Have you ever seen this happen in a cat??

[catfancier]

And please tell us what happens - I hope kitty is all ok.

[Emeraldgreen]

Thanks guys for the responses. I was also thinking a vet check should be in order. The problem is that they live in a fairly remote place and Mandy is very aggressive. We've never understood why she is like this but she has always been like this. They were looking for a kitten and I had heard through the grapevine that a litter had been born in a nearby native reservation. They went to see the kittens and brought home Mandy at about 7 weeks of age. As she grew, she began to display really aggressive behaviour and it never went away. She is good with John, the husband and will allow him to handle her and love her but even then, she will slash at him and hiss if he holds her for too long or whatever. Cathy, his wife can get away with petting her and even picking her up for a few seconds but then watch out! Mandy freaks out and let's her have it. Totally bizarre. And as it turned out, I later spoke with the woman who owned the cat that gave birth to Mandy and the other kittens. I told her that Mandy was very different and also quite aggressive. She said "ya, that whole litter was like that, it was a bad batch". I was kind of stunned. It was as if we were talking about a batch of cookies!
Anyway, they used to ask us to petsit for them when they went away as we used to be neighbours and it was always a bit scary. My husband and I would take care of the goats, chickens and then feed the cats. By the time we were ready to head out, Mandy would get her back up and literally start stalking us and my husband would say "quick, you leave, I'll cover you!" LOL and then as soon as I was out, she'd make a beeline for him and he'd just get out in time. It was crazy.
She also terrorizes the other cat, a senior manx female who was with them for years before Mandy came along. And then the manx would come over to our house and take it out on our cat Sneakers (our only 'outdoor' girl). It was awful but then we moved and that at least solved our problem.
They have since relocated and for whatever reason, Mandy isn't attacking Hibou, the manx as much anymore but she does on occasion.
It would be very interesting to find out if there was some kind of connection between her unexplained aggressiveness and her eye?!?
I know that they will probably not opt to take her to a vet because the last time they did, Mandy scratched the vet in the face and made her bleed.
I'll maybe google it some more and see if I can find out anything else. It might be worth it to bring her in, get her sedated and have a full and complete workup done on her. However, they aren't really the type of folk who take pets to the vet unless it's an emergency. But, if I can convince them that it might be, maybe they will.

[Catty1]

Oh geez...tell them it might be cancer, and if she got a thorough checkup with blood work and everything, it might give a clue as to why she is so aggressive.

Pain can make even loving pets turn into little monsters...I hope Mandy gets a good checkup...and a sedative beforehand. I wonder if her teeth might be painful as well. Is she spayed?

Please keep us posted on this girl.

[Catlady711]

If your friends call the vet and make an appointment, they may ask the vet if it's possible to pick up a couple tranquillizer tablets before the appt. That way she can be pilled by people who are used to her and already be a bit mellow on the ride over. It's a less stressful trip for the cat, and a lot safer for the vet & staff. Keep us updated.

[Medusa]

Mooka, one of my rescues that I was trying to home before I moved into this house, had an eye like that and it was a tumor. It ended up that she was put to sleep. I sure hope that isn't the case w/this cat.

[kittycats_delight]

Please really work on your friends about getting Mandy in to get this checked. What I read was from a vet and it said any texture and color change in a cats eye is cause for concern and should be dealt with asap. 60% of the cases it is melanoma and in most cases if it is then it is malignant. The eye may have to be removed it caught early enough. Let's hope it is early if it is a melanoma or that it is something less terrible.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Its so much more than the eye being a different colour - it is a different size and shape too! That poor puss doesn't look at all well, the entire side of her face appears to be swollen. I hope she gets to a vet sooner rather than later