One pupil smaller than the other?

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by Rugers Guru on 16 June 2010 - 16:06

OK, so I have been looking online and have come up with nothing usefull. I have a neighbor who just purchased a husky pup. They noticed last night that one pupil is tiny and the other is rather large, and came to me for advice. They do not remember seeing this before, but it may have been there the whole time. The pup is 9 weeks old, with blue eyes and eats only raw food. Anyone have any ideas what this could be? I suggested taking the pup to the vet, but they said his wellness exam last week was perfect and he is happy and bouncing around like normal. I have never seen this before.

by TessJ10 on 16 June 2010 - 18:06

How long have they had the puppy? If they just noticed it last night for the first time, then I'm guessing it was not there before. Plus if it was there one week ago at the vet exam, you think the vet would've mentioned it. At least they can call the vet and ask.

If the dog is acting totally normally, then yes, they can probably wait 24 hours to see if the pupil returns to normal. Also can test by shining a light (let's not blind the dog, now, so they can do this but not keep on doing it) and looking to see if both pupils react simulataneously or if the changed pupil reacts at all.

by BlacqueKat on 16 June 2010 - 19:06

I'd check with the vet just to make sure it isn't something serious..

by Rugers Guru on 16 June 2010 - 19:06

I did the light shine test last night, and they both reacted at the same time, however the small one could not possibly get much smaller. Puppy is fine this morning.

by LAVK-9 on 16 June 2010 - 20:06

Did any trama happen to the pup?

by Rugers Guru on 17 June 2010 - 01:06

No... Nothing that I know of. They are very resposible owners.... So I am confused.

by MHchessie on 17 June 2010 - 02:06

The puppy should go to the vet. This is not normal. I would suspect some type of head trauma or a neurological problem.

by hexe on 17 June 2010 - 02:06

Regardless of whether the pup was fine at it's wellness check last week, it needs to be seen again by the vet ASAP--if the condition was present at last week's exam, the vet would have pointed it out because it is NOT normal, and it could be the first signalment of a variety of conditions, from infection (adenovirus) to trauma to neurologic to a toxicity. The entire structure of the eye needs to be assessed, not just whether or not the pupil responds to light stimuli. There are certain things you don't wait around to see if there's any improvement...sudden abnormality of the pupils are one of those things.

by Ruger1 on 17 June 2010 - 03:06

I agree 100% with hexe...encourage your friends to get that pup to the vet. In humans this would warrant medical attention ASAP. Ruger1

by DebiSue on 17 June 2010 - 12:06

Not that it is the case in this scenario but differences in pupil size can be a sign of a brain tumor. They need to get this dog to a vet. If it is the case, I am truly sorry for their problems.

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