Do cats have a second eyelid or something - GoFuckYourself.com

Ketadream · 09-11-2003, 10:16 AM

I've been noticing on my kitten right when he wakes up there is this white surrounding his ummm iris other times i notice this white in the corner of his eyes...this is not part of his normal eyes which are usualy clear or colored this is like white as in not clear but white...

Is this normal?

smack · 09-11-2003, 10:17 AM

don't cats have those membranes that cover their eyes when they feel like something might hit the eye? or is that unique to alligators?

WebTitan · 09-11-2003, 10:18 AM

yes, it is a protective thing...had a cat that went to the vets to get 'fixed'...when it was coming out of the anestisia i saw the same thing and i flipped! vet explained it to me...

dij · 09-11-2003, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by smack
don't cats have those membranes that cover their eyes when they feel like something might hit the eye? or is that unique to alligators?

or sharks

the Shemp · 09-11-2003, 10:18 AM

camels?

rowan · 09-11-2003, 10:21 AM

Haven't you ever seen a cat open its eyelids when its asleep? Usually the eye is at least slightly covered by the white membrane. It's pretty freaky when you see them twitching with their eyes half open and realise they are still asleep.

Ketadream · 09-11-2003, 10:22 AM

Ok cool, no problem then...

I've grown real attached to this little guy, and after loosing my 13 year old cat to reasons unknown I'm a bit paranoid.

Hes right now sleeping in front of my keyboard! He LOVES the GFY banner adds and sig flash adds, I think hes become a major Legendary Lars fan and may be the first cat to become an affiliate, just think of all the niche traffic he could send!

rowan · 09-11-2003, 10:28 AM

Keta, do you have an LCD? My cats didn't seem to be interested in my CRT, but they love watching the LCD. I think it's because cats don't have persistence of vision like humans do, so a CRT screen updating 60 times per second will just look like a strobe light to them. LCDs are static.

My cats like to watch:

- car racing
- tennis
- that clip with all the funny cat videos

Ketadream · 09-11-2003, 10:46 AM

Rowan we only have one LCD monitor and he is constantly playing with the CRT monitors...

Not sure about the strobe theory as he does seem to go for the places where there are movements and If I'm playing Star Wars Galaxies he plays and if my wife is playing a game he folows the objects. I would say he can see CRT just fine...

But then again for all I know he see's something like a portal to another dimension or something...

Furious_Female · 09-11-2003, 10:49 AM

I brought one of my cats to the vet for that once. I thought she was sick... but the vet said it was just that.

Ketadream · 09-11-2003, 11:04 AM

Makes me feel less like a nutcase that other people have thought that something was wrong

GrimShawn · 09-11-2003, 11:05 AM

they actually have 3 sets

Bulldog-Johnnie · 09-11-2003, 11:09 AM

The reaction is called "menace" and both dogs and cats have a third eyelid although it is not a true nicitating membrane like fish and reptiles have.

404 · 09-11-2003, 11:02 PM

we had a cat when i was a kid that you could peel open an eyelid and he wouldn't wake. i could also do the same thing with my younger brother. the cat had that funny membrane...my brother didn't.

brizzad · 09-11-2003, 11:21 PM

my girlfriend has developed those eye membranes over time to protect her from the nut facials

com · 09-11-2003, 11:26 PM

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Originally posted by brizzad
my girlfriend has developed those eye membranes over time to protect her from the nut facials

you fuck! i was gonna post that

Rocky · 09-12-2003, 12:35 AM

Hentaikid · 09-13-2003, 05:56 AM

It's easy to see the membrane if you're trying to force the eyelid open (Like to give the cat eyedrops, not just to torture the critter

) as it's trying to close the eye and the membrane is the only part you can't hold back with your fingers.

Can't see how you could own a cat for 13 years and not notice...

Ketadream · 09-13-2003, 07:01 AM

Well I was thinking about this and I did notice but it was more in the corner of my older ones eyes, with the kitten its much more noticable.

09-11-2003, 10:16 AM	#1
Ketadream Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 1,373	Do cats have a second eyelid or something I've been noticing on my kitten right when he wakes up there is this white surrounding his ummm iris other times i notice this white in the corner of his eyes...this is not part of his normal eyes which are usualy clear or colored this is like white as in not clear but white... Is this normal? __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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Ketadream Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 1,373	Ok cool, no problem then... I've grown real attached to this little guy, and after loosing my 13 year old cat to reasons unknown I'm a bit paranoid. Hes right now sleeping in front of my keyboard! He LOVES the GFY banner adds and sig flash adds, I think hes become a major Legendary Lars fan and may be the first cat to become an affiliate, just think of all the niche traffic he could send! __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

09-11-2003, 10:46 AM	#9
Ketadream Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 1,373	Rowan we only have one LCD monitor and he is constantly playing with the CRT monitors... Not sure about the strobe theory as he does seem to go for the places where there are movements and If I'm playing Star Wars Galaxies he plays and if my wife is playing a game he folows the objects. I would say he can see CRT just fine... But then again for all I know he see's something like a portal to another dimension or something... __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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WebTitan Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western NY Posts: 5,114	yes, it is a protective thing...had a cat that went to the vets to get 'fixed'...when it was coming out of the anestisia i saw the same thing and i flipped! vet explained it to me...

09-11-2003, 10:21 AM	#6
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Haven't you ever seen a cat open its eyelids when its asleep? Usually the eye is at least slightly covered by the white membrane. It's pretty freaky when you see them twitching with their eyes half open and realise they are still asleep.

09-11-2003, 10:28 AM	#8
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Keta, do you have an LCD? My cats didn't seem to be interested in my CRT, but they love watching the LCD. I think it's because cats don't have persistence of vision like humans do, so a CRT screen updating 60 times per second will just look like a strobe light to them. LCDs are static. My cats like to watch: - car racing - tennis - that clip with all the funny cat videos

09-11-2003, 10:49 AM	#10
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Ketadream Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 1,373	Makes me feel less like a nutcase that other people have thought that something was wrong __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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Bulldog-Johnnie Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 662	The reaction is called "menace" and both dogs and cats have a third eyelid although it is not a true nicitating membrane like fish and reptiles have. __________________ [email protected] ICQ-76720120

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404 Confirmed abUser Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage Posts: 1,154	we had a cat when i was a kid that you could peel open an eyelid and he wouldn't wake. i could also do the same thing with my younger brother. the cat had that funny membrane...my brother didn't. __________________ (b] cheap hmtl programer for hire (/b)

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brizzad holla Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: KFC Posts: 11,769	my girlfriend has developed those eye membranes over time to protect her from the nut facials

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09-13-2003, 05:56 AM	#18
Hentaikid Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,249	It's easy to see the membrane if you're trying to force the eyelid open (Like to give the cat eyedrops, not just to torture the critter ) as it's trying to close the eye and the membrane is the only part you can't hold back with your fingers. Can't see how you could own a cat for 13 years and not notice...

09-13-2003, 07:01 AM	#19
Ketadream Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 1,373	Well I was thinking about this and I did notice but it was more in the corner of my older ones eyes, with the kitten its much more noticable. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.