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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2007Pupil Dilation
I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? > I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated > pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I > be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way > or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? Maybe she's still adjusting to her new surroundings, and is a bit nervous about it. Dilated pupils can be a sign of kitty anxiety. I'm not saying it can't be something else, but I have a nervous kitty myself, and when I first got him, his eyes were almost always big and black, to the point where I wasn't sure what color his irises were (they're copperish, btw). Now that he's somewhat calmed down, I get to see more copper and less black. Joyce >Maybe she's still adjusting to her new surroundings, and is a bit nervous >about it. Dilated pupils can be a sign of kitty anxiety. I'm not saying it >can't be something else, but I have a nervous kitty myself, and when I first >got him, his eyes were almost always big and black, to the point where I >wasn't sure what color his irises were (they're copperish, btw). Now that >he's somewhat calmed down, I get to see more copper and less black. Awww. Maybe you should have kept Jake, although then it would be three hoolicats vs. Smudge rather than two. :) Here's an interesting video of a cat's pupils dilating when apparently being shown a kitty toy off camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgtODQ965D0 > >Maybe she's still adjusting to her new surroundings, and is a bit nervous > >about it. Dilated pupils can be a sign of kitty anxiety. I'm not saying it > >can't be something else, but I have a nervous kitty myself, and when I first > >got him, his eyes were almost always big and black, to the point where I > >wasn't sure what color his irises were (they're copperish, btw). Now that > >he's somewhat calmed down, I get to see more copper and less black. > Awww. Maybe you should have kept Jake, although then it would be > three hoolicats vs. Smudge rather than two. :) LOL. Jake had a personality rather similar to Licky's (who, btw, was known as "Socks" when I had them both). The two of them would run off if they were awake and they saw me coming. But then, in the middle of the night, I'd wake up to find them both sleeping in my bed. I'd pet them, and they would both purr their heads off. For the uninitiated, Jake was Licky's littermate. I fostered both of them when they were 3 months old, up to 5 months old, and then Jake got adopted. Although they had similar personalities, they looked really different. Jake was all fuzzy, and mostly black except for his belly, which was this pretty silver-grey color. Here's my photo site for the two of them: http://www.sonic.net/~jwermont/cats/licky/babylicky.html Smudge would not have been happy at all if I'd kept both of them! Joyce >For the uninitiated, Jake was Licky's littermate. I fostered both of them >when they were 3 months old, up to 5 months old, and then Jake got adopted. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Smudge would not have been happy at all if I'd kept both of them! I didn't realize that Jake had a silver belly! It's very pretty and unusual, sort of like a reverse silverback gorilla. > I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated > pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I > be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way > or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? What kind of lighting does her environment have? Like humans, cats' pupils dilate in shadow to allow more light to enter the eye. It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the dim bedroom. >> I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated >> pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >humans, cats' pupils dilate in shadow to allow more light to >enter the eye. > It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the > dim bedroom. Hmm. I wonder if she has a visual impairment, then? Maybe her pupils have to stay dilated so she can see at all. Especially if her eyes don't respond to light, I'd be concerned about her vision. Joyce I checked a few sites and the information that I found either points to blindness or hypertension/kidney failure. She's going in tomorrow to get checked, so thank you for your thoughts. > > It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the > > dim bedroom. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Joyce > I checked a few sites and the information that I found either points to > blindness or hypertension/kidney failure. She's going in tomorrow to get > checked, so thank you for your thoughts. Good luck to her and to you. I hope you won't be too upset if she has impaired vision. Even blind cats can be ok if they are well cared for and you sound like you intend to care for her. Sunrise says "but then she can't see how PRETTY I am" but we will ignore that for now. Will in New Haven -- > jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: > > > It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Thank you. I am hoping for blindness rather than the other possibility. And yes she will be very well cared for, she's only been with us for 2 1/2 months but she's already a huge part of our family. Thank you again for your well wishes. >> I checked a few sites and the information that I found either points to >> blindness or hypertension/kidney failure. She's going in tomorrow to get [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> - Show quoted text - > Thank you. I am hoping for blindness rather than the other possibility. And > yes she will be very well cared for, she's only been with us for 2 1/2 months > but she's already a huge part of our family. > > Thank you again for your well wishes. Please let us know what you learn. We'll keep our fingers crossed, and our kitties will be sending "good health" purrs. Dan > It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the > dim bedroom. Does she appear to see okay? If the pupils don't respond at ALL, could she be blind? Update: The male stray cat that we were caring for over the last 4 days went off to his new home last night. The instant that he left my cat's whole personality changed. It's like she sensed that he wasn't there not even 5 minutes after my neighbor came to get him. I think it was too much stress within the last few months with her being new to our home and then the added visitor. My other cat, Hallie, doesn't react to stress the same way Sweet Pea does and we've had Hallie for almost 9 years, so I panicked. The signs Sweat Pea had were very scary though, she became very lethargic and withdrawn, combined with her constant dilated pupils I wasn't sure what I was dealing with. Funny too because she stays in my room and the stray was never allowed in that room. So Joyce, I think you were right. I am going to watch her over the next couple of days to be sure. >> It does not respond to any light. Whether in the well lit living room or the >> dim bedroom. > >Does she appear to see okay? If the pupils don't respond at >ALL, could she be blind? > Update: The male stray cat that we were caring for over the last 4 days went > off to his new home last night. The instant that he left my cat's whole [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > in that room. So Joyce, I think you were right. I am going to watch her > over the next couple of days to be sure. I'm so very glad and relieved to hear that. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek >I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated >pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I >be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way >or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? I doubt that it's a Burmese thing, although if Lois is lurking here, she's a Burmese breeder, so she'd definitely know. >I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistant dilated > pupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should > I > be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that > way > or do Burmese normally have dilated eyes? Cats' eyes dilate when they spot "prey" (Sammy's eyes stay dilated most of the time since she seems to consider almost everything in her environment a potential meal!! ;>). Interestingly, human eyes dilate when they see something or someone desirable. Hugs, CatNipped > Cats' eyes dilate when they spot "prey" (Sammy's eyes stay dilated most of > the time since she seems to consider almost everything in her environment a > potential meal!! ;>). > Interestingly, human eyes dilate when they see something or someone > desirable. Aren't these the same thing? :) Joyce > > Cats' eyes dilate when they spot "prey" (Sammy's eyes stay dilated most > > of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joyce Well, kind of - LOL! http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3852/is_199801/ai_n8807489 Hugs, CatNipped > I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistantdilatedpupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I > be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way > or do Burmese normally havedilatedeyes? I am sorry to come in late, but I didn't see this thread earlier. NO, it is not normal for a cat to have fixed, dilated pupils. Something is wrong. There could be a brain injury involved, or something like detached retinas, which are caused by different things. Your cat seriously needs to see a vet, or even better, a veterinary ophthamologist to see if her sight can be saved. One thing that causes detached retinas is high blood pressure. So not only do your kitty's eyes need to be checked, her general health needs checked too, as there could be an underlying cause that could not only make her blind, but very ill. Good luck. I sincerely hope it all works out okay. Please keep us posted. Sherry Wasn't sure if you saw this one, thank you for your help though: Update: The male stray cat that we were caring for over the last 4 days went off to his new home last night. The instant that he left my cat's whole personality changed. It's like she sensed that he wasn't there not even 5 minutes after my neighbor came to get him. I think it was too much stress within the last few months with her being new to our home and then the added visitor. My other cat, Hallie, doesn't react to stress the same way Sweet Pea does and we've had Hallie for almost 9 years, so I panicked. The signs Sweat Pea had were very scary though, she became very lethargic and withdrawn, combined with her constant dilated pupils I wasn't sure what I was dealing with. Funny too because she stays in my room and the stray was never allowed in that room. So Joyce, I think you were right. I am going to watch her over the next couple of days to be sure. >> I have a newly adopted adult cat who I have noticed has consistantdilatedpupils. From what I can tell she is a Burmese. Is this normal, or should I >> be concerned? Are there any illnesses that may affect her eyes in that way [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Sherry |
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