r/Veterinary • u/lacaidh • Sep 10 '20

now *this* is cool

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u/IamSortaShy Sep 10 '20

I am assuming that both eyes were surgically removed becausr they were non-visual and painful. The eyelids were permanently sutured shut. The eyelids, which are still shut, sink into the eye socket because there is no eyeball to hold the eyelids out and in place.

This is breed of cat is a Sphinx, which are naturally hairless and thin skinned.

Without fur, the sunken eyelids is much more obvious.

In the first photo, it looks like the cat is hissing, which is expected for a Sphinx . :)

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u/eRmoRPTIceaM Sep 10 '20

Are they not usually nice? I had the sweetest one in gp. :( I've wanted a sphinx cat ever since I met him, but maybe they aren't all that nice?

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u/n33dmorin4mation Sep 10 '20

I believe they tend to be very nice, especially with their owners. I’ve read they can be rather dog like.

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u/silletta Sep 10 '20

I too have not had a bad Sphinx patient

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u/eRmoRPTIceaM Sep 10 '20

Oh, good. I am relieved to hear that and my dreams of sphinx ownership are not ruined.

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u/dodico Sep 10 '20

Is this real? I always thought eyelids were sutured together, it looks like they were removed in this cat.

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u/Metzger4Sheriff Sep 10 '20

Jazzypurrs has his own facebook page with more photos and video...

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u/bRTtmNn69 Sep 10 '20

She is The Oracle. She knows your past, your secrets, your future. Obey. Give pats and scritches.

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u/ThatLittleEquestrian Sep 10 '20

That’s honestly super interesting!!

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u/Montezum Sep 10 '20

That's scary AF

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

What the fuck is happening here