From:
kamccabe@optonline.net
Date: 2002-11-06 09:23:51 UTC
Subject: Retinal Atrophy Question
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <23780395.1036574631730.JavaMail.root@scandium>
I've searched the archives here and also searched the internet but can not seem to find an answer to my question. I'm hoping someone here, perhaps Dr. Williams, might be able to help me.
This past July I adopted my tenth Ferret. His name is Big. He is guesstimated at approximately 4 years old. When I first saw Big I immediately noticed there was something "odd" about his eyes. They seemed to have a sort of "alien green glow" to them. This "glow" is clearly noticeable even in dim lighting. None of my other Ferrets have this "glow" even under bright light. The lady I adopted Big from didn't seem to notice this, even after I'd pointed it out to her, though she did say she thought Big might have a problem with his legs as she'd noticed he walked oddly. I've observed no problems with his legs. The problem, I believe, is with his eyes. I think Big is blind.
Now, my vet has looked at Bigs eyes and said that there are no cataracts and his pupils do react to light....so he does not think Big is blind. However, my observations of Big tell me otherwise.
To my question....
With Retinal Atrophy, do the pupils react to light??
If it would be helpful, a photo of the "glow" can be seen here....
http://www.animalsoup.net/ferrets/pix/big_buttsmell2.jpg
Again, this can be seen even in dim lighting. It is not something caused simply by the flash of the camera or other bright lighting.
As a side note, Big was just diagnosed as Adrenal (Adrenal Panel) and will be going to surgery next week. Though I doubt this is related to his eye problem....or could it be?