One eye changed color overnight?

[williecat]

This is my 16 year old guy. His eyes were fine and both green yesterday. I just noticed one is sort of reddish brown now. It sort of looks bloody inside but the eye boogies are normal for him. No injury, he’s acting normal. I will try to get him in the vet tomorrow but have you ever seen this before?

 

[Azazel]

This looks serious. I think you need to get him to the vet ASAP.

 

[amandag1]

vet...vet..vet asap. Looks cloudy and bloody.

 

[jefferd18]

Somehow his eye got injured and a blood vessel burst- he may be in pain and needs to see a vet.

 

[FeebysOwner]

HI. I don't know about the rest of any of you who are 'old fogies', but I get popped blood vessels in my eye every now and again, for no apparent reason. They go away in a day or two, so maybe the same thing with an old gent cat of 16? Nonetheless, it is still worth a vet visit. I hope it is the same thing humans get... Please keep us posted!!

 

[Azazel]

HI. I don't know about the rest of any of you who are 'old fogies', but I get popped blood vessels in my eye every now and again, for no apparent reason. They go away in a day or two, so maybe the same thing with an old gent cat of 16? Nonetheless, it is still worth a vet visit. I hope it is the same thing humans get... Please keep us posted!!

I wouldn't risk it. It's my understanding that the anatomy of a cat's eye is not exactly the same as humans.

 

[FeebysOwner]

I wouldn't risk it. It's my understanding that the anatomy of a cat's eye is not exactly the same as humans.

I didn't say 'let it go', I said a vet visit is still in order. I was just trying to look on the potential positive side. Sorry, if it didn't read that way, and certainly hope williecat didn't interpret it the way you did.

 

[Margret]

I get popped blood vessels in my eye every now and again, for no apparent reason. They go away in a day or two, so maybe the same thing with an old gent cat of 16?

In the iris of your eye?

Margret

 

[drelocks]

That's called hyphema - blood pooling in eye. My cat had it due to uveitis. You need to bring and try to find out why this is happening and if it's an injury, uveitis and what's causing it.

 

[Destinyyymarie]

Was there ever an update as to what happened to the kitty?