What is the cause of cataracts in cats? The older the cat, the greater the chance of cataracts. So what is cataracts? How to treat cats with cataracts.

1. What is cataract?

Cataract refers to abnormal opacity of the lens, or cloudy changes in the tissue, which prevents light from reaching the retina. Cataracts can occur in one eye or both eyes at the same time, and many cases can lead to blindness. In some cases Some cases may occur very quickly. Cataracts can appear in many ways, from small dots to ice cubes, clouds, pearly sheen, or white vapor. Cataracts may grow from a small dot to the entire lens. This development process is difficult to predict, some are very fast and some are very slow.

The medical definition of cataract refers to abnormal opacification of the lens or cloudy changes in the tissue, which prevents light from reaching the retina. Cats may have cataracts in one eye, or they may have cataracts in both eyes. In severe cases, cats may become blind.

2. What causes cataracts?

Cataracts can be hereditary or caused by trauma or an inflammatory reaction inside the eye. Intrinsic diseases can also cause cataracts (such as diabetes). Although it is difficult to distinguish the cause of cataracts, if there are no other eye diseases, it may be considered It is caused by genetic factors. In dogs, genetic cataracts are very common, but in cats, they are rarely caused by genetics. What is the treatment for cataracts? So far, there is no drug that can be proven to prevent the development of cataracts or prevent cataracts. The formation, or change, of abnormalities inside the eye caused by cataracts. Surgery is the only way to treat cataracts, both in humans and cats.

Cataracts in pet cats may be hereditary or caused by trauma or an inflammatory reaction inside the eyes. In addition, intrinsic diseases such as diabetes can also cause cats to develop cataracts. Currently, the only way to treat cataracts in cats is surgical treatment.

Note that parents themselves cannot treat cataracts for cats. Be sure to take your cat to a professional pet hospital to receive professional diagnosis and treatment. Then ask an experienced veterinarian to perform the surgery on the cat. During the surgery, what parents can do is to learn more about treating cataracts in cats, and at the same time cooperate with the veterinarian's treatment plan. Of course, it is also very important to take good care of the cat.

3. Cataract treatment methods

Cataract handThe surgery is an outpatient procedure in humans, but requires hospitalization in cats. You need to start local instillation of medication at home 3-5 days before the operation. We admit you to the hospital the day before the operation, and then instill eye drops several times before the operation. For cataract (or any other) surgery, we use the safest gas anesthesia method During the operation, the nurse monitors the cat's breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, etc. The actual operation time is about 30-40 minutes, and the conventional anesthesia time is about 45 to 60 minutes. This process includes making a hole in the transparent bag, Then use an ultrasonic and vacuum device to break the crystal and suck it out, and suck away the excess crystal fibers. Once the crystal is sucked out, we will put an artificial lens in, which is specially produced for dogs and cats. During the recovery process, we need to closely monitor the cat. Especially during hospitalization to observe the complications of the animal after surgery. Sometimes we may do temporary partial suturing of the animal's eyelids. If so, the sutures are generally removed after 14 days.

After surgery, cat owners also need to continue to drop eye drops and oral medications, and gradually maintain a low dose of medications. The use of these medications is very important for the success of the surgery, so as to minimize and control eye inflammation. .