Have you ever seen this happen in a cat??

[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

[Emeraldgreen]

I think you are all right, this has to be looked at. Her face does look swollen on that side and the eye's rusty colour is all swirly and strange. Something is going on. So, my plan is to write them and email and I'm going to include some of the things you guys have mentioned and tell them that I asked quite a few people. Hopefully the number of people that seem alarmed other than just me will be enough to motivate them to take her in.
They thought her eye was just changing colour and that it may not mean anything but they did ask me about it and ask me to take some pics to see what I could find out so I think a part of them is a bit worried.
They're really good people and they love her. They've had some bad vet experiences in the past and are somewhat wary of vets and the enormous bills they tend to end up with. They're also now living in a remote place and living in a 5th wheel while their house is being built so they're trying to really conserve funds. But, they do love her and I think they will take her in. I certainly won't give up on it and will definitely keep you guys updated.
In the meantime, thankfully, Mandy seems very content and has 5 acres that she patrols and seems quite happy. But if she is in pain, it has to be dealt with and as some of you mentioned, could explain the aggressiveness.
The important thing is to make sure she will be able to continue to have a good life and to get this checked out before it's too late.
Here are a few more pics that show her eye in a few different angles:

p.s. I shrank the pictures on photobucket but they are still huge. I don't know why?!?



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[Catty1]

I pray they get her checked out.

Please let her know that there are some PTrs that will donate...and maybe their vet will take a payment plan.

I imagine it is one of your vets...

Please keep us posted!

[Emeraldgreen]

I pray they get her checked out.

Please let her know that there are some PTrs that will donate...and maybe their vet will take a payment plan.

I imagine it is one of your vets...

Please keep us posted!

That's really kind of you Catty1. They are trying to conserve funds but it's because they are hoping to have their house built and by the time it's done, be close to mortgage free. So there is funding there but I think their goal in moving and creating this new life was to create a debt free, live off the land kind of life. So the funds are there, they will just have to access them. But thank you so much for your nice post.