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Hi! First post on this forum and I wish it was in happier circumstances.
Tl;dr at the end of this long post. English is not my first language so I apologize for any mistakes.
So over the course of the summer, my approx. 5 years old rescue cat developed a spot in her right eye that you can see in the pictures. She is neutered and vaccinated.
At the start of July, when we took her to the vet for her yearly visit, it was just a white pinpoint and the vet told us it was nothing to worry about, just a little scar, and that we couldn’t and shouldn’t do anything about it. Over the next two months it grew to be quite a bit more than that, first a sort of translucent whitish raised spot and now a flatter, more pinkish one. Her eyelid often looks a bit inflammed and half-closed.
Obviously I began to have my doubts as to whether it was really a scar. I did some research and found that the chronic virus flares (probably herpes) that my cat has can cause problems to the eyes. It didn’t look like an ulcer, so I thought maybe it could be eosinophilic keratitis, as the pictures looked quite similar to what my cat had.
Apparently herpes is linked to this, and as stress can cause flare-ups and my cat is really super scared of the vet (she drools and pants all the way to and from the office), I wanted to wait to see if it cleared out on its own, as she didn’t seem all that bothered by it.
But it didn’t, so a few days ago we decided to go see the vet again. It was a different vet this time, a young woman who had the humility to admit that she didn’t know what it was, but that it looked worrying and that it could be either viral, inflammatory or tumoral. She just tested for ulcers and thankfully there weren’t any.
We were advised to go see a specialist and I have an appointment there on Wednesday. However I am a little wary of this eye specialist, as according to his reviews on google he seems prone to hasty diagnosis and doesn’t seem to care a whole lot about the pets general wellbeing. We would happily go elsewhere, but sadly we don’t have a choice as he is the only eye specialist in our area and we don’t have a car to go seek another one.
I want to be well prepared for the appointment and not let him bullshit me into a misdiagnosis or a treatment option that is needlessly invasive. According to you, what test should he run in order to know what the cause is and rule out other possibilities (keratitis vs uveal tumor vs keratopathy) ? And what are the most sensible ways to treat each of these diseases? Not going to lie, the possibility that this could be a malignant tumor is terrifying, and I saw pictures that looked like what my cat has. It's worrying me sick right now.
Tl;dr: I’m taking my cat to the eye specialist in 2 days and need you guys to tell me what to expect what test they should run in order to be certain of their diagnosis (keratitis vs uveal tumor vs keratopathy), and what treatment options they should suggest. Thanks a lot for your help!
Tl;dr at the end of this long post. English is not my first language so I apologize for any mistakes.
So over the course of the summer, my approx. 5 years old rescue cat developed a spot in her right eye that you can see in the pictures. She is neutered and vaccinated.
At the start of July, when we took her to the vet for her yearly visit, it was just a white pinpoint and the vet told us it was nothing to worry about, just a little scar, and that we couldn’t and shouldn’t do anything about it. Over the next two months it grew to be quite a bit more than that, first a sort of translucent whitish raised spot and now a flatter, more pinkish one. Her eyelid often looks a bit inflammed and half-closed.
Obviously I began to have my doubts as to whether it was really a scar. I did some research and found that the chronic virus flares (probably herpes) that my cat has can cause problems to the eyes. It didn’t look like an ulcer, so I thought maybe it could be eosinophilic keratitis, as the pictures looked quite similar to what my cat had.
Apparently herpes is linked to this, and as stress can cause flare-ups and my cat is really super scared of the vet (she drools and pants all the way to and from the office), I wanted to wait to see if it cleared out on its own, as she didn’t seem all that bothered by it.
But it didn’t, so a few days ago we decided to go see the vet again. It was a different vet this time, a young woman who had the humility to admit that she didn’t know what it was, but that it looked worrying and that it could be either viral, inflammatory or tumoral. She just tested for ulcers and thankfully there weren’t any.
We were advised to go see a specialist and I have an appointment there on Wednesday. However I am a little wary of this eye specialist, as according to his reviews on google he seems prone to hasty diagnosis and doesn’t seem to care a whole lot about the pets general wellbeing. We would happily go elsewhere, but sadly we don’t have a choice as he is the only eye specialist in our area and we don’t have a car to go seek another one.
I want to be well prepared for the appointment and not let him bullshit me into a misdiagnosis or a treatment option that is needlessly invasive. According to you, what test should he run in order to know what the cause is and rule out other possibilities (keratitis vs uveal tumor vs keratopathy) ? And what are the most sensible ways to treat each of these diseases? Not going to lie, the possibility that this could be a malignant tumor is terrifying, and I saw pictures that looked like what my cat has. It's worrying me sick right now.
Tl;dr: I’m taking my cat to the eye specialist in 2 days and need you guys to tell me what to expect what test they should run in order to be certain of their diagnosis (keratitis vs uveal tumor vs keratopathy), and what treatment options they should suggest. Thanks a lot for your help!
