Cat Third Eyelid Showing Kidney Disease. Cats have evolved to hide signs of illness and pain. Rarely, inflammation due to a neurologic, respiratory or intestinal infection can affect the nerve control of the third eyelid.
Several days passed and the cat's eyes were still the same. It bothered me so much that i asked my neighbor to take her cat to the vet. Rarely, inflammation due to a neurologic, respiratory or intestinal infection can affect the nerve control of the third eyelid.
She eats now, but when this first started she wouldn't eat for about a day.
This is because the third eyelid is not normally seen but it can become opaque and/or visible when the cat is ill or injured. If the eye is sunken, there could be many different causes, ranging from tetanus to dehydration. This means that in the early stages of illness, often the only thing that a cat owner may notice is that the cat has become quiet and withdrawn. Cats have evolved to hide signs of illness and pain.