Cats Eyes Dilated After Anesthesia
Sometimes the feline will shut or rub the eye to protect it and relieve pain.
Cats eyes dilated after anesthesia. If your cat is on medication and has dilated pupils contact your veterinary surgery who will be able to advise if this is a common side effect. Heres how to read the meaning of your cats eyes. The basic cause of eye squinting in cats is inflammation.
The pupil constricts or dilates enlarges according to the amount of light that enters the eyes with both pupils normally dilating in dim light and constricting in bright light. I am a subscriber of VETINFO and enjoy it very much. Each of these parameters should be assessed every 5-15 minutes for the duration of anesthesia.
She has her eyes shut but not because of discharge she just does not feel good with light in her eyes. Hypotension hypothermia and hyperthermia are three of the most commonly observed complications in cats following anesthesia. My cats after anesthesia.
Injuries and infections can make your cat squint one eye or keep it half closed. I have a question about the safety of isoflorine gas when used on cats specifically a kitten of 4 months. She can continue nursing even after spay and the kittens can be trapped and spayedneutered once they are 12 weeks old.
If the cat was truly normal for the two days after the anesthesiayour vets will probably start looking for infectious type problems that would take advantage of the suppressed immune system during anesthesia. I believe it was around 3 pm yesterday i left her at the office around 3pm and i picked her up around 5 pm she did drink a lot and she ate a little no discharges just a little redness around her eyes they wanted to take dna samples to test for herpes virus because she had sneezing and some mucus and a respiratory infection las year in octber. Cats sometimes have dilated pupils or glassy eyes Please let your pet recover in a safe warm dark area away from stairs children or other pets.
You may notice some whimpering or whining. You may see dilated pupils unsteadiness or lethargy lack of appetite moodiness or appearance of drunkenness. Some cats can have opposite reactions though and you may notice your cat restless after anesthesia.