My cat's pupils are uneven after head trauma. Does he need a vet?

Yes, unequal pupil sizes can indicate trauma or neurological disease. Schedule an exam with your veterinarian today or tomorrow at the latest. Monitor for ataxia (wobbly gait), weakness, lethargy or head tilting.

You need to take Naila into a vet immediately, this is a medical emergency. I would be very concerned she has head trauma, which would cause the head tilt, blood from the nose, and the anisocoria (one pupil more dilated than the other). When anisocoria comes on suddenly, this is a medical emergency. Please take her into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website. I hope this helps!

Poor guy! It could be a sign of pain or trauma from the event including head or neck trauma, or a side effect of pain medication. If he was bleeding did they find the source of it? Was he given any medications at the clinic (pain medication?) or to take home? Was he appropriate mentally there and then has declined? The problem with kittys getting attacked is that the attacker often shakes them while biting. This can create a lot of shear trauma under the skin that is initially not seen. If no meds have been given i would worry about pain or head trauma. I would recommend calling the clinic that saw him to report this change. The safest thing for these patients is for them to be hospitalized for monitoring because not all problems show up right away. If head trauma is suspected medications may need to be given for this. I hope this helps and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

So it appears the third eyelid is showing, which means Oreo either has an eye infection or has injured her eye. Any eye problem is considered an emergency because leaving it untreated can lead to vision loss. I would take her into your closest vet now. Best of luck.

You need to take her to the vet urgently, the symptoms you described indicate a total loss of vision in that eye, there is nothing you can do at home to help, she needs veterinary assistance to have a chance to get her vision back in that eye.

It could be Oreo has hurt his eye or has an eye infection. Any eye problem is an emergency because leaving it untreated can lead to vision loss. I'd take him into a vet today to have this diagnosed and treated. Best of luck.

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question about Bear. Oh no, poor girl. I'm quite worried about the breathing and unequal pupil size. The unequal pupil size is known as anisocoria, and it's a medical emergency when it happens suddenly. She really does need to see a vet now. Please take her into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website. I hope this helps!