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Acute blindness is most often detected when the cat starts bumping into things, is reluctant to go up or down stairs, or is walking gingerly in the surrounding environment.
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If your cat’s eyes are red, cloudy, have a discharge, holding the eye closed or squinting, or if vision is impaired, see your vet.
If a foreign object is in the eye, gently wash the eye with large amounts of water or saline eye wash (preferred).
If your cat’s eye comes out of the socket, keep the eye wet using a sterile eye wash while you head to the vet. There is usually significant head trauma associated with this in cats.
Common causes include:
These injuries are most often caused by trauma: Hit by car and bite wounds. It takes a significant amount of force to cause proptosis to a cat’s eye; therefore, head trauma is usually evident as well.
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Pet First Aid information provided by Dr. Debbie Mandell, Professor of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; American Red Cross National Pet Care Advisor for the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council. Visit redcross.org/take-a-class/scientific-advisory-council to see how we work, members, sub councils, scientific reviews, and recent research.
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