![]() Like I said, for about the next hour or two her third eyelid was up and her pupil VERY constricted. ![]() After that she became quite sensitive, but she didn't throw up or lose her balance and hasn't since. they used the swabs to get the gunk from around the outer part of her ear and then after that went to put in the epiotic and massage it and that's when she started shaking her head. She didn't start shaking her head and holding her eye shut until the ear flush was used. Maybe she didn't get it in her eye? I'm not sure. Epiotic.Īnd she too acted like she'd gotten it in her eye. it happened the EXACT same way with Winry. Rachael, I just read your thread where you described the situation with Kobie. I just wanted to post and see if anyone has had anything similar happen to them, because it's causing me great anxiety right now, and I still have a couple hours before work. The vets at work are aware of this and Winry is going to be seen as soon as I arrive at work tonight. I have read that severe ear infections can cause it, or ear drum trauma but Winry does not have an ear infection and the other tech was very gentle when she cleaned her ear. The difference sizes between Winry's eyes is significant. I am just extremely concerned because when we have a cat come in with anisocoria (which means uneven pupil size) it usually indicates something very bad going on, whether it be a nervous system problem, severe trauma, or eye trouble such as glaucoma. ![]() She is holding her eye completely open, walking straight, no loss of balance, and seems to be 100% herself besides that one little thing. I slept fretfully, and come this morning there was no resolution in the condition at all. Noticing it last night, I locked her in my room with me all night just so I could keep an eye on her. Her squinting resolved but ever since then the pupil in that eye has been constricted. They gave her some artificial tears eye drops throughout the night just to make sure everything was flushed out. It was flushed copiously but she held it closed for about an hour and her third eye lid was up. She used a small amount of ear cleaner but when she was done Winry shook her head and it appeared she got a small amount of ear cleaner in her right eye. I didn't do it because I was busy with other tasks but we had noticed her itching at her right ear and it was very dirty so I had the other tech clean it for me. For physiologic anisocoria, no treatment is needed.Winry had her ears cleaned while I was at work yesterday. Treatment depends on identifying and addressing the underlying problem. Neuroimaging with MRI (occasionally CT) depending on the person’s history and what is found on neuro-ophthalmic and neurologic examinations. Taking a careful history of symptoms, noting when they started and what other problems may be present.Ĭhecking the ability of each pupil to constrict in the presence of bright light and to dilate in the darkness. If the problem is new, the doctor will then focus on which pupil is responding differently. When a doctor sees a patient for uneven pupil size, the first concern is to determine whether the unevenness is new or long-standing. Reaction to certain topical dilating medications (such as a pet’s eye drops, or anti-nausea or motion sickness patches such as scopolamine) that may accidentally get into one eye. This may be due to a brain aneurysm, and should be urgently evaluated in the emergency room. On the other hand, a person whose pupils are uneven when they were normal before may be experiencing a serious problem such as:Ī torn or blocked blood vessel in the neck (usually the result of head or neck trauma), which could cause a mildly droopy eyelid on the side of the smaller pupil.Ī third nerve palsy can result in the inability to move the affected eye normally, in addition to eyelid drooping (which is often significant) on the side of the larger pupil. In these cases, there are no other symptoms and both of the person’s pupils react to changes in light. This is called “physiologic anisocoria” and is normal. Slight differences between the two pupils may be present in up to 20 percent of people. This is to rule out eye conditions such as acute angle closure glaucoma or inflammation of the front part of the eye (uveitis or iritis). More often than not, it is pointed out to the person by someone close to them.Īn ophthalmologist should be seen to rule out ocular causes of eye pain and pupil asymmetry, especially when vision loss or changes, redness or discharge from the eye(s) is present. Uneven pupil size may be noticed by the person or by a health professional during an examination.
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