Shes on Fortekor and Istin. Isnt the Istin for the blood pressure? I thought the Fortekor was to help her eyes.

Your right though, I should have been told what was what! I'm so glad I double checked last night to see if she had had her meds! I'm hoping she does regain some of her sight. I know this is a bit of a peice of string question, but how long should it be until I see if it has improved?

Thanks so much for your reply

Ken

If she's reacting to light by squinting then this is a good sign. I'd certainly give it a few more days. Yes, Istin is for blood pressure but strangely enough so is Fortekor so I'm a little perplexed why both have been prescribed. Sometimes this can space them out a little in the beginning and if you're concerned I'd call the vets and explain.

Make sure she's eating though. Cats must eat. Try warming her food and see if that entices her. Failing that try something like sardines, tuna etc

Hi Ken

I just wanted to say im so sorry to hear about Rosie, reading this thread made me feel really sad so i cant imagine how you must be feeling.

My fingers and toes are crossed that she regains her sight and im sure deep down she will be feeling ok as she still has you around to look after her.

Please keep us updated xx

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Thanks Ianthi,

I've found this on the net Fortekor 2.5mg Datasheet "FORTEKOR* is indicated for the treatment of heart failure in dogs and chronic renal insufficiency in cats." I'll double check when the vets ring up!

I'll buy her some fresh chicken, she never turns that down! I really do hope she regains some of her sight. I'm wondering if the tablets are making her feel a little sick.

Thanks so much for you reply! And for giving me some hope.

Yeah, I'm gutted Kelly. I spend so much time with her too! I feel a little like I've let her down in not spotting her eyes were failing earlier. I'm so glad I did find out before she had surgury on her mouth! Otherwise, they wouldnt of known she had high blood pressure. The crazy thing is, they only have one blood pressure amchine between 3 surgurys! Luckily, they got hold of it yesterday. Thanks so much for you kind message

Ken

So you were very lucky they had access to the equipment yesterday.

Considering high BP can have such devastating consequences ie blindness and strokes quite frankly I'm actually amazed to hear about the number of veterinary practices that do not stock the equipment...at all!

Oh! When was Rosie diagnosed with hyperthyroidism?

I had a cat that went blind overnight too. She had glaucoma and the swelling in her eyes caused both lenses to become detatched. One fell backwards into the eye, the other went sideways. She still had some vision, but things weren't where her brain told her they were, so she walked round in circles until she fell over, or bumped into things. The vet said she'd adapt, but it seemed unlikely to me. She did adapt a bit, but her kidneys were failing too - she was nearly 19. The medication to reduce the pressure in her eyes made the kidney failure much worse, so she was pts after a couple of months.

Another cat living on the farm where I lived was born blind from micro-opthalmia (tiny eyes) and lived outside with the other farm cats. Couldn't hunt, obviously, but with feeding (which I did) survived for a couple of years before disappearing without trace.

Don't give up hope. A blind cat can live indoors quite well. Don't move the furniture!

Thanks for the reply, she was diagnosed about 3 months ago! She had blood tests because she lost quite a bit of weight and I was concerned and the reults came back that she had very high thyroid levels. She was then put on Vidalta one every day , then her levels were too low after a second blood test. So she now has one every other day. She had 3 blood tests in total! Bless her. She had her forth bloods taken yesterday to see if there was anything eles going on. In her previous tests, it showed her Kidneys were only functioning at 80% So we will see how that turns out today. *fingers Crossed*

Thanks so much for the reply! I hope the meds dont affect Rosie too much kidney wise. She already has a slight issue with them already! It's one of them times where you really wish they could talk and tell you exactly how they feel and you could reassure them that it will be ok! Its very frustraing I can not help her

I'm so sorry to hear you cat has passed away

Thanks so much again for your reply!

Ken

It can take time to regulate and stabilise some cats. I wouldn't worry too much about her kidneys being 80% at all and actually this is very good! Cats usually have no problems until 25% function remains! Anyway it sounds as if this was only because the thyroid was being over-controlled ie low as this will have an adverse affect on kidney function and readings will be higher on paper.

At present though it sounds as if it's being under-controlled. Hence the high BP caused by the hyperthyroidism. Is she taking Vidalta at the moment?