Third Eyelid Showing

[Nana28]

Hello Everyone -

I have a beautiful 1.5 year old DSH kitty by the name of KoKo. A couple of days ago I noticed that her third eyelid was showing a lot more than normal. I'd seen it before when she's really relaxed or just waking up, but this time they were constantly showing, almost cover half of both of her eyes. I immediately made a vet appointment for the next day. Upon her examination, the vet said that she looked overall healthy, did not have a fever and tested negative after an eye exam for infection. He sent me home with a prescription for Tobramycin eyedrops. He said it may be a very early eye infection that he could not yet detect, but he was very unsure. He also said that if she didn't get better in a week, I should follow up with an ophthalmologist because there was not much more he could do.

Do you of you have experience with this? KoKo is eating normally, stools are normal and the only recent change in environment is that we adopted another kitty one month ago. They get along great and adjusted to each other rather quickly. I'd appreciate any input. Thank you!

 

[Furballsmom]

Hi!
There have been a couple threads lately, one where the third eyelids have always been visible, even to the point of impacting vision and another where the vets can't determine why.

This may have something for you;

Third Eyelid Has Been Showing For Months

 

[FeebysOwner]

Hi. I don't know if you've read up on causes of a cat's third eyelids showing, but in case you haven't I've included a link to an article about it. Perhaps, it would give you some things you could discuss with your vet that they could test for in order to narrow down what the cause might actually be in your cat's case. Hopefully, the drops you received will work and the issue will be resolved without further testing/examination.

Third Eyelid Showing in Cats - Causes and Treatment

 

[FunnyFaceFamily]

Is she drinking normally? Did vet check for dehydration? I believe 3rd eyelid showing can be a sign of dehydration.