blood clot as that broke up long ago, his eye opens just like the other one, but it is a darker color and at times has that "glow" to it but some of our other cats seem to have that too. I called and left the vet this information, asked their advice, and the message I got back said they would recommend starting the steroid drops again until we see the specialist 7 weeks from now, and also said we could call the specialist and ask for any advice, which I did but of course they can't make any suggestions until they see him! It sounds almost like the vet isn't quite sure what to do so they are deferring it to the specialist, but I'm not keen on just starting steroid drops over the phone, what if he doesn't need them? Will that do any harm? If he needs them okay, but I don't know what to do right now. Again, his eye looked different when they said it looked amazing, I am wondering if this is the way it will look forever or if something is going on, and even if it truly IS Uveitis or something else?
What would you do in this situation? I amgoing to Google other specialists and maybe I can get him in sooner. Does anyone know if Uveitis does permanently change the color and look of the eye?
Thanks for any help. I didn't want to couple this with the old thread because it IS different now and people would see it and say "oh, I read that already", I'd like this to get "exposure" in hopes of some good advice.
What would you do in this situation? I amgoing to Google other specialists and maybe I can get him in sooner. Does anyone know if Uveitis does permanently change the color and look of the eye?
Thanks for any help. I didn't want to couple this with the old thread because it IS different now and people would see it and say "oh, I read that already", I'd like this to get "exposure" in hopes of some good advice.