Hammer and Pickle 9:45 Mon Jan 22
Cataracts
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I believe my psychotic cat, who is very elderly, has cataracts.
Just thought you might want to know.
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
Tomsdad
10:38 Mon Jan 22
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That's something that me and your cat have in common!
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riosleftsock
10:54 Mon Jan 22
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I had to have a cataract op at the end of last year, not enjoyable experience, but the outcome is incredible.
Hope your cat is comfortable.
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J.Riddle
12:01 Tue Jan 23
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Psychotic? Have you had it checked for syphilis? Has the Karate instructor been around lately? Perhaps he's bored jumping the missus?
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Hammer and Pickle
9:48 Tue Jan 23
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Yes psychotic Riddle - she’s always been an asocial, cynical killer like most females of her species. Why would I have her checked for VD? You are a strange little person.
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Side of Ham
10:44 Tue Jan 23
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If you’re a cuckold pussy, then it is likely you’ll end up with a psychotic pussy……
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Hammer and Pickle
4:25 Wed Jan 24
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Can’t have your catamarans done on the NHS either
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plankton
4:34 Wed Jan 24
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I'm sitting at the kitchen table today, 24 hours after having my second eye done. Relatively painless procedure, over in about four minutes each time and driving again within 24 hours. Cannot say enough that it is the most brilliant way of restoring colour, contrast and IG to your sight if you've been living in a murky dingy yellowish nightmare for a few years. If you have cataracts and are uneasy about getting them done, fear not and hurry to your nearest laser. You will not regret it!
Can't help the OP with advice on cataracts in cats, but I'm sure they'll appreciate the op too.
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Hammer and Pickle
6:00 Wed Jan 24
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This is the dramatic bit plankton. She’s very frail now and as mental as ever so we don’t think she’d make it through GA even if she survives the visit to the vet. If she could still hiss and spit and slash, we’d maybe have risked it. But now she can’t defend herself we really think it’s too much of a risk.
And she’s still happy enough in her own little world - eats voraciously, reacts to movement and finds her way around the house no problem. It’s only the pupils that don’t respond to light which tells us she must have cataracts. So all things considered it’s no op.
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bruuuno
6:15 Wed Jan 24
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My old nan rest her soul got the hump after she had hers done as she wasn’t aware she had so many wrinkles
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lab
8:02 Wed Jan 24
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Quite complicated having them done on a pet , just in case you were thinking about it .
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David L
7:36 Thu Jan 25
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Sorry plankton but you must NOT rush off to the nearest laser! Research h it properly- this is eyes we're talking about here.
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Cheezey Bell-End
3:36 Fri Jan 26
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Plankton, which surgery did you have? Lens replacement?
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Hammer and Pickle
4:30 Fri Jan 26
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Never knew you could have laser surgery for cataracts - always thought it was for long or short-sightedness. Yes, are you good after the op.?
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Hammer-ed
5:32 Sat Jan 27
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Worked as a Theatre Operating Technician (ODP), one time in Ophthalmics. Like Hammer and Pickle said about laser surgery its very unlikely that it is used to treat Cataracts. Normally its cornea tissue cut, irrigation balance of the Vitreous Humour of the front chamber of the eye to remove any "floaters", extraction of the cataract with a cyro-probe then lastly the "IOL" - implant of lens.
Laser tend to more for the Retina treatment for long or short-sightedness . In any case I am glad you're on the mend and back on the road.
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Cheezey Bell-End
7:19 Sat Jan 27
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There were lasers involved in the lens replacement surgery I had, but obviously different to Lasik lasers.
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plankton
8:30 Sat Jan 27
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I'm fine after the op still. Had my post-op check-up two days ago and the surgeon was positively buoyant, so assume all is still well. At my end everything is still good, too. The world is a bright new shiny place still and I have further IG and focal sharpness to look forward too over the next few weeks.
As for lasers, I dunno, except I was told it was done with lasers. I dinnae see a knife, but then not sure I was supposed to see one :)
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Texas Iron
9:56 Sat Jan 27
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https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/traditional-vs-laser-assisted-cataract-surgery?fbclid=IwAR1WCqUMD0jMj6G_keUhGSd0dR2Eiwo93_z6TtJV-9hySF_LdQs6F3X_meI&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7v2r9fv8gwMVKzjUAR2QAAowEAAYAyAAEgJwsfD_BwE
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Coffee
10:09 Sat Jan 27
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plankton 8:30 Sat Jan 27
Good news, plankton! Hope the improvement continues quickly. The fish will be delighted. Or not.
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Cheezey Bell-End
1:01 Sat Jan 27
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I had mine done in Prague through a company called Praga Medica, who I'm happy to recommend.
Unfortunately, it's unlikely they will treat a cat.
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