What is the dark spot in my cat's eye?
A spot in a cat's eye can range from harmless debris that clears up overnight to scar tissue sticking to the iris or a growing tumor. Because owners often notice these marks suddenly late at night, they are left worrying about how serious it is until they can see a vet.
What people tried
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- 1monitoring the spot closely to see if it grows or changesDid this help you?
- 2waiting to mention it at the next routine vet appointmentDid this help you?
- 3Asking online forums for advice while waiting for the vet to openDid this help you?
- 4Leaving it alone overnight to see if the cat's eye clears it naturallyDid this help you?
- 5Booking a veterinary appointment for the next dayDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“It looks more like stuff on her eye, rather than a cut.”source ↗
“We just happened to notice when I picked her up that there's this thing across her eye.”source ↗
“We will take her to the vet, but it's 9pm here so just wondering in the mean time if anyone experienced this with their cat.”source ↗
“My cat had something like that, I noticed it kept growing and it was in fact an eye tumor.”source ↗
“Whats the dark spot in his eye? Noticed it today”source ↗
“My cat has a condition called Anterior Synechiae that causes scar tissue to form on her eyelid and stick to her iris.”source ↗
“I was really worried about it being SOMETHING & when I looked at it again un the morning, her own eye got rid of it overnight.”source ↗