u/speck_tater

I am confused and would appreciate insight here in NY.

My 12.4 lb, 15 year old female spayed domestic short haired tabby cat has gone blind. I thought I noticed slight pupil changes in one eye earlier this year but my partner told me it’s probably just how the light was hitting her eye. The pupil looked slightly crooked but she otherwise seemed normal. This weekend, I noticed she wasn’t tracking me while I walked around like she normally did and suspected she went blind despite navigating around the house perfectly fine and acting normal.

Took her to the vet for a full workup: kidneys were good, thyroid was ok, sugar was spiked but determined to be stress hyperglycemia, eye pressure was fine, no eye ulcers or scratches, nothing wrong looking with the eye but confirmed to be blind. Her blood pressure was 200 with a grade 4 heart murmur and positive NT-proBNP and appearance of slight enlargement on xray. Echocardiogram came back perfectly normal, so they determined the heart murmur and positive BNP was due to stress and anxiety. Which she is a very anxious cat when around anyone other than me and my partner or removed from her environment (she’s strictly indoors) Now she’s on 2.5mg once a day of amlodipine, but I’m worried if she actually needs it or only had high BP at the vet. I’m still giving it to her as usual and have a tech visit to recheck her BP while on the meds. But if she’s very anxious outside of our home, how can I be sure the BP tests are actually accurate? What if her blindness is not BP related but instead, something else?

What else can cause blindness? I am just worried something is being overlooked or misdiagnosed. I love my cat and hope she will be ok.

Hello,

I have a senior cat, and looking for good recommendations for Vets. While I wouldn’t spare a cent on my fur baby , I’m also not looking to get robbed.

She’s generally a healthy cat, but I’m starting to notice some possible age related health issues (particularly her vision). Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

I can have a full fledged conversation with someone at a social event or work, and see them later down the line and not remember them at all. Not the conversation, not their face. It’s getting worse as I get older and really embarrassing reintroducing myself when someone remembers meeting and speaking with me. I don’t know if it’s because I’m socially anxious (though I do a really good job hiding it and even lead conversations, since I hate too much awkward silence) but it’s starting to concern me. I generally dont have the best memory as it is (and blamed it on previous 10 year anxiety medication use prescribed by my doc, 10 years not on meds now) but it’s also not horrible with everyday things. How can I improve this?

Hello,

I am fair skinned with very pale lips. My favorite lip look is a flushed, just finished making out, rosy lip color. Something natural looking and not like I applied actual color or lipstick.

Want lip liner/balm/oil fits the bill for this? I think the closest I’ve gotten to this was CT Pillow Talk + Black Honey Almost Lipstick. Bonus points for something that is long wear and doesn’t need to be reapplied constantly (which I feel like I have to do with Pillow talk since it’s so creamy)

Hello,

I am fair skinned with very pale lips. My favorite lip look is a flushed, just finished making out, rosy lip color. Something natural looking and not like I applied actual color or lipstick.

Want lip liner/balm/oil fits the bill for this? I think the closest I’ve gotten to this was CT Pillow Talk + Black Honey Almost Lipstick. Bonus points for something that is long wear and doesn’t need to be reapplied constantly (which I feel like I have to do with Pillow talk since it’s so creamy)