Hello everyone,
I have a few questions I'm hoping someone here can answer.
Last night I was playing with my kitten (she gets pretty psycho while playing), and she ran full speed right into the corner of my lizard enclosure doors. She hit the corner HARD on the side of her head, right above her eye. Immediately afterwards, she seemed pretty dazed and her body shook slightly for a second or two. After this she just sat there with her head tilted to the side a bit and one eye closed. I picked her right up and brought her somewhere lighter so I could take a good look and noticed one of her pupils was huge, and the other one was significantly smaller- couldn't find any visible injuries.
I tried calling around to get someone to watch the kids (as they were asleep in bed), but everyone I called said 'it was just a cat and it'll be fine' !! I figured I'd keep a close eye on her and if things got worse I'd wake the kids up and bring her to the e-vet. She was pretty sleepy for a bit, but after a few hours she ate some treats and was walking around normally so I decided to keep her home and monitor her.
This morning, her pupils are still inequal, however not as bad as last night and she is still occasionally closing that one eye. Other than that she seems ok, is eating fine, and seems to be able to see ok. Does this sound like something I should take her in to the vets for? Is it possible she has a concussion or some sort of head injury (fractured skull or such)?
I know I'm probably over-reacting, but I was so scared yesterday and I thought she was going to die. It was a very scary sight seeing her in pain and confused .
I have a few questions I'm hoping someone here can answer.
Last night I was playing with my kitten (she gets pretty psycho while playing), and she ran full speed right into the corner of my lizard enclosure doors. She hit the corner HARD on the side of her head, right above her eye. Immediately afterwards, she seemed pretty dazed and her body shook slightly for a second or two. After this she just sat there with her head tilted to the side a bit and one eye closed. I picked her right up and brought her somewhere lighter so I could take a good look and noticed one of her pupils was huge, and the other one was significantly smaller- couldn't find any visible injuries.
I tried calling around to get someone to watch the kids (as they were asleep in bed), but everyone I called said 'it was just a cat and it'll be fine' !! I figured I'd keep a close eye on her and if things got worse I'd wake the kids up and bring her to the e-vet. She was pretty sleepy for a bit, but after a few hours she ate some treats and was walking around normally so I decided to keep her home and monitor her.
This morning, her pupils are still inequal, however not as bad as last night and she is still occasionally closing that one eye. Other than that she seems ok, is eating fine, and seems to be able to see ok. Does this sound like something I should take her in to the vets for? Is it possible she has a concussion or some sort of head injury (fractured skull or such)?
I know I'm probably over-reacting, but I was so scared yesterday and I thought she was going to die. It was a very scary sight seeing her in pain and confused .