Dear friends,
My little Priscilla, about whose failing kidneys I've written here before, has not been doing very well for a while. She mostly just lies around. She eats very little on her own now, so I mostly syringe-feed her. I give her fluids twice a day.
But now there is something new: just yesterday I noticed that her eye pupils were dilated and NOT contracting when the light was brighter. I took her to see the vet about this yesterday. She sent me to the emergency vet to get her blood pressure. That turned out to be normal, so now my vet is advising we see a veterinary ophthalmologist to find out what is going on and if or how we might treat it. She suggested either the vet school clinic at Michigan State University or the Veterinary Specialists group in Southfield, MI. Either of these would be at least an hour's drive away for us.
One of the people at the shelter gave me the name of an animal ophthalmologist she recently took her puppy to in Williamston, MI, which isn't quite as far away (though nearly).
I don't know if that would be a good thing to do or not. The long car trip(s) back and forth would probably be stressful for her. And I don't know how much time she has left as it is, and I want her to be as comfortable and happy as she can be while she's still here.
On the other hand, I don't know what might happen to her eyes if they keep on being dilated all the time; e.g., could she go blind if she's exposed to too much light? And is there anything we can do about this that would be good for her and help her to feel a little better, considering everything else that's going on?
Has anyone ever had any experience with kitty dilated pupils or veterinary eye-doctors?
Thank you so much for any suggestions, information, and prayers and good wishes,
Pat and Priscilla (and the others too)
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