Squint - Unequal placement of a cat's eyes so that one or both look towards the nose.
Standard - A description of what is required for a particular variety or breed of cat.
Stop - A break in the straight line of the profile.
Squinting (pain); constricted pupil; iris appears swollen; cornea may be cloudy; pet avoids light; may have excessive tearing
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Anti-inflammatory agents, medications to dilate the eye (reduces pain); specific treatments based on cause ...
Squint
Fixed unilateral or bilateral convergence of the eyes towards the nose.
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The squint and kinked tail have been bred out and rarely appear in the modern breed.
squinting
slight redness to the white part of the eye
Soft eye (Uveitis) is an inflammation of the "inner pigmented structures of the eye"1. The inflammation can be caused one of the many infectious diseases that can affect the eye such as: ...
blindness
squint
anomaly of the eye lids (entropion)
Bite - Jaws
undershot or overshot of more than 2 mm
missing or cut teeth in the open class ...
Any tendency to squint.
Lack of grooming, very badly presented cats with knots in the coat, dirty ears, flea dirt, etc.
Obvious green rim to orange/copper eyes; obviously incorrect eye colour.
The original Siamese had eye squints and tail kinks which are now considered serious faults but once these 'faults' were so common there are fables so tell of their origin.
The most common initial sign of FHV infection is the sudden onset of sneezing fits, accompanied by eyelid spasms or squinting (blepharospasm), ...
Cats will, however, "squint" their eyes, usually as a form of communication. Cat owners can often entice their pets to squint or even fully close their eyes just by talking to them in a soothing or pleasing manner.
She was a cute squint-eyed kitten who use to mean so much to me. She use to play fetch with crumpled newspaper balls, follow me wherever I went, she use to be my constant companion, and wake me up early in the mornings with her lovely purrs.
Herpes is painful, and usually causes quite a bit of redness and a watery discharge. It often attacks only one eye, producing a lopsided squint. Cats tend to be photophobic; that is, they squint against bright light, or try to avoid it altogether.
tru laura the breed has been destroyed siamese allways had a squint and a kink in their tails reputedly for the royal woman to put their bangles on when they were bathing ,i bred siamese and burmese 40 years ago
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Other signs may include squinting or spasmodic blinking, fluid-buildup in the eyes, reddened eyes, discharge from the eyes, or conjunctivitis, a condition in which the moist tissue of the eye becomes inflamed.
They are medium in size, slanting slightly downward towards the nose, in harmony with the lines of the wedge, ears and head size. They are neither protruding nor recessed and there must be no permanent squint.
The most common symptom is a runny nose and sneezing (rhinitis) which may be combined with reddened, squinting, runny eyes (conjunctivitis). FHV can also cause corneal ulcers, oral ulcers, fever, and diarrhea. In kittens, FHV infection can be severe.
The depth of color in the eyes is greater even than that seen in a Siamese (cat), and does not cause squinting, deafness or cross-eye. They are a very rare breed. In 1992, only ten were known.
Squint Cross-eyed, with the eyes placed so that they seem to look permanently at the nose. Standard A description of what is required for a particular variety. Stumpy A Manx cat having a stump of a tail.
 See also: Pigment, Behavior, Veterinarian, Neuter, Tufts
  
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