Meisha has high blood pressure and is (temporarily?) blind

Nov 26, 2008 at 9:11 AM
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This is his second vet appointment in one week. Today he saw the ophthalmologist. Did you know there was an animal eye doctor? His vision problems are in addition to his back leg and tail arthritis. But it's his high blood pressure (off the scale that went to 300!) that has caused his retinas to detach and is making him blind. He's more scared that usual. Wouldn't you be too if you only saw light and shapes? They say after a week or so on the hypertension meds we should know if the vision damage is permanent. I hope it's not. I want our confident little Buddha man to see his world again.

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coming home from another vet appointment

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Oh, poor little Meisha! Hopefully the meds will help. I'll be sure to see he gets some extra snuggles tomorrow.

Poor little guy! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Oh my poor baby....I love that cat. I bet the meds will help....its amazing what vets can do these days.

Good vibes and healthy blood pressure thoughts are on their way.....

Give him a hug for me.

Patty,

So sorry to hear about your cat. I lost a cat some years ago to a rare cancer, a siamese by the name of Mishka so I know how you feel. I now have a cat named Katika who is currently 10 yrs. old and slowing up quite a bit. I love her soo much that I don't know what I will do when she goes. I can understand your feelings.

Dan

Fullerton, Ca

May the Force be with you and Meisha on this one. Corwin's bp is still too high and I need to get him checked out again, so I feel for you.

Poor baby, but at least his mom is on the ball! Good luck to you, I hope the meds work.

Poor guy! Hopefully he can see his world again soon.

Oh, I really hope it's temporary.

Our dog woke up blind on Thanksgiving. It had been coming on over about ten days' time. We learned that he is diabetic a few weeks ago, and cataracts are a big, almost certain risk with that, and it happens very fast. So he has insulin shots twice a day, and now we are watching him learn to navigate the house. He's depressed, and it's cold, so he can't spend as much time outside. He isn't enjoying his walks. We're sad. He's been so confused. It's quite an adjustment.

Cataract surgery can be 2-3 thousand dollars, which we cannot afford. But we are looking into it anyway, to see if there's some way to work it out, even though it's only about 70% successful.

So I really, really hope that Meisha will see again soon, because I know exactly what it's like to watch this happen.

Oh, poor little man. I hope the damage isn't permanent. I'll be thinking of him and you.

oh no. so sorry to hear about your dog. it is so sad to see them so confused and scared. we're giving him extra love these days. sending some your way too!

Oh, the poor little guy. He so charmed me when I was out visiting you, and I'm not a huge cat guy.

hey patty,
what's the status on the kitty?
hope you're well.

They've upped his blood pressure medication because the first dose did not do anything to lower it. He goes back after the first of the year to see if the higher dose works. However, while we might be able to get his hypertension under control, it looks like his vision damage is most likely permanent.

:-(

Meisha has high blood pressure and is (temporarily?) blind

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