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Strabismus is a vision disorder in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. [2] The eye that is pointed at an object can alternate. [3] The condition may be present occasionally or constantly. [3] If present during a large part of childhood, it may result in amblyopia, or lazy eyes, and loss of depth ...
Feline corneal sequestrum (also known as feline corneal necrosis) is the development of dark areas of dead tissue in the cornea of domestic cats. This disease is painful to the cat, although it develops slowly over a longer period of time. Cats will usually demonstrate teary eye(s), squinting or closing of the eye(s), and covering of the third ...
When both eyes are properly aligned and aimed at the same target, the visual portion of the brain fuses the two forms from the two eyes into a single image. When one eye turns inward, outward, upward, or downward, two different pictures are sent to the brain. Thus, the brain can no longer fuse the two images coming from the two eyes.
Micropsia is a condition affecting human visual perception in which objects are perceived to be smaller than they actually are. Micropsia can be caused by optical factors (such as wearing glasses), by distortion of images in the eye (such as optically, via swelling of the cornea or from changes in the shape of the retina such as from retinal edema, macular degeneration, or central serous ...
August 12, 2024 at 4:30 PM. Shutterstock. A new study finds that cats form attachments strong enough to grieve family members, including other pets, but the signs aren't as obvious. A team of ...
7. They Follow You into the Bathroom. If you value your privacy on the john, don't get a cat. Some cats (mine included) are obsessed with following their owners into the bathroom.
The first theory suggests feline hyperesthesia syndrome is a behavioural disorder, which is caused by either behavioural displacement or stress factors. Stress increases the release of [alpha]-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and causes increased grooming and endorphin production. [ 2][ 4][ 5][ 6] Behavioural displacement would occur when a cat ...
We asked New Zealand-based veterinarian, Dr. Lianne Mellin, BVSc (Hons), to find out specific signs your cat might think of you as a parent. Right away, Dr. Mellin, who prefers to be called "Dr ...